The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is the main international men’s association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013.
All-Time Top 15 goal scorers in the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), their countries, and the number of goals scored.
Rank | Player | Team | Goals scored |
1 | Samuel Eto’o | Cameroon | 18 |
2 | Laurent Pokou | Ivory Coast | 14 |
3 | Rashidi Yekini | Nigeria | 13 |
4 | Hassan El-Shazly | Egypt | 12 |
5 | Patrick Mboma | Cameroon | 11 |
6 | Hossam Hassan | Egypt | 11 |
7 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 11 |
8 | Ndaye Mulamba | DR Congo | 10 |
9 | Francileudo Santos | Tunisia | 10 |
10 | Joel Tiéhi | Ivory Coast | 10 |
11 | Mengistu Worku | Ethiopia | 10 |
12 | Kalusha Bwalya | Zambia | 10 |
13 | André Ayew | Ghana | 10 |
14 | Manucho | Angola | 9 |
15 | Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | 9 |
16 | Abdoulaye Traoré | Ivory Coast | 9 |