| ESSIEN | Michael ...... , Ghana and Chelsea footballer until 2014 (6) |
| BAIDOO | Michael, Ghana and Plymouth midfielder (6) |
| OILER | Houston footballer until 1996 |
| PALMER | Cole _, England and Chelsea footballer (6) |
| MOIMOI | Eels prop until 2014, Fuitui... (6) |
| MOTHER | Word that follows How I Met Your to give the title of a US sitcom which ran from 2005 until 2014 (6) |
| YOWYEH | Broncos winger until 2014, Jharal ... ... (3,3) |
| HAZARD | Chelsea footballer causing danger |
| DIDIERDROGBA | Ivory Coast and Chelsea footballer (6,6) |
| MALIGN | Libel African state and leaders of Ghana and Nigeria (6) |
| LUIZ | David ?, Brazil and Chelsea footballer (4) |
| ASHLEYCOLE | Former Arsenal and Chelsea footballer who won seven FA Cup winners' medals |
| WEAH | George ---, AC Milan and Chelsea footballer who became president of Liberia |
| COLE | Ex-LA Galaxy and Chelsea footballer, Ashley _ (4) |
| MAKELELE | Claude ........ , former France and Chelsea footballer (8) |
| UGANDA | United heads of Ghana and another African state (6) |
| NYARKO | Alex ...... , 1998-2000 Ghana and 2000-04 Everton midfielder (6) |
| FATAWU | Ghana and Leicester winger (6) |
| APPIAH | Kwesi ...... , 2015-19 Ghana and 2012-17 Crystal Palace forward (6) |
| EKUBAN | Caleb, Genoa, 2019-21 Ghana and 2017-19 Leeds forward (6) |
