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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 4 Sep 2016

    Did you know that almost 1 in 10 of all Premier League players comes from Africa? http://bbc.in/2c3NagV pic.twitter.com/jy7XAETLfu

    3:07 AM - 4 Sep 2016
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    • T U R N A 🌠🇬🇭🌎 Shaka Zulu Metanoia (meta-noya) Iamgreat Ireland: top news Francis Ssekitto Ifeanyichukwu Mbah Tadiboy Richard Stanslaus
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      2. African Patriot‏ @Mpyisi 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @KelvinKaturamu Imagine if African players had access to the same training facilities and environment. We would rule the world

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      3. Kelvin A. Katuramu‏ @KelvinKaturamu 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @Mpyisi

        .@Mpyisi @BBCAfrica Absolutely; wouldn't agree more. On another front, if only we changed our education system, we wld lead in many fields.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. MK Ibrahim‏ @MKIbrahimSenior 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Great, but it's better to hear that 1 in 10 Nobel laureates for Medicine comes from Africa; Malaria could have been eradicated!

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      1. Word4U‏ @Word4rmdManger 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Mikel, Moses, Iwobi, Iheanacho, Musa, Success, Ighalo, Anichebe, that's 8 players of Nigeria descent and not 5. Correct please.

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      1. Ives Congo‏ @iveslema 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        did also know 1out 10 of french national team are african...😂😂😂😂😂😂

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      1. JosephJanerique‏ @JosephJanerique 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MimosaFawaz

        thats very impressive statistics

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      1. I AM STANLEY.‏ @Stanley7006 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Africa to the world! We taking over! 🤗😉

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      1. Joey®‏ @CITIZENjoey 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That's not strange, Africa is conquering the British empire in retaliation. Lol

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      2. Afeez‏ @OfficialAfeez 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @oluwashina Nigeria has 7not 5 players in the BPL ; Iwobi,Mikel,Moses,Kelechi,Isaac Promise,Ighalo and Anichebe

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      3. TWT‏ @tundebrooks 5 Sep 2016
        Replying to @OfficialAfeez

        8. You forgot Musa at Leicester @BBCAfrica @oluwashina

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Obi Kk Arthur‏ @kk_arthur 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @ColinUdoh "Mikel, Moses, Kelechi, Iwobi, Musa, Ighalo, Isaac Success."

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      3. TWT‏ @tundebrooks 5 Sep 2016
        Replying to @kk_arthur @BBCAfrica @ColinUdoh

        it's even 8. Anichebe is at Sunderland now.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Isika‏ @ItsIsika 5 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Did you know 70% of France national team are Africans? Now you know

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      1. Chygbo Peter‏ @PeterChygbo 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @oluwashina if I can remember Nigeria have more than five players, Mikel, ighalo, moses iwobi,nacho,MUSA,anichebe success

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      1. Afeez‏ @OfficialAfeez 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @oluwashina And possibly Ola Aina

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      1. Obi Kk Arthur‏ @kk_arthur 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @ColinUdoh "Nigeria has 7 players not 5" Correct your article BBC

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      1. Godfrey Santo‏ @GodfreySanto 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        thats nt news talent is in Africa n the whites knw that we jst luck mentorship

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      1. Jefe‏ @khwimanyirenda 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        ofcourse they are not hard to miss

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      1. felix nyirenda‏ @felixnyirenda9 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        that's on footballing front, but what's the racial of African youths heading to Europe chasing jobs that Europe exploited from Af

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      1. desabah™‏ @desabahh 4 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @ikaneza still few

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