naptu2:




There are quite a few people that are missing from the list and this is the first person that comes to my mind. This guy scored goals like crazy at the beginning of the Premier League. He scored a huge number of goals for Norwich and Wimbledon.

Nigeria's Efan Ekoku

Everton 1 Norwich 5 - 25 September 1993 (4 goals by Efan Ekoku)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5VGF2l-ZCU

Yes, yes. I have a sports magazine then which the guy covers some of the pages but my problem then was that I can't differentiate between Premiere League, Championship, League 1, etc.
All I know is England clubs.

For those who are not normal, If you didn’t take D. DROG. Then you must be sick in the head!!

Drogba

Reference:
This is not a question.
It's Didier Drogba by a country mile. He symbolised all what the Premiership was about at Chelsea, the pomp, the drama and the personas and then he won it all...and left on a high.

In recent times it has to be the Egyptian Prince, Moh Salah. Record breaker in almost every significance. But his present trajectory is a bit worrying. Seems to have lost his glass cleats in this Mersyside Cinderella caper.

Every player will experience that period esp when they are in their 30s!
Mo salah is no exception!
The fact that he is still scoring goals despite in a demanding league despite his age should be commended!
I would have instantly given it to Salah but Drogba was phenomenal at chelsea just as Mo Salah is at Liverpool!

PerfectMan24:

Yes, yes. I have a sports magazine then which the guy covers some of the pages but my problem then was that I can't differentiate between Premiere League, Championship, League 1, etc.
All I know is England clubs.

I had a similar magazine. I think it was International Soccer Review. He was in Norwich jersey.

Without sentiments, DIDIER DROGBA is my pick

Yaya Toure

Didier Drogba

Others.....

GEORGE WEAH......

naptu2:
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Premier League, Supersports has created a shortlist of 30 African players that have played in the league and they are asking you to vote for the best. The shortlisted players are:

• Bruce Grobbelaar: Zimbabwe. Liverpool (1981-1994)

• Tony Yeboah: Ghana. Leeds United (1995-1997)

• Lucas Radebe: South Africa. Leeds United (1994-2005)

• Nwankwo Kanu: Nigeria. Arsenal (1999-2004), West Bromwich Albion (2004-2006), Portsmouth (2006-2012)

• Austin Jay Jay Okocha: Nigeria. Bolton Wanderers (2002-2006)

• Geremi Njitap: Cameroon. Chelsea (2003-2007), Newcastle United (2007-2009)

• Rigobert Song: Cameroon. Liverpool (1999-2000)

• Didier Drogba: Ivory Coast. Chelsea (2004-2012) (2014-2015)

• Steven Pienaar: South Africa. Everton (2007-2011) (2012-2016), Tottenham Hotspur (2011-2012)

• Yaya Toure: Ivory Coast. Manchester City (2010-2018)

• Kolo Toure: Ivory Coast. Arsenal (2002-2009), Manchester City (2009-2013), Liverpool (2013-2016)

• Yakubu Aiyegbeni: Nigeria. Portsmouth (2003-2005), Middlesbrough (2005-2007), Everton (2007-2011), Leicester City (2011), Blackburn Rovers (2011-2012)

• John Mikel Obi: Nigeria. Chelsea (2006-2017), Middlesbrough (2019)

• Lauren Etami Mayer: Cameroon. Arsenal (2000-2007), Portsmouth (2007-2009)

• Michael Essien: Ghana. Chelsea (2005-2014)

• Emmanuel Eboue: Ivory Coast. Arsenal (2004-2011)

• Sulley Muntari: Ghana. Portsmouth (2007-2008)

• Benni McCarthy: South Africa. Blackburn Rovers (2006-2010), West Ham (2010-2011)

• Salomon Kalou: Ivory Coast. Chelsea (2006-2012)

• Asamoah Gyan: Ghana. Sunderland (2010-2012)

• Riyad Mahrez: Algeria. Leicester City (2014-2018), Manchester City (2018-present)

