Victor Ikpeba names greatest African player to have played in Premier League

Former Nigeria international, Victor Ikpeba has named Liverpool legend, Mohamed Salah arsenic the top African subordinate to person played successful the English Premier League.

Last week, Liverpool announced that Salah volition reason his illustrious vocation with the nine astatine the extremity of this season.

Salah, who has scored 255 goals successful 435 appearances for the Reds, possesses an awesome postulation of trophies that includes 2 Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the FA Cup, 2 League Cups, and an FA Community Shield.

Ikpeba characterized the Egyptian guardant arsenic the top African subordinate to person ever played successful the Premier League.

“Considering different singular Africans who person participated successful the Premier League, his statistic are remarkable, and I judge helium should beryllium acknowledged arsenic 1 of the finest African players to person ever competed successful the league.

“I would asseverate that helium is the finest. He made the determination to stay for an further season, which is rather commendable. Perhaps owed to familial obligations, helium entered into a caller contract. He nary longer possesses the stamina helium had during his aboriginal years astatine Liverpool.

“He has been the apical scorer successful the Premier League connected 3 occasions (four times successful total). I bash not judge immoderate African subordinate has achieved specified a...