CAF BEST NATIONAL GOAL SCORER OF XXI CENTURY


The CAF Best National Goal Scorer of XXI Century: Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o leads the ranking of best African goal-scorers in XXI century in the national leagues after the end of 2023.
He has scored 282 goals in the current century (and added 8 more in XX).
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco) is the most prolific active striker (229 goals). 
Six players in total have reached the 200-goal mark.

 BEST  NATIONAL  SCORERSCAF   
 IN XXI CENTURY2001-2023   
      
 PlayerNationalityGoals  
   XXIXXCareer
1Samuel Eto'OCameroon 2828290
2Abderrazak HamdallahMorocco229 229
3Pierre-Emerick AubameyangGabon224 224
4Ranti MartinsNigeria218 218
5Youssef El-ArabiMorocco215 215
6Mohamed SalahEgypt206 206


Only top national divisions are taken into account.
The players in bold are currently active.
Period: from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2023.