See where Africa’s top goal scorers for this European soccer season come from
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané lead today's generation of goal-scoring African soccer stars in Europe.
Mohamed Salah had another prolific season in the English Premier League. In the nine-month season that ended on Sunday May 22, Salah totaled 23 goals for Liverpool, taking his English career total to 120 in 193 games, an average of more than one goal every two games. No African player in Europe’s major soccer leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium) scored as many as Salah. He also assisted more goals for his teammates than any other player in England.
The same day the season wrapped, Salah was awarded the golden boot (shared with Heung-min Son, of Tottenham Hotspurs), his third in the last five seasons. It’s strong evidence that he is one of the best soccer players in the league’s 30-year existence.
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