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Offline peter w

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African midfielders
« on: January 21, 2011, 06:27:32 PM »
How many African midfielders can we name that have come into the English game and been successful?Okocha is one. Pienaar to a lesser degree is another. Anyone else?

Offline PaulMc

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2011, 06:30:32 PM »
Essien

Offline luke25

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2011, 06:34:17 PM »
Mikel, Song

Offline spangley1812

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2011, 06:35:43 PM »
Muntari, Yaya Toure

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2011, 06:36:23 PM »
Hadji & Kachloul not with us obviously. Bouba Diop is another.

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2011, 06:37:43 PM »
Sissoko at Liverpool

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2011, 06:38:10 PM »
Zakora at Spurs.

Offline peter w

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2011, 06:39:38 PM »
Essien is a definite. Zakora? A success? Sissoko? Muntari may have been but Portsmouth cashed in as soon as they could.

Offline The Man With A Stick

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2011, 06:42:39 PM »
Patrick Vieira wasn't too shabby.

Offline Bad English

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2011, 06:49:33 PM »
Am I on pubquiz.com?

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2011, 06:50:11 PM »
Nii Lamptey

Offline Fernando Partridge

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2011, 06:56:41 PM »
But of course one of the most hated players ever to play in premiership ....El-Hadji Diouf!!!

Offline peter w

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2011, 06:59:45 PM »
Patrick Vieira wasn't too shabby.

French.

Don't care where he was born.

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2011, 07:23:22 PM »
Can't believe no-one's mentioned Eric Djemba Djemba!

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Re: African midfielders
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2011, 07:28:35 PM »
Salifou, obviously.

 


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