The English Premier League has seen African greats play in it and scoring.Lets take a look at the top 10 African scorers in the most loved league:

10. Benni McCarthy-37 goals (South Africa)

Born Benedict Saul McCarthy, the South African legend enters the top 10 with an incredible 37 goals.An achievement for an African player.

His vast stay in England was with Blackburn Rovers where he bagged in a 37 goals from 2006-2010.

A well travelled player, he moved to West Ham United in the 2010-2011 season where he appeared 11 times with no goals.He was a 2004 Champions League winner with FC Porto and is South Africa’s all time top scorer with 32 goals.

9. Demba Ba – 43 goals (Senegal)

In 2011, West Ham United signed Demba Ba from TSG Hoffeinheim.The French-born Senegalese Ba, in his first EPL season in 2011 bagged in 7 goals in 12 appearances for the Hammers.

He moved to fellow premier league opponents Newcastle United in 2011 where he scored 29 goals in 54 appearances for the Magpies.

On 4th January,2013 Ba joined Chelsea for an undisclosed fee and signed a 3 and a half year contract,becoming the first ever Senegalese to play for the Blues.

He scored just 7 goals in his 33 premier league appearances for the club.Not getting enough playing time he moved to Besiktas in Turkey for the 2014/2015 season.He currently plays for Chinese outfit Shanghai Shenhua.

Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola has reportedly arrived in England in order to move closer to reaching and completing an agreement over his transfer to Manchester United.

The 23-year-old has been linked with a return to Old Trafford for long time, and it appears as though there is a possibility he could be edging closer to completing a move.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport via Daily Express, United are preparing to launch a ‘decisive assault’ for the Frenchman, with Raiola flying out to Manchester in order to finalise a deal reportedly worth a staggering €125m.

Interim England manager Gareth Southgate has named his squad for this month’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia.

Manchester United prodigy Marcus Rashford returns to the group after scoring a hat-trick on his debut for the Under-21s against Norway last month, and his teammate Jesse Lingard has also received his first call-up for England senior team.

The squad will report to St. George’s Park on Tuesday, ahead of taking on Malta at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, before they travel to Ljubljana to take on Slovenia on Tuesday 11 October.

See also: England Interim Boss Gareth Southgate Names His Three Lions’ Captain!

The Full Squad Here:

England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is now 30 years and has considerably decreased in form. This means that he has less chance to lead the Three lions in the upcoming 2018 World Cup.

And now the question is who should take over? He are 5 players we think are eligible to captain England at 2018 World Cup.

5.Harry Kane (17 caps)

The English youngster had shocking Euros but is surely a key player going forward. He will have been mature enough to captain England in 2018 World Cup.