6 African footballers who are not as famous as their brothers

Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion - Premier League
Manchester City v Brighton and Hove Albion - Premier League

#2 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Willy Aubameyang

Willy Aubameyang
Willy Aubameyang

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a former African Footballer of the Year had a highly successful spell at Borussia Dortmund before moving to Arsenal for a record-breaking £56m. The Gabonese striker blessed with electric speed and potency scored 99 Bundesliga goals in 145 matches.

Before becoming a world-class entity at Borussia Dortmund, Pierre-Emerick had loan spells at Dijon, Lille, Monaco, and Saint-Étienne. At Saint-Étienne, Aubameyang began to exemplify just how lethal he could be. Soon, Dortmund came calling and rest is history. Aubameyang has also represented Gabon in three African Nations Cups and the 2012 Olympics.

Like his younger brother Pierre-Emerick, Willy joined AC Milan’s youth team in 2005. After failing to impress at Milan, Willy played in the lower divisions of Italy and Belgium. The highlight of his career being a six-game spell with Scottish League club, Kilmarnock in 2011. He now plays for Kray in the German Regionalliga West.

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