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The English Premier League (EPL) yesterday conducted a ranking of all countries according to the goals scored by players from such countries.
According to the official website (https://www.premierleague.com/), Nigeria was ranked as the highest-scoring African country since the league was founded in the year 1992.
The West African country that bags a total of 471 goals, is also among the top ten that includes the likes of England, France and Spain.
The top five contributors to the 471 goals for Nigeria are Yakubu Aiyegbeni (95 goals), Nwankwo Kanu (54 goals), Efan Ekoku (52 goals), Shola Ameobi (43) and Osaze Odemwingie (36 goals).
See full lists of countries with highest goals scored in the EPL:
Nations Goals Nations Goals
England 10,826 Egypt 60
France 1,477 Peru 55
Ireland 945 Mexico 54
Scotland 942 Bosnia 52
Netherlands 904 Greece 52
Wales 898 Slovakia 47
Spain 673 Ecuador 45
Norway 510 Switzerland 44
Belgium 476 Latvia 43
Nigeria 471 Romania 43
Argentina 420 Grenada 37
Italy 414 Montserrat 36
Brazil 366 Benin 35
Ivory Coast 321 Japan 31
Senegal 314 Paraguay 31
Jamaica 270 Guyana 28
Germany 268 Ukraine 24
Australia 264 Hungary 21
N Ireland 237 Venezuela 21
Denmark 236 New Zealand 20
Sweden 221 Congo 18
Portugal 211 Georgia 17
Trinidad 178 Bermuda 13
Iceland 171 Barbados 12
Uruguay 168 Guinea 12
Croatia 163 Tunisia 12
USA 156 Montenegro 10
Serbia 150 Gibraltar 9
Bulgaria 135 Belarus 8
Colombia 123 Kenya 8
Czech Rep 122 Curaçao 7
Finland 107 Iran 7
Russia 104 Liberia 7
Ghana 100 Honduras 6
S Africa 98 Armenia 5
Togo 97 Gabon 5
Cameroon 95 China 4
Austria 89 Macedonia 4
Morocco 79 Antigua and Barbuda 3
Chile 78 Slovenia 3
Congo DR 77 Angola 2
Turkey 75 Burkina Faso 2
Israel 72 Poland 2
S Korea 72 Burundi 1
Algeria 66 Estonia 1
Mali 66 Gambia 1
Canada 64 Sierra Leone 1
Costa Rica 63 St Kitts and Nevis 1
Zimbabwe 61
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发表于 2018-01-05 14:30:29
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