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Top 7 Africans To Watch Out For In The English Premier League This Season by Wolexis: 12:35pm On Aug 15, 2013
As we all know,the 2013/2014 season of the most watched league in the world will begin on the 17th of this month which Is Saturday.
As Africans following the beautiful game,we consider it a very important feature to follow the growth of our players,apart from the big names like the mikels,Moses,gervinho and Adebayor to mention a few
This article brings light upon the players not known to most of us but are definitely players to watch out for.

First up is Wilfred Zaha of Manchester United and Ivory Coast.

Few realised at the time, but Manchester United’s acquisition of Crystal Palace winger might prove to be Sir Alex Ferguson’s final decisive purchase as Red Devils boss.
At 20 years old, the winger is still perhaps too raw to command a first-team spot straightaway, but one of David Moyes’ key challenges—and surely key ambitions—will be to polish the England international into a top-class Premier League competitor.

While this season may predominantly be a question of acclimatisation, Zaha is already more than capable of making an impact in a substitute capacity.
Moyes will be hoping for much, much more before too long.

Next on the list is Christian benteke for Aston villa and DR Congo (Belgium)

Aston Villa fans must have been delighted that superstar striker Christian Benteke decided to renew his contract with the Midlands club.
The vultures had been circling, and at times over the last few weeks and months it seemed almost certain that the Belgian’s future would be away from Villa Park. Tottenham Hotspur had been identified as a potential destination, but the new contract signing means that those attentions have been put on ice.

Benteke was one of the revelations of last season. The striker has the lot: pace, power and technical prowess. He spearheaded a young Villa side and will surely only get better with time and experience. The 22-year-old scored 23 goals in all competitions during 2012-13, and Villains chief Paul Lambert will be delighted at the continuation of their relationship.

Third player to watch out for is Victor Wanyama: Southampton & Kenya


It is no surprise that Kenyan midfielder Victor Wanyama has moved to a major European league, but I imagine few expected that Southampton would be lucky enough to acquire his services. Recall that the 21 year old came to lime light after his impressive display against Barcelona when Celtic shocked the Catalan giants in the Champions League
The Saints have picked up a valuable asset. The East African is a dynamic, energetic central midfielder, he can tackle, he can pass and he can also score goals, as was evidenced during Celtic’s magnificent run in the Champions League last season.

As noted by the Independent, Wanyama may have alerted the wider footballing public during those contests with Barcelona, but the truth is that he has regularly been dominating in the “bread and butter” contests of the Scottish Premier League week in and week out.

Certainly the EPL will be a step up, but expect Wanyama to make the grade next term. Look forward to the Kenyan forging a dynamic and effective partnership with Morgan Schneiderlin in the heart of Saints midfield.

Unfortunately,that's all we can take..certainly we can't touch all the interesting players,let us know what you feel.you can view the full African list here http://wolexis..com/2013/07/top-7-africans-to-watch-out-for-in.html Thank you! cool

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