VICTOR OSIMHEN, CAF NUMBER 1 IN 2025
The CAF Best Goal Scorer 2025: Victor Osimhen
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen became the most prolific scorer in 2025 among African players. He has scored 46 goals, 37 of which for Galatasaray in all competitions and 9 for his national team.
Gabon’s Denis Bouanga (38 goals) and Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy (36) are also on African scoring podium.
Osimhen’s total is the highest for African players since 2019, when Morocco’s Abderrazak Hamdallah has notched 57 goals.
THE RANKING AFC 2025
| CAF | TOP | GOAL SCORERS 2025 | ||||||
| Player | Total | DL | DC | ICC | NT | Country | Clubs (Leagues) | |
| 1 | Victor Osimhen | 46 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | Nigeria | Galatasaray (Turkey) |
| 2 | Denis Bouanga | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | Gabon | Los Angeles (USA) | |
| 3 | Serhou Guirassy | 36 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | Guinea | Borussia Dortmund (Germany) |
| 4 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 33 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 6 | Morocco | Olympiakos (Greece) |
| 5 | Fabio Abreu | 33 | 28 | 4 | 1 | Angola | Beijing Guoan (China) | |
| 6 | Youssef En-Nesyri | 31 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Morocco | Fenerbahçe (Turkey) |
| 7 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | Gabon | Marseille (France), Al Qadisiya (Saudi Arabia) |
| 8 | Oussama Lamlioui | 28 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Morocco | Berkane |
| 9 | Franculino | 27 | 22 | 1 | 4 | Guinea-Bissau | Midtjylland (Denmark) | |
| 10 | Sadio Mané | 26 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Senegal | Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 11 | Aimen Mahious | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | Algeria | Belouizdad, Kabylie | |
| 12 | Mohamed Salah | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Egypt | Liverpool (England) |
| 13 | Rogers Mato | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | Uganda | Vardar (North Macedonia) | |
| 14 | Samir Hadji | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | Morocco | Dudelange (Luxembourg) | |
| 15 | Ismael Saibari | 24 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Morocco | PSV (Netherlands) |
| 16 | Firas Chaouat | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | Tunisia | Etoile Sahel, Club Africain | |
| 17 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | Togo | Al Ain (UAE) | |
| 18 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 23 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Morocco | Al Shabab, Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) |
All goals at top senior level are counted: domestic (top national and regional) leagues (DL), domestic cups (DC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 December 2025.
Tie-breakers: 1) more international goals (ICC + NT), 2) more goals for national team (NT), 3) stronger league (by IFFHS ranking), 4) goals in domestic leagues (DL).
The scorers from leagues below top 100 are not classified.