Chelsea legend Michael Essien has claimed that Liverpool and Egypt national team star Mohamed Salah is not the greatest African player of all time... 😲 Read all about it here:
Salah's brace saw Liverpool get back to winning in the Premier League on Sunday after back-to-back defeats against Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. The 30-year-old's first-half double was enough to seal a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, who netted a consolation goal through Harry Kane in the second half.
The Pharaoh now has 126 Premier League goals and remains Africa's greatest goal-scorer in the competition having surpassed Didier Drogba's record back in October 2021.Former Ghana playmaker Essien has heaped praise for the Reds talisman and his success so far in the English topflight but he also mentioned that there's a player who can be considered Africa's greatest player ahead of Salah.
“I think that Salah has become a world-class player, and I like that he always has a positive attitude,” Essien told“Just look at his journey and how he left England and then returned years later. I am happy with everything he achieved so far. “As long as he continues to perform on this level, it’s not unusual that he has scored more goals than Drogba. I wish him all the best and I believe records are made to be broken.”“Africa has so many good players, I can’t identify a single player because there were great players before Salah," Essien added.
“But the greatest African player in my opinion is George Weah because he won everything and was the first African player to win the Ballon d’Or,”
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