AFCON - MOHAMED SALAH IS THE 9th
AFCON: goal-scorers in most editions
The Mohamed Salah’s winner (picture) in a Egypt’s 2-1 win against Zimbabwe on 22 December meant his 5th goal-scoring Africa Cup of Nations edition.
Salah became the first Egyptian and the 9th player overall to score in 5+ editions of the tournament (listed below).
The record set by Zambia’s Kalusha Bwalya in 2000 and later matched by 3 oher players, is 6 scoring editions.
| AFRICA CUP | OF NATIONS | SCORERS | IN MOST EDITIONS | ||
| Player | Country | Ed. | Goals by edition | Participation | |
| 1 | Kalusha Bwalya | Zambia | 6 | 1-1-1-5-1-1 | 1986-92-94-96-98-00 |
| 2 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | 6 | 4-1-1-5-5-2 | 2000-02-04-06-08-10 |
| 3 | Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | 6 | 1-3-1-1-1-1 | 2008-10-12-13-15-17 |
| 4 | André Ayew | Ghana | 6 | 0-1-2-3-2-1-1-0 | 2008-10-12-15-17-19-21-23 |
| 5 | Abdoulaye Traoré | Ivory Coast | 5 | 3-2-2-1-1-0 | 1986-88-90-92-94-96 |
| 6 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 5 | 3-3-1-3-1 | 2006-08-10-12-13 |
| 7 | Yaya Touré | Ivory Coast | 5 | 1-1-0-1-2-1 | 2006-08-10-12-13-15 |
| 8 | Youssef Msakni | Tunisia | 5 | 0-2-1-0-1-2-1-0 | 2010-12-13-15-17-19-21-23 |
| 9 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 5 | 2-2-2-1-1 | 2017-19-21-23-25 |