Most Goals in the Africa Cup of Nations — All Time

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Most Goals in the Africa Cup of Nations — All Time

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Key Findings

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Hossam Hassan (Egypt) and Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) are level at the top on 18 Goals in Africa Cup of Nations.

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Average Goals in Africa Cup of Nations: 12.63 · median: 11.

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Gap: Hossam Hassan (Egypt) is 2× larger than Ndaye Mulamba (Zaire).

About This Dataset

Most Goals in the Africa Cup of Nations — All Time

Players ranked by total goals scored across all editions of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) since the tournament began in 1957. Hossam Hassan of Egypt and Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon both hold the all-time record with 18 goals each — with Hassan's tally accumulated across an extraordinary 18-year international career spanning from 1985 to 2006 and seven AFCON tournaments.

Analysis

Hossam Hassan (Egypt) and Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) are level at the top on 18 Goals in Africa Cup of Nations. Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast) follows on 14. Neither of them dominates the field: each holds 17.8% of the combined total of all 8. The other 6 are bunched between 9 and 14.

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8 categories · 1 year

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Hossam Hassan (Egypt)

Goals in Africa Cup of Nations · All Time

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Goals in Africa Cup of Nations

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Goals in Africa Cup of Nations
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

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Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Goals in Africa Cup of Nations · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	Hossam Hassan (Egypt)	18
🥈	Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)	18
🥉	Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast)	14
4	Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)	12
5	Patrick Mboma (Cameroon)	10
6	Sadio Mane (Senegal)	10
7	Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)	10
8	Ndaye Mulamba (Zaire)	9

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Cup_of_Nations Visit ↗

2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Eto%27o Visit ↗

3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent_Pokou Visit ↗

4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Drogba Visit ↗

5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Mboma Visit ↗

6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadio_Man%C3%A9 Visit ↗

7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asamoah_Gyan Visit ↗

8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ndaye_Mulamba Visit ↗

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