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Ola Aina ranks ex-CAF Player of the Year winners ahead of Jay Jay Okocha

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina was a guest on Premier League's blind ranks where he picked his top five including Nigerian legends Austin Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo.

Super Eagles defender Ola Aina has weighed in on the debate over the greatest African players in Premier League history, placing Chelsea icon Didier Drogba ahead of Nigerian legends Austin Jay-Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo.

Aina, who currently plays Nottingham Forest, was the guest on a special Premier League and EA Sports blind ranking segment, where he revealed his top five African greats to have graced the English topflight.

Aina ranks Ivorians higher than Okocha, Kanu

After naming the likes of Kanu Nwankwo and Austin 'Jay-Jay' Okocha, Aina saved the highest praise for Ivorian superstar Drogba, who he ranked as the number one African player in Premier League history.