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Our Peter was the first African player in the new EPL. Its ok to admit notknowing this fact :taunt: :taunt:

Nicknamed the flying elephant he opened the floodgates. Zim finest player followed by the tricky Moses Chunga
Portsmouth has produced highest number of African players

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Peter Ndlovu was the first.

Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
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Peter Ndlovu? He was a very average player in the EPL.
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How could that be, what about John Chidioze ?
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Sam Agunsoye wrote:How could that be, what about John Chidioze ?
Wasn't that the old division 1? Africans have been playing in the English leagues long before Ndlovu. They are trying to spin it by limiting it to EPL era
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Samora Machel wrote:Our Peter was the first African player in the new EPL. Its ok to admit notknowing this fact :taunt: :taunt:

Nicknamed the flying elephant he opened the floodgates. Zim finest player followed by the tricky Moses Chunga
Portsmouth has produced highest number of African players

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35844104

African players in the Premier League
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Peter Ndlovu was the first.

Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
He said the only individual he can give his national jersey too is Comrade Bob.
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fabio wrote:
Samora Machel wrote:Our Peter was the first African player in the new EPL. Its ok to admit notknowing this fact :taunt: :taunt:

Nicknamed the flying elephant he opened the floodgates. Zim finest player followed by the tricky Moses Chunga
Portsmouth has produced highest number of African players

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35844104

African players in the Premier League
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Peter Ndlovu was the first.

Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
He said the only individual he can give his national jersey too is Comrade Bob.

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Isn't Ndlovu the guy who said Tony Yeboah slept with his wife? Is it a different Ndlovu?
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aykwes8 wrote:Isn't Ndlovu the guy who said Tony Yeboah slept with his wife? Is it a different Ndlovu?

Huh :scared: :huh:
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aykwes8 wrote:Isn't Ndlovu the guy who said Tony Yeboah slept with his wife? Is it a different Ndlovu?
Allegation was about his (Zimbabwe's) manager's wife not his wife and Yeboah denied it all - http://ghanasoccernet.com/sex-scandal-hits-tony-yeboah/
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fabio wrote:
Samora Machel wrote:Our Peter was the first African player in the new EPL. Its ok to admit notknowing this fact :taunt: :taunt:

Nicknamed the flying elephant he opened the floodgates. Zim finest player followed by the tricky Moses Chunga
Portsmouth has produced highest number of African players

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35844104

African players in the Premier League
By Ashleigh Jackson & Tom Rostance
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Peter Ndlovu was the first.

Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
He said the only individual he can give his national jersey too is Comrade Bob.

We should not read to much into this gesture. It's just self preservation on Peters part. Samora you know very well to survive in Zimbabwe you have to curry favour with the dictator.

On occasion when in Zimbabwe even I have been known to heap praise on the dictator.
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Gudo wrote:
fabio wrote:
Samora Machel wrote:Our Peter was the first African player in the new EPL. Its ok to admit notknowing this fact :taunt: :taunt:

Nicknamed the flying elephant he opened the floodgates. Zim finest player followed by the tricky Moses Chunga
Portsmouth has produced highest number of African players

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35844104

African players in the Premier League
By Ashleigh Jackson & Tom Rostance
BBC Sport
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Peter Ndlovu was the first.

Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
He said the only individual he can give his national jersey too is Comrade Bob.

We should not read to much into this gesture. It's just self preservation on Peters part. Samora you know very well to survive in Zimbabwe you have to curry favour with the dictator.

On occasion when in Zimbabwe even I have been known to heap praise on the dictator.
... I believe he the team manager of a South African club.
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Not Grobbelaar?
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yeah.. surprisingly Bruce has been left out of the count
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fabio wrote:
Gudo wrote:
fabio wrote:
Samora Machel wrote:Our Peter was the first African player in the new EPL. Its ok to admit notknowing this fact :taunt: :taunt:

Nicknamed the flying elephant he opened the floodgates. Zim finest player followed by the tricky Moses Chunga
Portsmouth has produced highest number of African players

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35844104

African players in the Premier League
By Ashleigh Jackson & Tom Rostance
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Peter Ndlovu was the first.

Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
He said the only individual he can give his national jersey too is Comrade Bob.

We should not read to much into this gesture. It's just self preservation on Peters part. Samora you know very well to survive in Zimbabwe you have to curry favour with the dictator.

On occasion when in Zimbabwe even I have been known to heap praise on the dictator.
... I believe he the team manager of a South African club.
Is he always in South Africa though? Besides Mugabe's goons can reach anyone in SA, they have done so in the past.
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kalani JR wrote:Not Grobbelaar?

I believe when they are talking about the EPL they are talking from 1992 onwards. Grobelaar was playing in England way before then.
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Gudo wrote:
fabio wrote:
Samora Machel wrote:Our Peter was the first African player in the new EPL. Its ok to admit notknowing this fact :taunt: :taunt:

Nicknamed the flying elephant he opened the floodgates. Zim finest player followed by the tricky Moses Chunga
Portsmouth has produced highest number of African players

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35844104

African players in the Premier League
By Ashleigh Jackson & Tom Rostance
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Peter Ndlovu was the first.

Now 246 African players have played in the Premier League since it began in 1992, scoring 1,776 goals in 14,210 appearances.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has scored the most goals (104), Kolo Toure has made the most appearances (349) while Nigeria (35) has contributed the most players.
He said the only individual he can give his national jersey too is Comrade Bob.

We should not read to much into this gesture. It's just self preservation on Peters part. Samora you know very well to survive in Zimbabwe you have to curry favour with the dictator.

On occasion when in Zimbabwe even I have been known to heap praise on the dictator.

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Gudo wrote:
kalani JR wrote:Not Grobbelaar?

I believe when they are talking about the EPL they are talking from 1992 onwards. Grobelaar was playing in England way before then.
He played that season but was no longer a regular.

https://www.premierleague.com/players/2 ... stats?se=1

http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Playe ... son/308-33
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[quote="aykwes8"]Isn't Ndlovu the guy who said Tony Yeboah slept with his wife? Is it a different Ndlovu?[/quote :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Chei! Another topic completely. Abeg who get the ansa for dis kwesion?
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I was surprised too. Grobelaar like many have said played top flights in England
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pajimoh wrote:
Sam Agunsoye wrote:How could that be, what about John Chidioze ?
Wasn't that the old division 1? Africans have been playing in the English leagues long before Ndlovu. They are trying to spin it by limiting it to EPL era

Can someone help with a list of African players playing English first division before 92, and the clubs they played for.
Crucially who was actually the first African player to play in the first division.
Someone mentioned to me a Ghana fella who played some120yrs ago.
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benteke wrote:
pajimoh wrote:
Sam Agunsoye wrote:How could that be, what about John Chidioze ?
Wasn't that the old division 1? Africans have been playing in the English leagues long before Ndlovu. They are trying to spin it by limiting it to EPL era

Can someone help with a list of African players playing English first division before 92, and the clubs they played for.
Crucially who was actually the first African player to play in the first division.
Someone mentioned to me a Ghana fella who played some120yrs ago.
A breda was the first black player

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... Ghana.html
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pajimoh wrote:
benteke wrote:
pajimoh wrote:
Sam Agunsoye wrote:How could that be, what about John Chidioze ?
Wasn't that the old division 1? Africans have been playing in the English leagues long before Ndlovu. They are trying to spin it by limiting it to EPL era

Can someone help with a list of African players playing English first division before 92, and the clubs they played for.
Crucially who was actually the first African player to play in the first division.
Someone mentioned to me a Ghana fella who played some120yrs ago.
A breda was the first black player

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... Ghana.html
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