African goal scorers in the history of the UEFA Champions League
African goal scorers in the history of the UEFA Champions League
From the illustrious Samuel Eto’o son, historic double scorer in the 2009 and 2012 finals , to the Egyptian superstar Mohamed Salah, passing by the legendary Didier Drogba, several ambassadors of the “Mother Continent” have left their mark beautiful of European competitions. Find the Top 10 of the best African scorers in the history of the UEFA Champions League:
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It would therefore be appropriate to shed light on the performance of our African representatives in the most prestigious of club competitions with the ranking of the best African scorers in the history of the “Big Ears Cup”.
Didier Drogba, undisputed King!
If the statistics are sometimes simplistic, they nevertheless confirm a certainty: the legendary Didier Drogba , worthy ambassador of Africa across Europe, still sits on the pantheon of the best African pyrotechnicians in the history of the LdC and this, more seven years after leaving European courts (in 2015).
The Elephant still has a good lead over Mohamed Salah (2nd) with 44 goals scored, against 41 scored by the Pharaohs. The essential Samuel Eto’o son , triple winner of the event with FC Barcelona and Inter (2006, 2009 and 2010) completes the podium with 30 achievements in his pocket.
Photo: Didier Drogba
The Cameroonian “Big 9” is ahead of the Senegalese spearhead of Liverpool Sadio Mané (24 goals) as well as the former Ivorian gunner of CSKA Moscow, Seydou Doumbia (19 goals).
Here is the Top 10 of the best African scorers in the history of the Champions League:
(Ranking established on September 13, 2022)
44 goals: Didier Drogba (CIV – Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)
41: Mohamed Salah (EGY – Basel, Roma, Liverpool)
33: Samuel Eto’o (CMR – Real Madrid, Mallorca, Barcelona, Inter, Chelsea)
24: Sadio Mané (SEN – Salzburg, Liverpool)
19: Seydou Doumbia (CIV – CSKA Moscow, Basel, Sporting CP)
17: Riyad Mahrez (ALG – Leicester City, Manchester City)
15: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (GAB – Borussia Dortmund)
14: Vincent Aboubakar (CMR – Porto, Beşiktaş)
14: George Weah (LIB – Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan)
14: Emmanuel Adebayor (TGO – Monaco, Arsenal, Real Madrid)
Africa’s top scorers in the knockout stage:
15 goals: Sadio Mané (SEN – Salzburg, Liverpool)
14 goals: Didier Drogba (CIV – Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)
11 goals: Mohamed Salah (EGY – Basel, Roma, Liverpool)
10 goals: Samuel Eto’o (CMR – Real Madrid, Mallorca, Barcelona, Inter, Chelsea)
7 goals: Emmanuel Adebayor (TGO – Monaco, Arsenal, Real Madrid)
7 goals: Riyad Mahrez (ALG – Leicester City, Manchester City)
