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Premier League legends rank the top 10 African footballers of all time

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Alan Shearer and Micah Richards have ranked the 10 greatest African footballers of all time in Premier League era.

Didier Drogba and Mohamed Salah are the two greatest African footballers to play in the Premier League.

Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer has given Chelsea legend Drogba the nod as his No.1 pick, with Salah second. The Liverpool man, however, swaps places with Drogba on ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richardsโ€™ list.

The former Premier League winners gave their rankings during the latest episode of the BBC show Match of the Day: Top 10.

Alan Shearerโ€™s top 10 African Premier League players

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1.Didier Drogba๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎChelsea
2.Mohamed Salah๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌChelsea, Liverpool
3.Sadio Mane๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSouthampton, Liverpool
4.Yaya Toure๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎMan City
5.Riyad Mahrez๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟLeicester, Man City
6.Michael Essien๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญChelsea
7.Nwankwo Kanu๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌArsenal, West Brom, Portsmouth
8.Emmanuel Adebayor๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌArsenal, Man City, Tottenham, Crystal Palace
9.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆArsenal
10.Jay-Jay Okocha๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌBolton

Micah Richardsโ€™ top 10 African Premier League players

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1.Mohamed Salah๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌChelsea, Liverpool
2.Didier Drogba๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎChelsea
3.Yaya Toure๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎMan City
4.Sadio Mane๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ณSouthampton, Liverpool
5.Riyad Mahrez๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟLeicester, Man City
6.Michael Essien๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญChelsea
7.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆArsenal
8.Jay-Jay Okocha๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌBolton
9.Emmanuel Adebayor๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌArsenal, Man City, Tottenham, Crystal Palace
10.Nwankwo Kanu๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌArsenal, West Brom, Portsmouth
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