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The top ten football players in African history

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FourFourTwo has ranked the best footballers in African history.

1. Mohamed Salah (striker, Egypt)
2. George Weah (striker, Liberia)
3. Samuel Eto’o (striker, Cameroon)
4. Didier Drogba (striker, Côte d’Ivoire)
5. Yaya Toure (midfielder, Côte d’Ivoire)
6. Sadio Mane (forward, Senegal)
7. Riyad Marez (striker, Algeria)
8. Abedi Pele (midfielder, Ghana)
9. Michael Essien (midfielder, Ghana)
10. J.J. Okocha (striker, Nigeria)

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