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#3 Emmanuel Dennis
Newly promoted Premier League club Watford signed Emmanuel Dennis from Club Brugge last summer. Many thought it was a risky acquisition, but Dennis has proved his doubters wrong, bagging eight league goals and five assists.
Despite being on fire in the Premier League, the 24-year-old didn’t receive a call-up for Nigeria’s AFCON squad. That is a win-win situation for Watford who are trying to stay afloat in the English top flight. If there is anyone who could help them stay up, it is the Nigerian striker.
While most of the names on this list are established players, Watford’s talisman is a new entrant. He is currently the second most prolific player in terms of goal contributions in the Premier League this season. He could soon attract bids from top clubs if he continues this run.
#2 Edouard Mendy
Another player who has burst onto the scene recently is Chelsea’s goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. He was a relatively unknown entity when the Blues signed him in 2020. However, Mendy has made people take notice with his imperious displays.
He kept nine clean sheets in the Blues’ triumphant Champions League-winning campaign last season. Five of them came in the knockout rounds.
In the ongoing Premier League campaign, he has made over 50 saves, registering a save percentage of 81. The African shot-stopper has kept eight clean sheets.
Mendy is spoken in the breath as the likes of Alisson and Ederson, a significant achievement, as he has only been at Chelsea for 18 months. The London club is missing him for the next few game weeks due to his involvement in AFCON.
#1 Mohamed Salah (2019-20 Premier League winner)
Mohamed Salah is not only the best African player, but easily the best in the Premier League right now. The Liverpool man has scored 16 league goals, and is making a mockery of the Golden Boot race.
Salah is also leading the playmaking charts with nine assists this season. He has blazed a trail this campaign. The right winger scored 37 goals across competitions for Liverpool in 2021.
This season, Salah (113) surpassed Didier Drogba (104) to become the all-time leading African goalscorer in the Premier League. Salah is arguably the best African player to have graced the English top flight, and the scary part is that he is far from done.
