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Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the greatest goals scored by African players in the English Premier League and rank their top 10.
Despite Yaya and Efan having scored more than 100 goals in the English top flight between them neither makes the list, but which African icon from across the Premier League era will top their list?
Top 10 African PL Goals
- Tony Yeboah – LEEDS UNITED 1-0 Liverpool – 1995/96
- Nwankwo Kanu – Chelsea 2-3 ARSENAL – 1999/2000
- Jay-Jay Okocha – BOLTON 1-0 West Ham – 2002/03
- Didier Drogba – CHELSEA 1-0 Liverpool – 2006/07
- Michael Essien – CHELSEA 1-1 Arsenal – 2006/07
- Emmanuel Adebayor – Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 ARSENAL – 2007/08
- Papiss Cisse – Chelsea 0-2 NEWCASTLE – 2011/12
- Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City 1-3 LEICESTER CITY – 2015/16
- Sadio Mane – Arsenal 3-4 LIVERPOOL – 2016/17
- Mohamed Salah – Watford 0-5 LIVERPOOL – 2021/22
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By BBC World ServiceIvory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the greatest goals scored by African players in the English Premier League and rank their top 10.
Despite Yaya and Efan having scored more than 100 goals in the English top flight between them neither makes the list, but which African icon from across the Premier League era will top their list?
Top 10 African PL Goals
- Tony Yeboah – LEEDS UNITED 1-0 Liverpool – 1995/96
- Nwankwo Kanu – Chelsea 2-3 ARSENAL – 1999/2000
- Jay-Jay Okocha – BOLTON 1-0 West Ham – 2002/03
- Didier Drogba – CHELSEA 1-0 Liverpool – 2006/07
- Michael Essien – CHELSEA 1-1 Arsenal – 2006/07
- Emmanuel Adebayor – Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 ARSENAL – 2007/08
- Papiss Cisse – Chelsea 0-2 NEWCASTLE – 2011/12
- Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City 1-3 LEICESTER CITY – 2015/16
- Sadio Mane – Arsenal 3-4 LIVERPOOL – 2016/17
- Mohamed Salah – Watford 0-5 LIVERPOOL – 2021/22