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Sports News of Saturday, 23 January 2016

Source: ghanasoccernet.com

Ghana's highest number of players in the EPL is 8

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The arrival of Daniel Amartey to Leicester City has not only increased the number of Ghanaians with the Foxes but has also increased the number of Ghanaians in the EPL.

Amartey will now be joining Jeffrey Schlupp, Joe Dodoo at the King power stadium while Chelsea have Baba Rahman and winger Christian Atsu.

Swansea City has Andre Ayew and struggling Aston Villa have Jordan Ayew.

This takes the number of Ghanaians in the EPL to 8 .

Below is the list of the countries which have significant representation in the EPL:

GAMBIA (1 player)
Modou Barrow (Swansea City)

KENYA- 1 player
Victor Wanyama (Southampton)



BENIN- 2 players
Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa)

Stephane Sessegnon (West Bromwich Albion)

SOUTH AFRICA- Two Players
Tokelo Rantie (Bournemouth)

Steven Pienaar (Everton)



Tokelo Rantie South Africa

MALI – 2 PLAYERS
Adama Traore (Aston Villa)

Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace



Adama Traore of Maliand Villa

DR CONGO – 4 PLAYERS
Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace)

Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United)

Dieumerci Mbokani (Norwich City)

Youssouf Mulumbu (Norwich City)



ALGERIA – 4 PLAYERS
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)

Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hostpur)

Essaid Belkalem (Watford)

Adlene Guedioura (Watford



CAMEROON – 4 PLAYERS



Clinton Njie

Sebastien Bassong (Norwich City)

Clinton N’Jie (Tottenham Hotspur)

Allan Nyom (Watford)

Alex Song (West Ham United)

NIGERIA – 6 PLAYERS


John Mikel Obi (Chelsea)

Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City)

Peter Odemwingie (Stoke City)

Odion Ighalo (Watford)

Victor Anichebe (West Bromwich Albion)

Victor Moses (West Ham United)

IVORY COAST – 6 PLAYERS


Yaya Toure

Max Gradel (Bournemouth)

Arouna Kone (Everton)

Kolo Toure (Liverpool)

Wilfried Bony (Manchester City)

Yaya Toure (Manchester City)

Cheick Tiote (Newcastle United)

GHANA – 8 PLAYERS
Baba Rahman (Chelsea)

Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa)

Christian Atsu (Bournemouth)

Jeff Schlupp (Leicester City)

Andre Ayew (Swansea City)

Abdul Rahman Baba (Chelsea)

Daniel Amatey (Leicester City)

Bernard Mensah (Watford)



1 SENEGAL 7

Issa Gueye (Aston Villa)

Pape Souare (Crystal Palace)

Papiss Cisse (Newcastle United)

Sadio Mane (Southampton)

Mame Diouf (Stoke City)

Cheikhou Kouyate (West Ham United)

Diafra Sakho (West Ham United)