• El Hadji Diouf: Senegal. Liverpool (2002-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005-2008), Sunderland (2008-2009), Blackburn Rovers (2009-2011)

• Joseph Yobo: Nigeria. Everton (2002-2012)

• Emmanuel Adebayor: Togo. Arsenal (2006-2009), Manchester City (2009-2012), Tottenham (2011-2015)

• Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang: Gabon. Arsenal (2018-2022), Chelsea (2022-present)

• Edouard Mendy: Senegal. Chelsea (2020-present)

• Benjani Mwaruwari: Zimbabwe. Portsmouth (2006-2008), (2011-2012), Manchester Coty (2008-2010), Blackburn Rovers (2010-2011)

• Mohammed Salah: Egypt. Chelsea (2014-2016), Liverpool (2017-present)

• Victor Moses: Nigeria. Chelsea (2012-2021), Liverpool (2013-2014)

• Sadio Mane: Senegal. Liverpool (2016-2022)

You can vote here: https://supersport.com/africaxi#voting-iframe

mayor1814:
It has to be Didier Drogba. He is the greatest African to have played in premier league.


Honourable mentions go to Mane, Yeboah, Salah, Mahrez, Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu.

Which Okocha?....
Abeg remove that stylist name for your list

SuperiorIQ:
Eto

Eto is not in the list.

teemanbastos:
1. Drogba
2. Salah
3. Kanu
4. Okocha
5. Yaya Toure
6. Asamoah Gyan
7. El Hadji Diouf
8. Benni McCarthy
9. Michael Essien
10.Mikel Obi
11. Mane

putting Mikel ahead of Mane is Lame. Who was more important for the team in their run for success and trophies?

Yaya Toure
Didier Drogba
Mo Salah
Sadio Mane
Riyad Mahrez

Yak.kanu.Drogba.Diouf yaya.pienaar.JayJay.salah.mane.McCarthy.Mikel.

fredoooooo:

Bro , I will choose mikel over everyone in Chelsea, he won everything in Chelsea.. I will promote mine firwt before anyoneor anything.
Is Grealiah or Maguire worth the amount on them?
Anyway .. thats my listc, you can list yours...THANK YOU

tell am o

naptu2:
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Premier League, Supersports has created a shortlist of 30 African players that have played in the league and they are asking you to vote for the best. The shortlisted players are:

• Bruce Grobbelaar: Zimbabwe. Liverpool (1981-1994)

• Tony Yeboah: Ghana. Leeds United (1995-1997)

• Lucas Radebe: South Africa. Leeds United (1994-2005)

• Nwankwo Kanu: Nigeria. Arsenal (1999-2004), West Bromwich Albion (2004-2006), Portsmouth (2006-2012)

• Austin Jay Jay Okocha: Nigeria. Bolton Wanderers (2002-2006)

• Geremi Njitap: Cameroon. Chelsea (2003-2007), Newcastle United (2007-2009)

• Rigobert Song: Cameroon. Liverpool (1999-2000)

• Didier Drogba: Ivory Coast. Chelsea (2004-2012) (2014-2015)

• Steven Pienaar: South Africa. Everton (2007-2011) (2012-2016), Tottenham Hotspur (2011-2012)

• Yaya Toure: Ivory Coast. Manchester City (2010-2018)

• Kolo Toure: Ivory Coast. Arsenal (2002-2009), Manchester City (2009-2013), Liverpool (2013-2016)

• Yakubu Aiyegbeni: Nigeria. Portsmouth (2003-2005), Middlesbrough (2005-2007), Everton (2007-2011), Leicester City (2011), Blackburn Rovers (2011-2012)

• John Mikel Obi: Nigeria. Chelsea (2006-2017), Middlesbrough (2019)

• Lauren Etami Mayer: Cameroon. Arsenal (2000-2007), Portsmouth (2007-2009)

• Michael Essien: Ghana. Chelsea (2005-2014)

