Soccer News of Thursday, 2 May 2024
Source: www.sportsbrief.com
Sadio Mane, Odion Ighalo, Riyad Mahrez, and many other African superstars in the Saudi Professional League are ranked among the best in goalscoring this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo is currently the top scorer in the SPL with 29 goals, but the African players in the league are not left out.
In this piece,we look at African players with the most goals in the Saudi Pro League this season.
African top scorers in Saudi Pro League
10. Amir Sayoud, Faiz Selemani, Musa Barrow, Assan Ceesay - 6 goals
The four African superstars are on six goals this season in the Saudi League, but they did it in a different number of games for their respective clubs.
The Gambian internationals Barrow and Ceesay have played in 18 and 19 games for their teams, respectively, this season.
On the other hand, Selemani and Sayoud notched up the same number of goals in 21 and 243 appearances, respectively.
9. Julio Tavares, Mohammed Fouzair, Khaled Narey - 7 goals
Tavares, Fouzair, and Narey all scored seven goals in the Saudi League this campaign, but the Moroccan winger did it in fewer games compared to others.
8. Mourad Batna, Franck Kessie, Karl Toko Ekambi - 8 goals
AFCON 2023 winner, Kessie, has been sensational since joining Al Ahli from Barcelona last summer. The Ivorian has featured in 25 games this season, finding the back of the net eight times.
Toko Ekambi switched clubs in January, leaving Abha for Al-Ettifaq. He has scored eight goals while representing both clubs in the league.