CAF BEST NATIONAL GOALSCORERS XXI CENTURY
The CAF Best National Goal Scorer of XXI Century after 2024: Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o (picture) leads the ranking of best African goal-scorers in XXI century in the national leagues after the end of 2024.
He has scored 282 goals in the current century (and added 8 more in XX).
Abderrazak Hamdallah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mohamed Salah keep a scoring pace with decent chances to level Eto'o in couple of years.
Seven players have reached the 200-goal mark (Baghdad Bounedjah did it in 2024).
| BEST GOAL-SCORERS | XXI CENTURY | 2001-2024 | ||||
| NATIONAL LEAGUES | CAF | |||||
| Player | XXI | XX | Total | Nationality | Career | |
| 1 | Samuel Eto'O | 282 | 8 | 290 | Cameroon | 1997-2019 |
| 2 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 243 | 243 | Morocco | 2010- | |
| 3 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 242 | 242 | Gabon | 2009- | |
| 4 | Mohamed Salah | 229 | 229 | Egypt | 2009- | |
| 5 | Youssef El-Arabi | 223 | 223 | Morocco | 2008- | |
| 6 | Ranti Martins | 218 | 218 | Nigeria | 2004-2016 | |
| 7 | Baghdad Bounedjah | 203 | 203 | Algeria | 2011- |
Only top national divisions are taken into account.
The players in bold are currently active.
Period: from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2024