• Emmanuel Eboue: Ivory Coast. Arsenal (2004-2011)

• Sulley Muntari: Ghana. Portsmouth (2007-2008)

• Benni McCarthy: South Africa. Blackburn Rovers (2006-2010), West Ham (2010-2011)

• Salomon Kalou: Ivory Coast. Chelsea (2006-2012)

• Asamoah Gyan: Ghana. Sunderland (2010-2012)

• Riyad Mahrez: Algeria. Leicester City (2014-2018), Manchester City (2018-present)

• El Hadji Diouf: Senegal. Liverpool (2002-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005-2008), Sunderland (2008-2009), Blackburn Rovers (2009-2011)

• Joseph Yobo: Nigeria. Everton (2002-2012)

• Emmanuel Adebayor: Togo. Arsenal (2006-2009), Manchester City (2009-2012), Tottenham (2011-2015)

• Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang: Gabon. Arsenal (2018-2022), Chelsea (2022-present)

• Edouard Mendy: Senegal. Chelsea (2020-present)

• Benjani Mwaruwari: Zimbabwe. Portsmouth (2006-2008), (2011-2012), Manchester Coty (2008-2010), Blackburn Rovers (2010-2011)

• Mohammed Salah: Egypt. Chelsea (2014-2016), Liverpool (2017-present)

• Victor Moses: Nigeria. Chelsea (2012-2021), Liverpool (2013-2014)

• Sadio Mane: Senegal. Liverpool (2016-2022)

You can vote here: https://supersport.com/africaxi#voting-iframe

Didier Drogba.
No contest.

We can then talk about Nwankwo Kanu, Lucas Radebe (phenomenal captain of Leeds FC when they ruled the EPL).

Okocha made a big mistake going to England.

It has to be DROGBA!!

larrymoore:
Babayaro did not make the list ?

How I wish we can bring back all these good players: Celestine Babayaro, Tijani Babangida, Okocha and Kanu( crazy, master game changer that carries good luck with him) to play in today's match against Gunea Bissau...

GK Mendy DF Essien DF Kolo Toure DF Yaya Toure RM Mane CM Okocha CM Yeboah CAM Mahrez LM Salah CF Yakubu CF Drogba. This Is My Team

Drogba ko ...martins ni ..

It's either Mane or Salah or yaya toure or Kanu before anything drogba ....

KAN YOU BELIEVE IT Sentence alone is Worth more than all drogba career in England ...drogba is good but we overhyped him too much

Tonytonex:
sharap. He made a lot of sense.

Tell that to your parents, not me

JasonScoolari:
Not a Chelsea fan, but Didier Drogba in my own opinion is the greatest....

Coming close are Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Kanu Nwankwo.

He did not just represent Ivory Coast in the EPL, he represented the whole of Africa....

Yaya toure

abobote:

We are talking about premier league

Ok na

What made drogba popular was basically Because Of Chelsea Fans toutish Noise abd loud behavior...drogba only had 2 great season in Chelsea out of 9season ...remaining 7 were disgraceful for a Striker ..he didn't even score upto 13 in 7 EPL seasons ....

Salah Worst Season is this season since his Chelsea Days Yet he's still going to score more

Ameoba300:
It will be Drogba for me! He was absolutely phenomenal — how does a single player carry a full team ok its back! and not only does he do that, he then clinches several trophies for them!

Salah did same and even more ..


These chelshiit fans sef

teemanbastos:
1. Drogba
2. Salah
3. Kanu
4. Okocha
5. Yaya Toure
6. Asamoah Gyan
7. El Hadji Diouf
8. Benni McCarthy
9. Michael Essien
10.Mikel Obi
11. Mane

no etoo na WA lol

Silentgroper:



Salah did same and even more ..


These chelshiit fans sef

that's just it .. Chelsea Fans full this post

mayor1814:



Drogba exudes more greatness than Salah. Drogba is the best African player to ever played in EPL.

