EPL: Yakubu Ayegbeni names greatest African player to play in Premier League

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Former Everton striker, Yakubu Ayegbeni, has identified Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, as the greatest African player to play in the English Premier

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Ayegbeni believes Drogba played at a higher level than Liverpool ace, Mohamed Salah, who has enjoyed an impressive start to the current season, scoring 15 goals in 12 appearances for the Reds.The Egyptian international surpassed the former Ivory Coast captain after scoring a hat-trick in Liverpool’s 5-0 victory against Manchester United last weekend.

“You cannot say Salah is the greatest African to play in the Premier League. Drogba was something special because he was scoring for fun,” Ayegbeni told Goal.

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