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Africa’s Growing Premier League Influence

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Source: Statista

Grobbelaar, Drogba, Essien, Lauren, Toure, Salah. Just a small selection of the many brilliant players from Africa that have graced the Premier League since its inception in the 1992/93 season. Africa’s influence in the top flight of English football is undeniable, but it is something which has taken time to establish and grow.

As this infographic shows, Africa contributed just 0.9 percent of all players in the opening Premier League season. Since then though, this figure has steadily grown (with natural fluctuations). In the 2000/01 season, 3.7 percent of all Premier League professionals were from African countries – Kanu and Shola Ameobi just two famous examples.

In 2018/19, the three joint-top scorers in the league, each with 22 goals, were Salah, Mané and Aubameyang – from Egypt, Senegal and Gabon, respectively. In the current season, 7.0 percent of all players are from Africa, with the aforementioned Salah considered by many to be the best attacking player in the world right now.

Africas Growing Premier League Influence

Record Super Bowl Ticket Prices Amid COVID Conditions

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Tickets for this year’s installment of the Super Bowl, played on Feb 7 in Tampa, Fla., are reselling at higher prices than last year. Tickets purchased on the secondary market for any Super Bowl Game tend to come at a high premium, as data from vendor TicketIQ shows. The average price of a ticket is currently at US$12,477, up from “only” US$8,404 last year. Secondary ticket prices are expected to rise in price until game day.

The explosion in price is tied to reduced capacity at the game due to coronavirus restrictions. Still, 22,000 people are expected to attend. 7,500 of them are already vaccinated medical personnel who will be receiving free tickets, according to the NFL.

Another year on record when resold tickets were especially pricey was 2015. According to TicketIQ, prices may vary depending on how many tickets are released to the public each year, whether competing teams come from wealthier cities and even on how easy it is for fans to reach the Super Bowl from their respective home towns. Which teams will play this year’s Super Bowl will be determined on Sunday.

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