African top scorers rank after Mohamed Salah’s lead in European Champions League.. INFOGRAPHIC

By Ahmad Essam

Wed, Feb 22, 2023 11:16 PM

Continue Mohammed SalahAfter scoring a goal against Real Madrid in the first leg of the European Champions League round of 16 tie at Anfield, the Liverpool star took his tally to 44 goals in the competition in his career run towards the record.

Despite Liverpool’s 5-2 defeat against Real Madrid, Salah became the top-scoring African player in the Champions League after equaling former Ivorian national team star Didier Drogba and Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez with 44 goals in the Champions League. 20 goals with his goal against Leipzig today. Following is the ranking of Africa’s top scorers in the European Champions League.

At the same time, after his goal against Real Madrid, Mohamed Salah topped the Champions League top scorer chart, surpassing Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe with 7 goals..

2022/2023 Champions League Top Scorers Ranking

1 –Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 8 goals.

2- Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) 7 goals.

3- Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) 6 goals.

4- Rafa Silva (Benfica) 5 goals.

5- Mislav Orsic (Dinamo Zagreb) 5 goals.

6- Joao Mario (Benfica) 5 goals.

7 –Mahdi Darmi (Porto) 5 goals.

8 –Erling Holland (Manchester City) 5 goals.

9 –Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) 5 goals.

10– Ramos (Benfica) 5 goals.

11 –Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) 4 goals.