Today, Alex Iwobi became the first Nigerian to make 300 Premier League appearances and he is now only the fifth African to get into this elite class of players.
Iwobi made his 300th appearance at Newcastle United, who snatched a late winner at home.
A breakdown of his appearances according to various clubs is as follows:
Arsenal – 100 appearances
Everton – 123 appearances
Fulham – 77 appearances
He is now the fifth African player with the highest number of appearances in the English top league as he could soon overtake Jordan Ayew, who has made 305 appearances.
Kolo Toure is the highest with 353 appearances, Mohamed Salah has 309 appearances, same with Wilfred Saha.
