Ranking the Top 5 greatest African strikers of all time
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- 12 Aug 2022
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Africa has been a superb hub for football talents for generations and continues to produce top players for clubs around the world. This list of the Top 5 greatest African strikers will focus squarely on those players who played primarily as strikers for club and country.
Names like Nwankwo Kanu, Hossam Hassan Hossam, Roger Milla, Asamoah Gyan, Abedi Pele and George Weah and Samuel Eto’O helped put the continent on the global map with their incredible abilities in front of goal.
But who are the greatest strikers to have come out of Africa? Here is our top 5 greatest African strikers of all time.
5. Abedi Pele (Ghana)
Arguably one of the best players to come out of Ghana and Africa, Abedi Pele remains a legend of the game.
The father of Dede and Jordan Ayew was the first African player to be nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1992.
Pele played a key role in the team that led Marseille to their first and only UEFA Champions League title in 1993. He was Ghana’s all-time top scorer with 33 goals in 73 before Asamoah Gyan leapfrogged him.
4. Roger Milla (Cameroon)
Roger Milla is renowned for being the oldest player to score at the World Cup, a feat he achieved on two occasions, at the ages of 38 and 42. By all means, any list of the greatest African strikers of all time would not be complete without him. Read More...
