CAF Champions League: The top 25 all-time leading scorers

The top 25 leading scorers in the CAF Champions League

Africa 19 September 2025 at 06:51

CAF Champions League: The top 25 all-time leading scorers

Mohamed Aboutreika@RFI

The race for the top scorer title promises to be one of the main attractions of the 2025-2026 CAF Champions League.

This new edition of the premier African club competition will feature several proven goal-getters, including Congolese striker Fiston Mayelé (Pyramids - Egypt), Franco-Ivorian Florian Danho (Espérance de Tunis - Tunisia), Moroccan Oussama Lamlioui (RS Berkane - Morocco), Namibian Peter Shalulile (Sundowns - South Africa), and more.

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Below is the ranking of the top scorers in the CAF Champions League since its inception:

Ranking of top scorers in the CAF Champions League

#	Name	Position	Country	Age	Clubs	Matches	Goals
1	Mohamed Aboutreika	Attacking midfielder	Egypt	35	Al Ahly FC	88	31
2	Trésor Mputu	Second striker	DR Congo	35	For 2 clubs	69	31
3	Emad Meteb	Centre forward	Egypt	34	Al Ahly FC	74	24
4	Fiston Mayele	Centre forward	DR Congo	30	For 3 clubs	37	22
5	Flávio	Centre forward	Angola	29	For 2 clubs	55	21
6	Hussein El Shahat	Left winger	Egypt	32	Al Ahly FC	70	20
7	Clatous Chama	Attacking midfielder	Zambia	33	For 3 clubs	63	20
8	Ally Samatta	Centre forward	Tanzania	22	For 2 clubs	40	20
9	Dioko Kaluyituka	Centre forward	DR Congo	24	TP Mazembe	34	19
10	Peter Shalulile	Centre forward	Namibia / South Africa	31	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	50	18
11	Edward Sadomba	Centre forward	Zimbabwe	30	For 3 clubs	44	18
12	Youcef Belaïli	Left winger	Algeria	33	For 2 clubs	59	17
13	Walid Soliman	Right winger	Egypt	37	Al Ahly FC	82	17
14	Kahraba	Centre forward	Egypt	30	For 2 clubs	43	17
15	Mohamed Barakat	Right winger	Egypt	36	Al Ahly FC	68	16
16	Percy Tau	Right winger	South Africa	30	For 2 clubs	61	15
17	Themba Zwane	Attacking midfielder	South Africa	35	Mamelodi Sundowns FC	78	15
18	Yannick N'Djeng	Centre forward	Cameroon	25	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	39	15
19	Mohamed Abdelrahman	Centre forward	Sudan	31	For 2 clubs	58	15
20	Tiago Azulão	Centre forward	Brazil	36	CA Petróleos Luanda	44	15
21	Ali Maâloul	Left back	Tunisia	34	For 2 clubs	97	14
22	Oussama Darragi	Attacking midfielder	Tunisia / Algeria	31	For 2 clubs	47	14
23	Mudathir Careca	Centre forward	Sudan	29	Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)	58	14
24	Mohamed Sherif	Centre forward	Egypt	27	Al Ahly FC	41	14
25	Jackson Muleka	Centre forward	DR Congo	20	TP Mazembe	30	14