The CAF Best Goal Scorers in 1st Quarter of XXI Century
Samuel Eto’o is the only African player to score 400 top-level goals in the 1st Quarter of XXI Century.
Regarding the century ranking, he should be surpassed soon by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mohamed Salah (PICTURES), who are pretty close to him.
Both have a good chance of breaking the Cameroonian’s record (411).
Seven African players have reached the 300-goal mark; one of them did it in 2025 (Youssef El-Arabi).
DL – domestic leagues (national and regional top tiers),
DC – relevant domestic cups,
ICC – international club competitions,
NT – national team.
Tie-breaker: more international goals (ICC + NT).
Period: from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2025 (for the ranking XXI)
| BEST GOAL-SCORERS | XXI | CENTURY | 2001- | 2025 | ||||||
| CAF | 1st | QUARTER | ||||||||
| Player | Nationality | Career | XXI | XX | Total | DL | DC | ICC | NT | |
| 1 | Samuel Eto’O | Cameroon | 1997-2019 | 410 | 13 | 423 | 282 | 28 | 49 | 51 |
| 2 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | 2009- | 393 | 393 | 258 | 36 | 59 | 40 | |
| 3 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 2009- | 392 | 392 | 245 | 20 | 62 | 65 | |
| 4 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Morocco | 2010- | 355 | 355 | 260 | 54 | 31 | 10 | |
| 5 | Baghdad Bounedjah | Algeria | 2011- | 344 | 344 | 216 | 53 | 40 | 35 | |
| 6 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 1999-2016 | 339 | 339 | 188 | 36 | 50 | 65 | |
| 7 | Youssef El-Arabi | Morocco | 2008- | 308 | 308 | 233 | 18 | 41 | 16 |