The Most Talented African Players in Premiership – Part 1
The continent of Africa has produced some of the most powerful, skilled and talented footballers. It is full of talent but despite this, its football leagues are not well known and are mostly neglected in the world.
The African style of play is exciting, powerful and fast but still they lack a key factor in their game and that is why they have never won even a single World Cup so far.
The African Nations' Cup is held after every two years which gives a glimpse of just what African football is and even though these countries are in poverty, they are still struggling to get ahead in the sport of football.
It is a fact that some great football talent in Africa plays in the mud and alleyways wearing just paper bags. It is only for the mind to wander that if they had the resources and youth academies like those in Europe, then what these youngsters can accomplish.
Before, presenting you with a list of most talented African players in the English Premier League, here are those other massively skilled African players who did not make it to the list:
Peter Odemwinge-Nigeria/West Bromwich Albion Salmon Kalou-Ivory Coast/Chelsea Danny Shittu-Nigeria/Bolton Wanderers Yakubu Aiyegbeni-Nigeria/Everton John Mensah-Ghana/Sunderland (on loan from Lyon) Dickson Etuhu-Nigeria/Fulham Ahmed Al-Muhammadi-Egypt/Sunderland Asamoah Gyan-Ghana/Sunderland Victor Anichebe-Nigeria/Everton Steve Gohouri-Ivory Coast/Wigan Athletic Victor Anichebe-Nigeria/Everton Victor Obinna-Nigeria/West Ham (on loan from Inter Milan) Herita Ilunga-Congo DR/West Ham United Mamady Sidibe-Mali/Stoke City Marouane Chamakh-Morocco/Arsenal Benni McCarthy-South Afirca/West Ham Youssuf Mulumbu-Congo DR/West Bromwich Albion Abdoulaye Meite-Ivory Coast/West Bromwich Albion Christopher Samba-Congo/Blackburn Sebastien Bassong-Cameroon/Tottenham George Elokobi-Cameroon/Wolverhampton Somen Tychoyi-Cameroon/West Bromwich Benoit Assou-Ekotto-Cameroon/Tottenham Adlene Guedioura-Algeria/Wolverhampton Amine Linganzi-Algeria/Blackburn Habib Beye-Senegal/Aston Villa Kelvin Etuhu-Nigeria/Manchester City Salif Diao-Senegal/ Stoke City El Hadji Diouf-Senegal/Bolton Diomansy Kamara-Senegal/Fulham Benjani Mwaruwari-Zimbabwe/BlackBurn Abdoulaye Faye-Senegal/Stoke Mame Biram Diouf-Senegal/Blackburn (on loan from Manchester United) Moustapha Salifou-Togo/Aston Villa
Finally, the list of most talented African players in the English Premier League goes as follows:
Steven Pienaar-South Africa/Everton:
Steven Pienaar is the playmaker from Everton, he is quite agile and a composed player who has shown consistency and is one of the main guns of David Moyes, the Everton manager.
He is twenty eight years old and was born in South Africa. He wears the number twenty shirt in the toffees and had joined them in 2008 while making his professional debut in 1999 with Ajax Cape town.
Pienaar has been noted to have ‘quick feet’, has an extraordinary passing range and a powerful shot. He is a vital part of the South African national team, having made fifty five appearances for them and scoring two goals. Steven Pienaar has become one of
the most loved African players out there.
Emmanuel Eboue-Ivory Coast/Arsenal:
This ‘Gun’ is of immense value at any side of the field. He is twenty seven years old and hails from Ivory Coast. It is being said that you would always find him smiling.
Eboue usually plays as a right-back or a winger and seems to be in superb form. He has spectacular pace and flexibility on the football field.
(To be continued in Part 2)
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