Nigeria has once again showed she is one of the greatest footballing nations in the world with a respectable 10th position on the table of top scoring nationals in the history of the English Premier League.
When the nations of the world were ranked according to the goals their nationals have scored in the EPL on Tuesday, Nigeria ranked 10th with 471 goals as at the end of 2017.
Apart from the country’s leading all other African countries on the list, Nigeria also made the list ahead of top footballing countries like Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Germany.
The list, which was compiled by the PremiereLeague.com was expectedly topped by England with 10,826 goals. France are in second place with 1,477 goals while the Republic of Ireland came in the third position with 945 goals.
Scotland followed with 942 goals and with Netherland’s 904 goals, they complete the top five of goalscoring nations.
Coming in 14th globally and second among African countries were Ivory Coast with 321, followed closely at number 15 by Senegal with 314.
Burundi (for whom Gael Bigirimana scored ), Estonia, Gambia, Sierra Leone and St Kitts and Nevis hit the back of the net the least with one goal each.
Ragnar Klavan had in the game against Burnley on Monday made Estonia the 97th nation to have a player score in the Premier League.
The Full Table
| Nation | Goals | Nation | Goals |
| England | 10,826 | Egypt | 60 |
| France | 1,477 | Peru | 55 |
| Republic of Ireland | 945 | Mexico | 54 |
| Scotland | 942 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 52 |
| Netherlands | 904 | Greece | 52 |
| Wales | 898 | Slovakia | 47 |
| Spain | 673 | Ecuador | 45 |
| Norway | 510 | Switzerland | 44 |
| Belgium | 476 | Latvia | 43 |
| Nigeria | 471 | Romania | 43 |
| Argentina | 420 | Grenada | 37 |
| Italy | 414 | Montserrat | 36 |
| Brazil | 366 | Benin | 35 |
| Ivory Coast | 321 | Japan | 31 |
| Senegal | 314 | Paraguay | 31 |
| Jamaica | 270 | Guyana | 28 |
| Germany | 268 | Ukraine | 24 |
| Australia | 264 | Hungary | 21 |
| N Ireland | 237 | Venezuela | 21 |
| Denmark | 236 | New Zealand | 20 |
| Sweden | 221 | Congo | 18 |
| Portugal | 211 | Georgia | 17 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 178 | Bermuda | 13 |
| Iceland | 171 | Barbados | 12 |
| Uruguay | 168 | Guinea | 12 |
| Croatia | 163 | Tunisia | 12 |
| USA | 156 | Montenegro | 10 |
| Serbia | 150 | Gibraltar | 9 |
| Bulgaria | 135 | Belarus | 8 |
| Colombia | 123 | Kenya | 8 |
| Czech Rep | 122 | Curaçao | 7 |
| Finland | 107 | Iran | 7 |
| Russia | 104 | Liberia | 7 |
| Ghana | 100 | Honduras | 6 |
| S Africa | 98 | Armenia | 5 |
| Togo | 97 | Gabon | 5 |
| Cameroon | 95 | China | 4 |
| Austria | 89 | Macedonia | 4 |
| Morocco | 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 |
| Chile | 78 | Slovenia | 3 |
| Congo DR | 77 | Angola | 2 |
| Turkey | 75 | Burkina Faso | 2 |
| Israel | 72 | Poland | 2 |
| S Korea | 72 | Burundi | 1 |
| Algeria | 66 | Estonia | 1 |
| Mali | 66 | Gambia | 1 |
| Canada | 64 | Sierra Leone | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 63 | St Kitts and Nevis | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 61 |
