Mohamed Salah has lengthy established himself as Egypt’s greatest star, persistently making an affect for the nationwide crew in World Cup qualifying. In his newest outing, he added one other milestone to his outstanding profession, changing into the all-time high scorer in African World Cup qualifiers, pulling forward of legends like Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba, and Sadio Mané.
Chasing a spot on the 2026 World Cup in the US, Canada, and Mexico, Egypt confronted Djibouti on Matchday 9 of the CAF qualifiers. Salah discovered the online twice — within the 14th and 84th minutes — to guide Egypt to a 3–0 victory. The win stored the Pharaohs atop Group A and secured their ticket to subsequent 12 months’s event.
These two targets additionally cemented Salah’s place in historical past because the main scorer in CAF World Cup qualifying. In 29 appearances for Egypt, the Liverpool ahead has now tallied 20 targets — the primary participant ever to achieve that mark — together with 12 assists.
The place do legends Eto’o, Drogba, and Mané stand?
Whereas no African nation has but lifted the World Cup trophy, the continent has produced world-class strikers who’ve made their mark on the worldwide stage. Amongst them are Champions League winners and African icons akin to Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba, and Salah’s former Liverpool teammate, Sadio Mané.
Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o, and Senegal’s Sadio Mane.
Samuel Eto’o constructed probably the most profitable careers in European soccer, successful 4 Champions League titles with Actual Madrid, Barcelona, and Inter Milan. Main Cameroon to the 2002, 2010, and 2014 World Cups, Eto’o scored 18 targets in 29 qualifying matches — rating second all-time in Africa.
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One other striker who outlined an period, particularly within the Premier League with Chelsea, was Didier Drogba. The Ivorian nice additionally scored 18 targets, attaining that mark in simply 19 qualifiers. Alongside Eto’o and Algerian ahead Islam Slimani, Drogba as soon as shared the highest spot — till Salah surpassed all of them.
As for Sadio Mané, the Senegalese ahead — and Salah’s former teammate at Liverpool — stays his nation’s all-time high scorer with 44 targets, a full 26 forward of the following participant. Nonetheless, in World Cup qualifying, Mané sits additional down the listing, rating sixteenth general with 9 targets in 29 matches.
