Yesterday, we had a quiz. How many nationalities could you name for different Lincoln City players?
If you haven’t tried the quiz, you must. It’s still live here, so go and give it a go before you come back! 212 people played it yesterday, and the most popular answers are listed below.
I did miss two of the nations (Montserrat and Austria), so we’ve actually had 45 different nationalities represent us.
You might be wondering who some of the players are? We have put together a list of the different internationals from each nation, with a little bit about one or two you may not recall. There are multiple entries for some nations, but we’ve gone with players we owned, the earliest, or just the ones we liked more.
Africa (11 Nations)
Algeria – Hamza Bencherif
Cameroon – Guy Ipoua
DR Congo – Maheta Molango
Gambia – Mustapha Carayol
Ghana – Derek Asamoah
Guinea-Bissau – Arnaud Mendy
Reunion – Adifane Noussoura
Reunion isn’t technically Africa, but it’s as close without putting it under a random ‘islands’ heading.
Sierra Leone – Eddie Dilsworth
Dilsworth was the first African-born player to appear in the league for the Imps.
South Africa – Davide Somma
Tanzania – Adi Yussuf
Zimbabwe – Tendayi Darikwa
Caribbean (8 Nations)
There are 13 sovereign nations in the Caribbean, and we have had eight players from across those islands appear for us.
Antigua and Barbuda – Nick Townsend
Townsend faced a four-year battle to prove he was eligible for Antigua, only to turn down a November 2024 international call to help the Exiles in their relegation battle.
Barbados – Mark McCammon
Dominica – Jefferson Louis
Grenada – Delroy Facey
Jamaica – Tony Cunningham
Tony was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but didn’t represent the nation. Recently, Dexter Lembikisa did, while Frank Sinclair is the only Lincoln City-owned player to have World Cup experience.
Montserrat – Junior Mendes
St Kitts and Nevis – Dean Walling
First international call up I remember.
St Lucia – Reeco Hackett
Terry Fleming and Colin Alcide were both wanted by St Lucia in 1998, but didn’t go as we had to play Stevenage in the FA Cup.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Errington Kelly
Trinidad and Tobago – Kevin Austin
America (5 nations)
Argentina – Sergio Torres
Bermuda – Khano Smith
Not technically America, but then there are some who might say Khano Smith wasn’t technically a footballer. Certainly not in a Lincoln shirt.
Canada – Simon Rayner
Guyana – Carl Cort
United States – Adi Coker
We have had a few players eligible for the US, but Coker appeared for them several times after his Imps loan spell.
Australasia (2 nations)
Australia – Marcus Stergiopoulos
New Zealand – Richard Wilson
Kris Bright and Allan Pearce also both qualified, but Wilson had appeared for the All Whites before he joined the Imps. Wilson was the nephew of Bob Wilson, the anchorman.
Europe (13 Nations)
I find it remarkable that in all these years, we haven’t had a German player.
Austria – Bobby Olejnik
I didn’t spot the former loan keeper on my first sweep of nationalities.
Cyprus – Nicky Nicolau
Denmark – Lasse Sorensen
Finland – Alex Bradley
Robert Taylor was also Finnish, even playing for them in the Euros, but didn’t make a senior appearance for the Imps.
France – Dany N’Guessan
Hungary – Janos Kovacs
Malta – Edwin Dwane
Dwane, a player from the 1920s, was born in Valetta but considered a local lad when he signed for the Imps. The same went for Luke Dimech, a trainee in the Darren Huckerby era, who didn’t make it at City, but played 78 times for Malta.
Netherlands – Gijs Bos
Poland – Michał Antkowiak
Bit of a cheat: Antkowiak never played for the Imps, but he did appear on the bench as an unused sub a couple of times.
Don’t forget Lewis Montsma! I think Richard Wilson was Bob’s nephew rather than son.