Crystal Place with five: ´.Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo) ´.Pape Souare (Senegal) ´.Marouane Chamakh (Morocco) ´.Kwesi Appiah (Ghana) ´.Bakary Sako (Mali) Crystal Palace have a strong history in Africa which dates back to the 1990s. It was the first British club to visit South Africa in the last years of apartheid. The African influence at the club can also be attributed to manager Alan Pardew. He is a huge fan of African talent, even drawing criticism when he was at Newcastle for signing too many African players. He defended himself by saying that English players were overpriced. Chelsea are in second spot, with four: ´.John Obi Mikel (Nigeria) ´.Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) ´.Baba Rahman (Ghana) ´.Papy Djilobodji (Senegal) The Blues have a strong Africa tradition which dates back to the time when legends like George Weah, Celestine Babayaro and others were on their books. That was even before Didier Drogba became the club's talisman. Chelsea shares the spot with West Ham, who also have four African players: ´.Cheikhou Kouyate (Senegal) ´.Diafra Sakho (Senegal) ´.Victor Moses (Nigeria) ´.Alex Song (Cameroon). West Ham have a strong history of signing African players, dating back to 2000 when Guinea legend Titi Camara joined the club. That affinity for African players with a high work-rate has continued with players such as prolific striker Diafra Sakho and combative midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate. Newcastle United are in third spot with three: ´.Papiss Cisse (Senegal) ´.Cheick Tiote (Ivory Coast) ´.Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo). African players have served Newcastle well since the time of Nigerian veteran Celestine Babayaro, who left Chelsea to join the Magpies in 2005. Since then the club has had successive generations of African players and that streak has continued to today. Former coach Alan Pardew brought most of the current crop of players to the club. Other teams to share the spot with Newcastle United include Norwich City: ´.Sebastien Bassong (Cameroon) ´.Youssouf Mulumbu (DR Congo) ´.Dieumerci Mbokani (DR Congo). Watford: ´.Adlene Guedioura (Algeria) ´.Allan Nyom (Cameroon) ´.Odion Ighalo (Nigeria). AFC Bournemouth: ´.Christian Atsu (Ghana) ´.Tokelo Rantie (South Africa) ´.Max Gradel (Ivory Coast).