Kanu Nwankwo, Efan Ekoku, 3 Other Nigerians Who Have Scored Premier League Hat Tricks

• Kanu Nwankwo leads the list of Nigerians who have scored a Premier League hat-trick
• The former Arsenal striker is joined by four other top Super Eagles players on the list
• Nigeria is one of the countries with good records in PL history when it comes to hat-tricks

Many Nigerian players have graced the English Premier League, but only a few have registered hat-tricks in the competition's history.

Scoring a treble of goals in a match in the Premier League is not easy, with top players like Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka still looking for their first hat-tricks in the competition.

Sports Brief celebrates five Super Eagles players who have scored three goals in a single Premier League game.

Nigerians who have scored Premier League hat-tricks

1. Kanu Nwankwo

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Kanu scored one of the most memorable hat-tricks in Premier League history and the greatest among the Nigerian scorers.

The former Ajax striker scored three goals within 15 minutes against Chelsea in the 1999-2000 season.

The Super Eagles legend turned Chelsea's 2-0 lead into a 3-2 victory for Arsenal in the London derby.

2. Efan Ekoku

The former Super Eagles striker scored four goals, including a hat-trick, in Wimbledon's 5-1 win over Everton in 1993.

3. Yakubu Ayegbeni

Yakubu holds the record for most goals scored by a Nigerian in the Premier League's history, and it would be awkward for him not to have a hat-trick in his cabinet.

The former Everton striker has four Premier League hat-tricks, a record for an African player.

4. Peter Osaze Odemwingie

The former Lille striker was one of the best Nigerians who played in the Premier League and bagged a hat-trick during his time with West Brom.

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The former Super Eagles forward scored a treble in West Brom's 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012.

5. Kelechi Iheanacho

The former Manchester City striker joined the league of Nigerians to score a Premier League hat-trick when he hit three goals in Leicester City's 5-0 win over Sheffield United in the 2020-21 season.

Nigerians with most assists in EPL history

Sports Brief earlier listed the Nigerians with the most assists in Premier League history after Alex Iwobi equalled Kanu's record against West Ham United.

The former Everton midfielder assisted Andreas Pereira's second goal against the Hammers as the Cottagers claimed a deserving 2-0 win over David Moyes' side.