African cup of Nations is an international association football events in Africa. It was created by the Confederation of African football (CAF) and was first held in 1957.

Here are the top 10 African Cup of nations all time Leading Scorers.

8. MENGISTU WORKU– Ethiopia (10 Goals).

MENGISTU worku Ethiopian football legend Mengistu worku was tag as the finest Ethiopian footballer of all time. He is famous due to his role in the final of African Nations Cup 1962 edition,and also head the Ethiopia National football team to the 1982 African Nations Cup in Libya. He scored a total of 10 Goals in African cup of Nations competition.



8. JOEL TIEHI- Ivory Coast (10 Goals).

Joel tiehi The Ivorian international played in 4 African Cup of nations events,winning the 1992 edition in Senegal. He has a record of 10 Goals in the tournament.



8. KALUSHA BWALYA- Zambia (10 Goals).

Kalusha Bwalya Kalusha Bwalya was a former Zambia international football Legend and current President of football association of Zambia. He featured in many games in the African cup of Nations events scoring a total of 10 Goals.



5. DIDIER DROGBA – Ivory Coast (11 Goals).

Didier Drogba - ivory coast The Ivorian international and former Chelsea striker is one of the best footballer in Africa. He was the former Captain of the Ivory Coast National team and won the African footballer of the year award in 2006 and 2009. He has a record of 11 goals in the tournament.



5. HOSSAM HASSAN – Egypt (11 Goals).

Hossam hassan of Egypt Hassam Hassan was a former Egyptian National team striker. He played in seven African cup of Nations competitions scoring 11 goals. He’s the current manager of Al-lttihad Alexandria in the Egyptian Premier League.



5. PATRICK MBOMA – Cameroon (11 Goals).


Patrick Mboma was a prolific goal scorer for Cameroon in African cup of Nations. He won the tournament twice in the year 2000 and 2002.He also scored a total of 11 goals in the competition.



4. HASSAN EL-SHAZLY- Egypt (12 Goals).

Top 10 African Cup of nations all time Leading Scorers He was a retired Egyptian footballer. And hold a record of highest goal scorer in Egyptian Premier League. He featured in many matches for Egypt National team at the African cup of Nations and scored a record of 12 goals.



3. RASHIDI YEKINI – Nigeria (13 Goals).

Top 10 African Cup of nations all time Leading Scorers The former Nigeria National team top Striker led his country to victory in Tunisia 1994 African cup of Nations event and was named the best player of the tournament. He has record of 13 goals in the African prestigious football Competition.



2. LAURENT POKOU – Ivory Coast (14 Goals).

Top 10 African Cup of nations all time Leading Scorers He was a former striker of the Ivorian National team who won the highest goals scorer in 1968 and 1970 edition of African cup of Nations. He’s on the number two spot with a total of 14 goals.



1. SAMUEL ETO’O – Cameroon (18 Goals).

Top 10 African Cup of nations all time Leading Scorers The number one highest goals scorer in the history of African cup of Nations is Samuel Eto’o Fil with an astonished total of 18 goals in the tournament. He is the most decorated African footballer of all time, winning the African Player award for four times. The former Barcelona player ranked third in the world by FIFA in 2005.

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