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African countries have produced some of the continent’s most prolific international goalscorers, with several players setting remarkable records for their national teams.
Zambia’s Godfrey Chitalu leads the continent’s record books with 79 goals, followed by Malawi’s Kinnah Phiri with 71.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah moved to 70 goals after scoring twice against Malawi on Friday, overtaking former record holder Hossam Hassan, who finished his international career with 69.
Here are the all-time leading goalscorers for the 54 African national teams:
1. Zambia: Godfrey Chitalu, 79 goals
2. Malawi: Kinnah Phiri, 71 goals
3. Egypt: Mohamed Salah, 70 goals
4. Ivory Coast: Didier Drogba, 65 goals
5. Cameroon: Samuel Eto’o, 56 goals
6. Senegal: Sadio Mané, 56 goals
7. Ghana: Asamoah Gyan, 51 goals
8. Libya: Ahmed Ben Soueid, 50 goals
9. Algeria: Islam Slimani, 46 goals
10. Gabon: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 40 goals
11. Angola: Akwá, 39 goals
12. Nigeria: Rashidi Yekini, 37 goals
13. Zimbabwe: Peter Ndlovu, 37 goals
14. Morocco: Ahmed Faras, 36 goals
15. Tunisia: Issam Jemâa, 36 goals
16. Kenya: William Ouma and Michael Olunga, 35 goals each
17. Burkina Faso: Moumouni Dagano, 34 goals
18. Ethiopia: Getaneh Kebede, 33 goals
19. Guinea: Ibrahima Kandia Diallo, 33 goals
20. Togo: Emmanuel Adebayor, 32 goals
21. South Africa: Benni McCarthy, 31 goals
22. Mozambique: Tico-Tico, 30 goals
23. Uganda: Emmanuel Okwi, 28 goals
24. Sudan: Nasr Eddin Abbas, 27 goals
25. Equatorial Guinea: Emilio Nsue, 25 goals
26. Tanzania: Mrisho Ngasa and Simon Msuva, 25 goals each
27. Mali: Seydou Keita, 25 goals
28. Benin: Stéphane Sessègnon, 24 goals
29. Botswana: Jerome Ramatlhakwane, 24 goals
30. Rwanda: Olivier Karekezi, 24 goals
31. DR Congo: Dieumerci Mbokani, 22 goals
32. Niger: Victorien Adebayor, 22 goals
33. Cape Verde: Ryan Mendes, 22 goals
34. Comoros: El Fardou Ben Nabouhane, 20 goals
35. Namibia: Peter Shalulile, 20 goals
36. Burundi: Fiston Abdul Razak, 19 goals
37. Liberia: George Weah, 18 goals
38. Mauritius: Daniel Imbert, 17 goals
39. Eswatini: Sabelo Ndzinisa, 17 goals
40. Central African Republic: Louis Mafouta, 16 goals
41. Congo: Thievy Bifouma, 16 goals
42. Madagascar: Paulin Voavy, 15 goals
43. Lesotho: Jane Thaba Ntšo, 15 goals
44. Seychelles: Philip Zialor, 14 goals
45. Chad: Ezechiel N’Douassel, 14 goals
46. Gambia: Musa Barrow, 14 goals
47. Mauritania: Bessam, 13 goals
48. Djibouti: Samuel Akinbinu, 11 goals
49. São Tomé and Príncipe: Luís Leal, 11 goals
50. Guinea-Bissau: Nando Có and Mama Baldé, nine goals each
51. Sierra Leone: Mohamed Kallon and Kei Kamara, eight goals each
52. Eritrea: Ali Sulieman and Yidnekachew Shimangus, six goals each
53. South Sudan: James Moga and Tito Okello, six goals each
54. Somalia: Abdullahi Mohamed and Mohamed Nur, three goals each. (The Nation)
