Gouiri outshines Salah and Mané to top Africa stars in 2026

Algerian international Amine Gouiri, forward for Olympique Marseille, continues to impress in 2026, topping the list of African players with the most goal contributions, ahead of a group of the continent's top stars, including Egyptian Mohamed Salah and Senegalese Sadio Mané.

Olympique Marseille's striker has established himself as a leading figure thanks to his impressive goal-scoring and assist statistics, confirming his presence among the top African attacking players this year, according to statistics based on total goals and assists.

Amine Gouiri has outperformed Mohamed Salah, Teji Savanier, and Victor Osimhen in recent performances.

According to the figures published by the French account 'PopFoot' on the 'X' platform, as of November 10, 2026, Amine Gouiri has reached 23 goals and 7 assists, totaling 30 goal contributions, placing him first among African players.

Guinea's Serhou Guirassy finished second with 26 contributions, scoring 23 goals and providing 3 assists. This tally matches that of Nigeria's Victor Osimhen, who also netted 23 goals, with 20 for Galatasaray and 3 for the Nigeria national team, along with 3 assists.

Mohamed Salah has equaled the duo, having scored 19 goals, including 18 for Liverpool and one for the national team of Morocco, along with providing 7 assists, bringing his total contributions to 26 goals.

Sadio Mané ranks fifth with 22 goal contributions, having scored 14 goals, including 11 with Al Nassr and 3 with his national team, while also providing 8 assists.

Moroccan Ismael Saibari finished sixth with a total of 21 contributions, having scored 17 goals, including 11 with clubs and 6 with the Morocco national team, and provided 4 assists.

Algerian Riyad Mahrez ranks seventh with 15 contributions, having scored 10 goals, including 7 with clubs and 3 with the Algeria national team, and provided 5 assists. Meanwhile, Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang occupies the eighth position with 13 contributions, having scored 11 goals and provided 2 assists.

Amine Gouiri has a chance to write a new history for Algeria.

Marseille's striker is on the verge of achieving a remarkable feat for Algerian football, should he maintain his performance and scoring rates until the end of the year. He could become the first Algerian player to top the list of the most goal contributions among African stars in a single year since at least 2015.

Records from previous years reveal a clear dominance by Mohamed Salah on this list, as he topped it in 2017 and 2018, and continued his superiority from 2020 to 2024, with the exception of 2019 when Senegalese Sadio Mané made progress.

In 2025, Guinean Serhou Guirassy took the lead with 43 goal contributions, leaving Gouiri with a significant challenge to continue shining and compete for a historic achievement before the curtain falls on 2026.