As Liverpool and Real Madrid prepare for faceoff on Saturday   here are a list of African footballers who won the competion.

19 Africvan have  won UCL previously but on Saturday, the likes of Mane and Salah will be hoping to be added to that list, as well as Joel Matip, even though he is not in the squad for the final, and Real’s Achraf Hakimi.

Former Zimbabwe goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar won the tournament with Liverpool in 1984, becoming the first African to l;ift the trophy.

The legendary Abedi Pele celebrated UCL success with French side Marseille in 1993, while former Ajax Amsterdam and Nigeria duo Finidi George and Nwankwo Kanu lifted the title in 1995.

Former Ghana international Ibrahim Tanko won the competition with Borussia Dortmund in 1997, while ex-Los Blancos midfielder Geremi was the first African star to win the tournament twice: in 2000 and in 2002.

Samuel Kuffour was a UCL winner in 2001 with Bayern Munich, before former Bafana Bafana forward McCarthy won the competition with Porto under the management of Jose Mourinho three years later.

The likes of Samuel Eto’o, Seydou Keita and Yaya Toure all won the competition with Spanish giants FC Barcelona, although the former also tasted success in the final with Inter Milan, along with McDonald Mariga and Sulley Muntari.

Incredibly, the Chelsea team that won the 2012 final against Bayern consisted of four African stars. Michael Essien, John Obi Mikel, Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba all won the UCL that year, while ex-Liverpool defender Djimi Traore also features in the list as a winner.