Africa, the continent with the highest number of players in Premier League

The English Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world, with a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people and up to 643 million homes worldwide. No wonder the league is attracting players from all over the world, including the continent of Africa.

Most African footballer dream of playing in the EPL, but did you know that the majority of foreign players in the Premier League are from Africa? Of course with the exception of Europe – the host continent.

The 2019/20 season has seen the highest number of African footballers in England with 48 African players in the league. While it is super easy to name our most popular stars like Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and of course the Liverpool duo of Mohamed Salah (Egypt), as well Sadio Mane (Senegal), but did you know that there are many other African players representing the continent in England?Below is the full list:

Algeria
Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
Rachid Ghezzal – Leicester City
Islam Slimani – Leicester City

Cameroon
Joel Matip – Liverpool
Gaëtan Bong – Brighton & Hove Albion

Cote D’Ivoire
Nicolas Pepe – Arsenal
Jean-Philippe Gbamin – Everton
Wilfried Zaha – Crystal Palace
Eric Bailly – Manchester United
Serge Aurier – Tottenham Hotspur
Jonathan Kodjia – Aston Villa

Democratic Republic of Congo
Yannick Bolasie – Everton
Arthur Masuaku – West Ham United
Beni Baningime – Everton
Aaron Tshibola – Aston Villa

Egypt
Mohamed Salah- Liverpool
Mohamed Elneny – Arsenal
Trezeguet – Aston Villa
Ahmed Elmohamady – Aston Villa

Gabon
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Arsenal
Mario Lemina – Southampton

Ghana
Jeffrey Schlupp – Crystal Palace
Jordan Ayew – Crystal Palace
Daniel Amartey – Leicester City
Christian Atsu – Newcastle
Phil Ofosu-Ayeh – Wolves

Guinea
Naby Keïta – Liverpool

Kenya
Victor Wanyama – Tottenham Hotspur.

Mali
Yves Bissouma – Brighton & Hove Albion
Moussa Djenepo – Southampton
Fousseni Diabaté – Leicester City
Bakary Sako – Crystal Palace

Morocco
Sofiane Boufal – Southampton
Romain Saïss – Wolves
Achraf Lazaar – Newcastle

Nigeria
Wilfred Ndidi – Leicester City
Alex Iwobi – Everton
Kelechi Iheanacho – Leicester City
Isaac Success – Watford
Leon Balogun – Brighton & Hove Albion
Tom Dele-Bashiru – Watford
Odion Ighalo – Manchester United

Senegal
Sadio Mané – Liverpool
Ismaïla Sarr – Watford
Cheikhou Kouyaté – Crystal Palace
Oumar Niasse – Everton
Henri Saivet – Newcastle

Zimbabwe
Marvelous Nakamba – Aston Villa.