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The Africa Cup of Nation's All-Time Leading Scorers

The Africa Cup of Nation's All-Time Leading Scorers

All eyes are on the Africa Cup of Nations at the moment – here are the competition's all-time leading scorers, courtesy of statistics website Transfermarkt.com.

Tired of reading? Click through the gallery about to see AFCON's all-time leading goalscorers, as per Transfermarkt.

According to the website, former FC Barcelona and Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o leads the charts with 19 goals in in 29 matches in the tournament.

In second place is former Chelsea and Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba, with 18 goals. The former Blues striker played in nine editions of the competition, and featured in 29 matches in total.

Third place is shared by three different players in Tunisian Issam Jemaa, Angola's Manucho and Zambian legend Christopher Katongo, who are all on 15 goals. The former Zambia captain played 32 games to get his goals, while Manucho and Jemaa only need 24 and 28 games respectively.

Here is Transfermarkt's AFCON Top 10 All-Time Leading Scorers

1) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) – Goals: 19

2) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) – Goals: 18

3) Issam Jemaa (Tunisia) – Goals: 15

4) Christopher Katongo (Zambia) – Goals: 15

5) Manucho (Angola) – Goals: 15

6) Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) – Goals: 14

7) Gervinho (Ivory Coast) – Goals: 13

8) El Arbi Hillel Soudani (Algeria) – Goals: 13

9) Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast) – Goals: 13

10) Stephane Sessegnon (Benin) – Goals: 12

Do you think we could see Gyan climb up the list after this year's competition? Have your say in the comments section below. 

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