As featured on NewsNow: Football news

Liverpool striker Salah proud of African Premier League record

Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah is full of pride over his Premier League African record.

The Egyptian is now the highest goalscoring African in the Premier League.

Salah now has 153 goals in 251 Premier League games.

He told Sky Sports: "It makes me very proud to be the highest scoring African in the Premier League.

"Especially when I took the record from Didier Drogba, who I played with and I know how good he was, and he was more of a striker than a winger, I was proud."

Video of the day:

About the author

Paul Vegas

Have your say
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

  1. Go Ad-Free
  2. Faster site experience
  3. Support great writing
  4. Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free