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International Football - African Cup of Nations
Most Goals Scored Overall (Player)
This list features the players with the most goals scored in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations.
RANK | PLAYERS | NATION | APPEARANCES | GOALS | YEARS |
1 | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | 29 | 18 | 1997–2014 |
2 | Laurent Pokou | Ivory Coast | 13 | 14 | 1967–1980 |
3 | Rashidi Yekini | Nigeria | 24 | 13 | 1984–1998 |
4 | Badawi Abdelfattah | Egypt | 2 | 12 | 1960–1966 |
5 | Hassan El-Shazly | Egypt | 10 | 12 | 1961–1974 |
6 | Patrick Mboma | Cameroon | 17 | 11 | 1995–2004 |
7 | Hossam Hassan | Egypt | 21 | 11 | 1985–2006 |
8 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 24 | 11 | 2002–2014 |
9 | Ndaye Mulamba | DR Congo | 9 | 10 | 1967–1976 |
10 | Santos | Tunisia | 12 | 10 | 1962–1970 |
11 | Joël Tiéhi | Ivory Coast | 15 | 10 | 1987–1999 |
12 | Kalusha Bwalya | Zambia | 23 | 10 | 1983–2004 |
13 | André Ayew | Ghana | 36 | 10 | 2007–present |
References
Transfermarkt. (2025). Africa Cup of Nations – All-time top goalscorers. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.com/africa-cup-of-nations/torschuetzenliste/pokalwettbewerb/AFCN/plus/0/galerie/0?saison_id=gesamt (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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