Africans in the EPL – club-by-club breakdown

With the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League set to kick-off this weekend, AfricanFootball brings you a club-by-club breakdown of the African players spread amongst the 20 teams.

There are a total of 46 African players in the first team squads in the Premier League, with the total boosted in the past week by the arrivals of Chancel Mbemba (Newcastle United), Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa), Max Gradel (Bournemouth) and Yohan Benalouane (Leicester City).

Chelsea’s Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah is not included in the tally, as he is set to complete a loan move to Roma in Italy (though this remains incomplete due to complications over a supposed contract with Fiorentina).

Only three teams – Arsenal, Manchester United and Sunderland – have no African players in their ranks.

Africans in the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League

First team squads only – Correct as of the morning of August 5, 2015

Arsenal: Alex Iwobi (Nigeria)
Aston Villa: Idrissa Gueye (Senegal), Jordan Ayew (Ghana), Rudy Gestede (Benin)
Bournemouth: Tokelo Rantie (South Africa), Christian Atsu (Ghana), Max Gradel (Ivory Coast)
Chelsea: John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses , Ola Aina ( Nigeria), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) (Mohamed Salah set to be loaned to Roma, move still incomplete)
Crystal Palace: Yannick Bolasie (DR Congo), Pape Souare (Senegal), Marouane Chamakh (Morocco), Kwesi Appiah (Ghana), Adlene Guedioura (Algeria)
Everton: Arouna Kone (Ivory Coast), Steven Pienaar (South Africa)
Leicester City: Jeff Schlupp (Ghana), Riyad Mahez (Algeria), Yohan Benalouane (Tunisia)
Liverpool: Kolo Toure (Ivory Coast)
Manchester City: Wilfried Bony, Yaya Toure (both Ivory Coast) (Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)
Manchester United: None in first-team squad
Newcastle United: Papiss Cisse (Senegal), Cheick Tiote (Ivory Coast), Mehdi Abeid (Algeria), Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo)
Norwich City: Youssouf Mulumbu (DR Congo), Sebastian Bassong (Cameroon), Adel Gafaiti (Algeria)
Southampton: Sadio Mane (Senegal), Victor Wanyama (Kenya)
Stoke City: Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria), Mame Biram Diouf (Senegal)
Sunderland: None in first-team squad
Swansea City: Andre Ayew (Ghana), Modou Barrow (Gambia)
Tottenham Hotspur: Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria) Bamidele Alli(Nigeria)
Watford: Odion Ighalo (Nigeria), Essaid Belkalim (Algeria), Allan Nyom (Cameroon)
West Bromwich Albion: Brown Ideye, Victor Anichebe (both Nigeria), Stephane Sessegnon (Benin)
West Ham United: Cheikhou Kouyate, Diafra Sakho (both Senegal), Modibo Maiga (Mali)