Ten African stars to watch in the Premier League
The English Premier League is back this weekend and all the drama and intrigue of another campaign awaits.
As ever, players from Africa will feature heavily and add their flair to the competition in the search for silverware and continental qualification.
We pick 10 players from the continent to watch in the 2023/24 campaign.
TAIWO AWONIYI (NOTTINGHAM FOREST & NIGERIA)
Awoniyi took a while to get going at Nottingham Forest last season but his goals ended up keeping the club in the Premier League as he scored six in his final four games to send The Trees shooting up the table. He got 10 in 27 appearances in all, but with one campaign under his belt, the expectation is that he will hit the ground running in 2023/24. This could be a big year for the burley forward, who has also played in Belgium and the German Bundesliga.
SAID BENRAHMA (WEST HAM UNITED & ALGERIA)
Algeria international Benrahma now has three seasons under his belt at West Ham and was a major player for them as they lifted the Europa Conference League last season, despite struggling in the Premier League. At the age of 27 he is beginning to reach his peak and will likely be a hug player for The Hammers again, who have to make up for the loss of talisman Declan Rice. Benrahma got six goals last term as an attacking midfielder, he will be looking for double-figures this time round.
LYLE FOSTER (BURNLEY & SOUTH AFRICA)
Foster will become the latest south Africa to feature in the Premier League and the first since Percy Ta for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2020/21 campaign. It is a huge step up for the 22-year-old Foster, but having featured quite prominently in pre-season, looks set to be very involved for Vincent Kompany’s side. He has already played in South
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