Mahrez Leaves England as the African Player With the Most EPL Titles After City's Triumph
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Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez has become the African player with the most English Premier League titles after Manchester City were declared champions on Saturday, May 20, 2023.
The Citizens were crowned champions without even kicking the ball after Arsenallost to Nottingham Forest at the City Grounds.
City's four points advantage over Arsenal with just a game remaining for the Gunners means the London club are mathematically out of the race.
This means Mahrez has now won the Premier League five times, the most by an African player, beating the likes of Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure to the top spot, according to otlsport.
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FootballMahrez first won the league title with Leicester City in 2016, where he starred alongside Jamie Vardy in an outstanding campaign.
The former African Player of the Year has won the league four times with Manchester City.
The player closest to Mahrez in terms of EPL achievement is Drogba, who won the league four times with Chelsea with Toure winning it three times with City.
Kolo Toure, Nwankwo Kanu, John Obi Mikel, Michael Essien and Geremi Njitap have all won the league two times.
Mahrez's nets hat-trick in FA CupEarlier, Sports Briefreported that Riyad Mahrez fired Manchester City into the FA Cup finalas the Algerian's hat-trick sealed a 3-0 win against Sheffield United at Wembley on Saturday.
Mahrez's superb display dispatched the Championship
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