Two of Erik ten Hag's summer signings play for countries from the region - Cameroon keeper Andre Onana and Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat.
Hannibal and Amad returned to the fold following loan spells in the Championship with Birmingham City and Sunderland last season, respectively.
Although Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly departed for Besiktas on a permanent basis, after a temporary spell with Marseille, it means we have more first-teamers from Africa than at any previous point in our history.
Onana came out of international retirement to resume his Cameroon career with the Indomitable Lions and Amrabat linked up with Morocco after finalising his loan switch from Fiorentina.