Drogba just Waits for balls to be passed to him in the box 18 and cheaply slot it in the net.


But Salah, like someone mentioned, is a playmaker, can play as a 9, good at the wings and got a good no. Of assist..

He even dribbles ..

Apart from cheaply slotting in goals, what else does drogba partake in ??

Between Yaya toure and salah

Jay Jay

Becos jayjay dey obidient abi, naeem we dey hear more of drogba here

Didier drogba
Salah
Mane
Toure
Aubameyang ( joined premier league recently but check his record)

Didier Drogba

naptu2:
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Premier League, Supersports has created a shortlist of 30 African players that have played in the league and they are asking you to vote for the best. The shortlisted players are:

• Bruce Grobbelaar: Zimbabwe. Liverpool (1981-1994)

• Tony Yeboah: Ghana. Leeds United (1995-1997)

• Lucas Radebe: South Africa. Leeds United (1994-2005)

• Nwankwo Kanu: Nigeria. Arsenal (1999-2004), West Bromwich Albion (2004-2006), Portsmouth (2006-2012)

• Austin Jay Jay Okocha: Nigeria. Bolton Wanderers (2002-2006)

• Geremi Njitap: Cameroon. Chelsea (2003-2007), Newcastle United (2007-2009)

• Rigobert Song: Cameroon. Liverpool (1999-2000)

• Didier Drogba: Ivory Coast. Chelsea (2004-2012) (2014-2015)

• Steven Pienaar: South Africa. Everton (2007-2011) (2012-2016), Tottenham Hotspur (2011-2012)

• Yaya Toure: Ivory Coast. Manchester City (2010-2018)

• Kolo Toure: Ivory Coast. Arsenal (2002-2009), Manchester City (2009-2013), Liverpool (2013-2016)

• Yakubu Aiyegbeni: Nigeria. Portsmouth (2003-2005), Middlesbrough (2005-2007), Everton (2007-2011), Leicester City (2011), Blackburn Rovers (2011-2012)

• John Mikel Obi: Nigeria. Chelsea (2006-2017), Middlesbrough (2019)

• Lauren Etami Mayer: Cameroon. Arsenal (2000-2007), Portsmouth (2007-2009)

• Michael Essien: Ghana. Chelsea (2005-2014)

• Emmanuel Eboue: Ivory Coast. Arsenal (2004-2011)

• Sulley Muntari: Ghana. Portsmouth (2007-2008)

• Benni McCarthy: South Africa. Blackburn Rovers (2006-2010), West Ham (2010-2011)

• Salomon Kalou: Ivory Coast. Chelsea (2006-2012)

• Asamoah Gyan: Ghana. Sunderland (2010-2012)

• Riyad Mahrez: Algeria. Leicester City (2014-2018), Manchester City (2018-present)

• El Hadji Diouf: Senegal. Liverpool (2002-2005), Bolton Wanderers (2005-2008), Sunderland (2008-2009), Blackburn Rovers (2009-2011)

• Joseph Yobo: Nigeria. Everton (2002-2012)

• Emmanuel Adebayor: Togo. Arsenal (2006-2009), Manchester City (2009-2012), Tottenham (2011-2015)

• Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang: Gabon. Arsenal (2018-2022), Chelsea (2022-present)

• Edouard Mendy: Senegal. Chelsea (2020-present)

• Benjani Mwaruwari: Zimbabwe. Portsmouth (2006-2008), (2011-2012), Manchester Coty (2008-2010), Blackburn Rovers (2010-2011)

• Mohammed Salah: Egypt. Chelsea (2014-2016), Liverpool (2017-present)

• Victor Moses: Nigeria. Chelsea (2012-2021), Liverpool (2013-2014)

• Sadio Mane: Senegal. Liverpool (2016-2022)

You can vote here: https://supersport.com/africaxi#voting-iframe

How dare they mention Asamoah Gyan & not include Osaze Odemwinge ?