Three African players are set to receive Premier League winners medals on Saturday with Leicester City. Leicester City carved a piece of history when they upset the 5000-1 bookmakers tag by clinching the lucrative English Premier League crown against all odds. This is the greatest achievement in British sport.
Leicester City were crowned champions of England for the first time in the club's 132-year history after nearest challengers Tottenham Hotspur could only manage a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea on Monday.
Leicester City were crowned champions of England for the first time in the club's 132-year history after nearest challengers Tottenham Hotspur could only manage a 2-2 draw away to Chelsea on Monday.
They are England's first new title-winners since Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest (1978) and their surge to glory in the world's most-watched football championship will go down as one of the most improbable feats in sporting history.
The three Africans are Algeria's Riyad Mahrez. Mahrez has scored 17 goals and made 11 assists in 34 league games in The Foxes' remarkable march to victory.
He was also named Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers' Association, a prestigious honour voted for by fellow professionals.
Second, is Ghanaian international Jeffrey Schlupp. The left-sided midfielder has made 22 league appearance this season, scoring once.
The third African is Daniel Amartey. Having made five appearances so far, the minimum required to qualify for a medal, since his arrival from Danish club Copenhagen in January.
The 21-year-old Ghana international, who can play in defence or midfield, signed a four-year deal for a fee of up to £6m ($9m).
The three Africans are Algeria's Riyad Mahrez. Mahrez has scored 17 goals and made 11 assists in 34 league games in The Foxes' remarkable march to victory.
He was also named Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers' Association, a prestigious honour voted for by fellow professionals.
Second, is Ghanaian international Jeffrey Schlupp. The left-sided midfielder has made 22 league appearance this season, scoring once.
The third African is Daniel Amartey. Having made five appearances so far, the minimum required to qualify for a medal, since his arrival from Danish club Copenhagen in January.
The 21-year-old Ghana international, who can play in defence or midfield, signed a four-year deal for a fee of up to £6m ($9m).
By: Farai Diza
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