Kanu, Aiyegbeni Included On List of 100 Best Foreign Premier League Players

Celebrated English football magazine Four Four Two has compiled a list of the 100 best foreign Premier League players ever, with three players of Nigerian descent mentioned.

At this point, only numbers 61-100 have been revealed. Togo international Emmanuel Adebayor, who played for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace is rated 62nd.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni, who turned out for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton and Blackburn Rovers is ranked 76th.

Ex-Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu played a key role for Arsenal, West Brom and Portsmouth clocked in at number 78 on the rankings.

He won the Premier League and FA Cup with Arsenal twice each and is best remembered in England for netting a hat-trick in a Premier League game versus Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Igho Kingsley

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