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Who is better Drogba or Salah?

What is more remarkable is that Drogba needed 254 games to rack up his goals total with eight seasons spent in the Premier League. Meanwhile, Salah has featured in only 167 games, with 154 for Liverpool and 13 at Chelsea which produced only two goals.

Is Mo Salah the best African player ever?

1 - Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

The Egyptian King gets our vote as the best African player in Liverpool's history. Along with Mane and Roberto Firmino he has formed the most feared front three in the game. His game is still going from strength to strength with many saying he is now the best in the world.

Who is better Rooney or Drogba?

Others pointed to statistics, which show that Rooney scored 208 Premier League goals to Drogba's 104. Rooney played in 491 matches compared to Drogba's 254, giving them an almost identical rate of goals-per-game (0.42 and 0.41 respectively).

Who is the best African player in Premier League history?

Top 10 African players in the Premier League of all-time

  • Michael Essien.
  • Sadio Mane. ...
  • Samuel Eto'o. ...
  • Yaya Toure. ...
  • Riyad Mahrez. ...
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. ...
  • Emmanuel Adebayor. ...
  • Nwankwo Kanu. Football fans of the current generation might not truly understand the genius of Nwankwo Kanu. ...

Who is better Eden Hazard or Salah?

And while, yes, Salah predictably gets the better of Hazard in almost every attacking metric, let us not ignore the fact that Hazard's shooting accuracy of 72.88% actually tops that of the Reds star.

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Who is better prime Salah or prime hazard?

Prime Salah is miles ahead of Prime Hazard.

Who is better Salah or Ronaldo?

Salah has scored a remarkable 104 league goals from 166 appearances, while Ronaldo has scored his tally from 201 games in the competition.

Who is the present Africa best player?

Mohamed Salah

Salah's 2021 can be split into two halves, although goals and match-winning contributions have been a consistent for the Egypt superstar across a magnificent calendar year in which he's further established himself as Africa's finest player.

Who is the best player in Africa 2021?

Best XI of AFCON 2021 players as Premier League stars including Mohamed Salah dominate

  • Goalkeeper - Edouard Mendy.
  • Right back - Achraf Hakimi.
  • Centre back - Eric Bailly.
  • Centre back - Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • Centre midfield - Thomas Partey.
  • Centre midfield - Wilfred Ndidi.
  • Centre midfield - Naby Keita.
  • Right wing - Riyad Mahrez.

Who is the best defender in Africa?

6 Top African defenders in 2021

  1. Achraf Hakimi. The speedy fullback secured a mouth-watering transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021. ...
  2. Kalidou Koulibaly. Koulibaly has been considered one of the best defenders in the world in recent years. ...
  3. Daniel Amartey. ...
  4. Aissa Mandi. ...
  5. Joel Matip. ...
  6. Leon Balogun.

Is Drogba a coach?

Didier Drogba was offered Chelsea coaching job in summer but rejected it in bid to become Ivory Coast FA chief. DIDIER DROGBA turned down a "perfect" coaching job with Chelsea because he has his heart set on taking over as president of the Ivory Coast FA .

How many career goals does Drogba have?

Drogba's final total of 104 goals was the most by an African in Premier League history until it was surpassed by Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah in 2021.

Is Salah better than Etoo?

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has overtaken Barcelona legend Samuel Eto'o in the Champions League goalscoring chart with his strikes against FC Porto on Tuesday night. The former Chelsea and AS Roma star scored in each half as Jurgen Klopp's Reds thrashed the Dragons 5-1 at the Estadio do Dragao.

Did Mohamed Salah won African Cup of Nations?

Salah has yet to win a major trophy for Egypt, his highest honour on international level coming as runner-in the Africa Cup of Nations twice; in 2021 against Senegal, and in 2017 against Cameroon.

Who is the fastest player in Africa 2021?

In this case, Achraf Hakimi is the fastest African player in the FIFA 22 game. EA Sports has rated the Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco full-back with a pace rating of 95 in its latest edition.

Who is the best midfielder in Africa?

2021 Africa Cup of Nations: The best midfielders

  • Ismael Bennacer (Algeria): Ismael Bennacer doesn't get the minutes at AC Milan that Kessié does. ...
  • Naby Keita (Guinea): Naby Keita may not have set the world alight for Liverpool; injury often strikes right when he looks destined to establish himself.

Who is the best striker in Africa?

With that in mind, Mirror Football ranks the best 10 African footballers of all time – excluding those who are still making their legacy.

  • 9) Nwankwo Kanu. ...
  • 8) Jay-Jay Okocha. ...
  • 6) Abedi Ayew 'Pele' ...
  • 5) Essam El-Hadary. ...
  • 4) Didier Drogba. ...
  • 3) Samuel Eto'o. ...
  • 2) Roger Milla. ...
  • 1) George Weah.

Who is Africa greatest footballer ever?

Top 10 greatest African Footballers of all-time

  • Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
  • Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) ...
  • Mohamed Salah (Egypt) ...
  • Sadio Mane (Senegal) ...
  • Roger Milla (Cameroon) ...
  • Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) ...
  • Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast) ...
  • Abedi Ayew 'Pele' (Ghana) ...

Who is the best player in Africa 2021 2022?

Top 10 players at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations

  1. Mohamed Salah (Forward, Egypt)
  2. Riyad Mahrez (Forward, Algeria) ...
  3. Sadio Mane (Forward, Senegal) ...
  4. Edouard Mendy (Goalkeeper, Senegal) ...
  5. Thomas Partey (Midfielder, Ghana) ...
  6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Forward, Gabon) ...
  7. Sebastien Haller (Forward, Ivory Coast) ...

Who is better Salah or Lewandowski?

In goal terms over the calendar year, Lewandowski has the edge by some margin: 69 strikes in 59 games to Messi's 43 in 62 and Salah's 39 in 60. That's an astounding average of 1.17 goals per match for the Bayern man, 0.69 per game for Messi and 0.65 for Salah.

Is Mohamed Salah the best player in the world?

Mohamed Salah is currently the best footballer in the world, according to former Premier League left-back Scott Minto. "At this moment in time and over this season so far, there is not a better player in world football," Minto told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily.