• SaWaGaAz@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Since there is no player from any African nations that made it, here’s a few African footballers with the most international goals since 2000:

    1. Didier Drogba - 65 goals in 105 matches

    2. Samuel Eto’o - 56 goals in 118 matches

    3. Mohamed Salah - 55 goals in 94 matches

    4. Asamoah Gyan - 51 goals in 109 matches

    5. Islam Slimani - 44 goals in 96 matches

    For Oceania (including Australia):

    1. Tim Cahill - 50 goals in 108 matches

    2. Roy Krishna - 35 goals in 49 matches

    3. Chris Wood - 34 goals in 73 matches

    4. Commins Menapi - 34 goals in 37 matches

    • dimyo@alien.topB
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      10 months ago

      It looks really hard to score in African international matches.

      All the recent African Cup of Nations tournaments had 2 goals per game or fewer. Compared to the 2.7 average of the world cups.