Top 10 All Time African Cup Of Nations Scorers, Find Out Which Player Leads

As a way of getting our readers vest with historical scenes about the African cup of nations since its inception, sportsworldghana.com has lined up top 10 best scorers of all time in the competition 10. Kalusha Bwalya – Zambia Kalusha Bwalya is a Zambian former international footballer. He is Zambia's second-most capped player after Joseph Musonda, second all-time top goalscorer behind Godfrey Chitalu. In 1996 during the African nation’s cup in South Africa, he was adjudged the top scorer which he netted 5 goals in that tourney. All time he has 10 goals to his credit. 9. A. Joel Tiéhi – Ivory Coast He was a striker who played in the French Ligue 1 and for Ivory Coast. With his national team, he played at the 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998 African Cup of Nations, winning the 1992 edition. He netted 10 goals during all his appearances in the nations cup. Joel Tiéhi is Ivory Coast third top scorer in African cup of nations. 8. Ndaye Mulamba – DR Congo Pierre Ndaye Mulamba (born 4 November 1948)[1] nicknamed "Mutumbula" ("assassin") and "Volvo". is a former Association football midfielder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire. In Egypt 1974, Ndaye Mulamba was a household name to reckon with. The the said tournament, he netted 9 goals which went on to give him the accolade as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Entirely he has 10 goals to his credit. 7. Didier Drogba – Ivory Coast He needs no introduction in terms of goal scoring. Didier Tébily Yves Drogba is his name! In 2012 nations cup which was co-hosted in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea saw Drobga bagging home 3 goals second after Angola’s Manucho who also netted 3 goals. In subsequent African cup of nations he worked tirelessly to get his name in the all-time best scorers book. The former Chelsea striker scored 11 goals for Ivory Coast af AFCON before his retirement from international football. 6. Hossam Hassan – Egypt Hossam Hassan Hussein is an Egyptian retired footballer who played as a striker He is the current manager of Al-Masry in the Egyptian Premier League. A prolific goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 169 appearances. He is Egypt’s second goal scorer at African cup of nations with 11 goals. 5. Patrick Mboma – Cameroon Henri Patrick M'Boma Dem is a former Cameroonian football striker and the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroonian national team. He has 11 goal to his credit in all AFCON games. 4. Hassan El-Shazly – Egypt Hssan was described as a "devastating shooter" and "lethal with both feet". He is Egypt’s all time Africa cup of nation scorer with 13 goals. In 1963 he was the best scorer in the nation’s cup in Ghana. 3.Rashidi Yekini – Nigeria His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal. During his era with the Nigerian football team, Yekini scored 37 international goals and represented the nation in five major tournaments, including two World Cups where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. In Senegal 1992 and Tunisia 1994 he was given the accolade as the overall goal scorer with 4 goals and 5 goals respectively. In all he has scored 13 Nations Cup goals for the Super Eagles He was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993. 2. Laurent Pokou – Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou was a member of the Ivorian national team. As affectionately called L'homme d'Asmara (the man of Asmara) was twice the highest goalscorer of the Africa Cup of Nations, scoring six goals in the 1968 tournament in Ethiopia and eight in the 1970 edition in Sudan, including 5 in one match against Ethiopia, which Ivory Coast won 6-1. With 14 total goals, he is the tournament's second highest overall goalscorer in all time. 1. Samuel Eto'o – Cameroon Call him the most decorated African player of all time and YES you will be just like him if only you would love to be a footballer. LOL. He won the prestigious awards in 2003 ,2004,2005 and in 2010 as Africa’s Best footballer Of The Year. As a member of the Cameroon national team, Eto'o was a member of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament. He participated in six Africa Cup of Nations with his team picking up the ultimate twice during his playing days for the Cameroonian national team. Eto'o remains African all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations with 18 goals. Again Eto’o is Cameroon's all-time leading scorer and third most capped player, with 56 goals from 118 caps. He announced his retirement from international football on 27 August 2014.

Top 10 All Time African Cup Of Nations Scorers, Find Out Which Player Leads

Black Stars arrive in Oyem for AFCON quarter-finals [SEE PHOTOS]

Ex Black Stars Player Thinks Jordan Ayew Has Been Far Better Than Atsu At AFCON

⚽

RELATED POSTS

2027 AFCON Q: Medeama star Etse Dogli earns maiden Black Stars call-up for Somalia clash

Crystal Palace, Everton and Ipswich Town tracking Ghanaian striker Kelvin Yeboah

Black Stars captain earns Player of the Match award after maiden Sheffield United goal

Michael Baidoo delighted after injury return ends with first Plymouth Argyle goal

Ex Black Stars Player Thinks Jordan Ayew Has Been Far Better Than Atsu At AFCON

TOP STORIES

Marvin Senaya impresses defensively on first Auxerre start in Ligue 1

Young Hearts supporters hail Togbe Afede XIV after Hearts of Oak’s 3-0 victory

Hearts of Oak coach Nebojsa Kapor keeps set-piece coach’s identity under wraps after 3-0 victory

Jordan Ayew opens Sheffield United scoring account despite defeat to Charlton

LATEST TRENDING

Can Ghana’s Black Meteors overcome Libya to advance in U-23 AFCON qualifiers?

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Kofi Kyereh makes long-awaited Black Stars return after lengthy injury nightmare

GPL: Berekum Chelsea fight back to beat Asante Kotoko 2-1 in dramatic Premier League encounter

GPL: Hearts of Oak thrash Heart of Lions 3-0 to strengthen Premier League campaign

GO BACK IN TIME AND READ FROM...

Welcome Back!

Retrieve your password