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Statistics correct as of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe on 13 June 2022 Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward. Obafemi Martins (18 goals) played his last match for the national team in a 2-0 victory in a World Cup Qualifier against Swaziland on November 17, 2015. #
A total of over 2,700 goals have been scored in matches across the 22 final tournaments of the men's FIFA World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. [1] Since the first goal scored by French player Lucien Laurent in 1930 , [ 2 ] nearly 1,300 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, [ 3 ] of whom 101 have ...
He surpassed Nzué Nguema's record of 23 goals on 8 September 2018, when he scored in a 1–1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw against Burundi. [ 5 ] Aubameyang's only international hat-trick came in a 4−1 FIFA World Cup qualification home win against Niger on 15 June 2013, where all three goals were penalties, [ 6 ] and he netted twice ...
First goal in international club competitions: (against Al-Ahly Benghazi, 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs first round, 30 April 1976); Most league goals scored in a season: 63 (in 30 matches, 1975–76 Algerian Championnat National); Fewest league goals scored in a season: 8 (in 14 matches, 1997–98 Algerian Championnat National);
Ad-Diba was the first ever player to score a hat-trick in an Africa Cup of Nations match; he scored four for Egypt in a 4–0 victory against Ethiopia on 16 February 1957, the final match of the inaugural tournament. [4] [5] Ad-Diba was also the first ever top goalscorer for an Africa Cup of Nations tournament, scoring 5 goals for Egypt in 1957 ...
As of 23 January 2024, he has scored 45 goals in 101 appearances since his debut on 2 June 2012. On 8 October 2021, Slimani scored a brace in a 6–1 heavy victory over Niger in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match to become the Algeria's all-time top scorer with 39 goals, surpassing Abdelhafid Tasfaout who held the record with 36 goals for ...
1994: Nigeria scored the biggest African win at the World Cup Finals, 3–0 over Bulgaria; 1994: Roger Milla of Cameroon, the oldest player to score at World Cup Finals, aged 42, against Russia. (Russia won the match 6–1) 1998: Youssef Chippo of Morocco. first African to score an own goal at the World Cup, in the 2–2 draw against Norway on ...
Most goals scored in an international match: 13 – Archie Thompson, Australia 31–0 American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 11 April 2001 [44] Most goals scored in an international club match: 7 [45] Godfrey Chitalu, Kabwe Warriors 9–0 Majantja, 1972 African Cup of Champions Clubs, 6 February 1972