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Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

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In recent years, African football has gradually risen and its strength has continued to increase, and a large number of outstanding players have emerged to attract the attention of many fans. Especially in the forward position, more and more African players can squeeze into the European giants, become the thighs of the team, the value is not cheap, and even began to lead the team to compete for the championship and chase the Ballon d'Or.

First, Salah

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

29-year-old Egyptian, 175cm tall, worth up to 100 million euros, world-class superstar, respected by fans as "Pharaoh". It has extremely fast speed, sharp incision breakthrough, and super finishing ability. Since joining the Reds in 2017, he has been respected and sought after by countless fans during his five years at Anfield, bringing Liverpool five titles. At the same time, the Pharaoh also won 3 Premier League Golden Boots, 1 PFA Best of the Year, 1 FWA Best of the Year, 1 Puskas Award, 1 Golden Foot Award, 2 African Footballer of the Year, scoring 153 goals and 57 assists in 240 appearances for the Reds. Such a glorious resume is beyond the reach of all African players. Unfortunately, he will not qualify for this year's World Cup in Qatar.

2. Mane

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

29 years old, Senegalese, 174cm tall, worth 80 million euros, Salah's teammates, because of their outstanding skills and simple and low-key style are also loved by fans, dubbed "the fire of King Kong, smoky too old". Since joining Liverpool in 2016, he has scored 112 goals and 45 assists in 256 appearances, won one Premier League Golden Boot and one African Footballer of the Year. At this year's Africa Cup of Nations and World Preliminary Tournament, he led Senegal to two defeats of teammate Salah's Egypt to win the African Cup of Nations and advance to the World Cup.

III. Mahrez

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

31 years old, Algerian, 179cm tall, worth 40 million euros, known as the "Polo King". He won the league title in the 15/16 season at Leicester City and won the PFA Of the Year and the African Footballer of the Year in the same year. At the same time, he also has the title of King of Heroes. In 2018, he joined Manchester City and won 8 titles with the team, making 179 appearances, 61 goals and 44 assists. In 2019, he led Algeria to the African Cup of Nations.

Fourth, Osmayne

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

The 23-year-old talented player, a Nigerian with a height of 186cm and a value of 60 million euros, won the 2015 U17 World Cup and won the Golden Boot, and won the U23 Africa Cup of Nations in the same year, with excellent finishing ability and sense of competition. In 2020, he joined Napoli in 55 appearances and contributed 25 goals and 7 assists.

V. Isinacho

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

25 years old, Nigerian, 182cm tall, worth 20 million euros, Manchester City youth training players. He played for City in 64 appearances from 2015 to 2017, scoring 21 goals and seven assists. In 2017, he moved to Leicester City and made 161 appearances with 46 goals and 28 assists for the Blue Foxes with 1 FA Cup and 1 Community Shield.

6. Alai

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

27 years old, Ivorian, 190cm tall, worth 30 million euros, with the smell of a top shooter. Previously, he was involved in Frankfurt and West Ham United. He joined Ajax in the winter window of 2021, making 59 appearances and contributing 46 goals and 16 assists. In this season's Champions League, there have been horrific performances of 11 goals and 2 assists in 8 appearances.

VII. Nicholas Pepe

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

26 years old, Ivorian, 183cm tall, worth 30 million euros, good at cutting through. In 2019 he came to Arsenal from Lille for a transfer fee of 80 million euros, contributing 27 goals and 20 assists in 107 appearances. He has won the FA Cup and the Community Shield with the team.

VIII. Ziyekh

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

29 years old, Moroccan, 181cm tall, worth 32 million euros, with excellent ball control skills and long-range shooting skills. He made 156 appearances in Ajax's four seasons and contributed 49 goals and 81 assists. In 2020, he came to Chelsea with a transfer fee of 40 million euros, 14 goals and 9 assists in 72 games. However, he has a deep contradiction with the manager in the national team, he refuses to be called up, and it is difficult to see him in the World Cup.

IX. Benrahma

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

26 years old, Algerian, 172cm tall, worth 25 million euros, good at dribbling people. He has been involved in Ligue 1 and Championship. He joined West Ham in the winter window of 2021, scoring 10 goals and 13 assists in 73 appearances.

10. Zaha

Take stock of today's top ten forwards in Africa, led by Salah and eight playing in the Premier League

29 years old, Ivorian, 180cm tall, worth 40 million euros, the only "king of the ball" in London today, also has the title of superior king. Having played briefly for Manchester United and spent more than a decade at Crystal Palace, he was the absolute core of the team, contributing 79 goals and 73 assists in 421 appearances.