#1 Larbi Ben Barek "La Perle Noire"
- Pro Period : 1934 - 1957
- International Career : 1938 - 1954
- 399 matches - 187 goals - / assists
- Attacking-Midfielder/Right-Winger/Second Striker - 1m78
- 32 Trophies/1 Individual Award
#2 Samuel Eto'o "The Lion King"
- Pro Period : 1997 - 2019
- International Career : 1997 - 2014
- 855 matches - 414 goals - 122 assists
- Striker - 1m80
- 19 Trophies/27 Individual Awards
#3 Mohamed Salah "The Pharaoh"
- Pro Period : 2009 -
- International Career : 2011 -
- 728 matches - 366 goals - 189 assists
- Right-Winger/Striker - 1m75
- 10 Trophies/51 Individual Awards
#4 George Weah "Mister George"
- Pro Period : 1985 - 2003
- International Career : 1987 - 2002
- 599 matches - 273 goals - 66 assists
- Striker/Left-Winger - 1m84
- 12 Trophies/17 Individual Awards
#5 Didier Drogba "Drogbadaboum"
- Pro Period : 1998 - 2018
- International Career : 2002 - 2014
- 794 matches - 368 goals - 139 assists
- Striker - 1m89
- 17 Trophies/37 Individual Awards
#6 Sadio Mané
- Pro Period : 2011 -
- International Career : 2012 -
- 668 matches - 271 goals - 135 assists
- Left-Winger/Left-Midfielder/Striker - 1m74
- 13 Trophies/36 Individual Awards
#7 Yaya Touré
- Pro Period : 2001 - 2020
- International Career : 2004 - 2015
- 706 matches - 122 goals - 86 assists
- Central-Midfielder/Defensive-Midfielder/Attacking-Midfielder - 1m89
- 17 Trophies/20 Individual Awards
#8 Abedi Pelé "The African King"
- Pro Period : 1980 - 2000
- International Career : 1982 - 1998
- 608 matches - 190 goals - / assists
- Attacking-Midfielder/Left-Winger/Second Striker - 1m73
- 10 Trophies/14 Individual Awards
#9 Roger Milla "The Old Lion"
- Pro Period : 1969 - 1995
- International Career : 1973 - 1994
- 883 matches - 486 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m76
- 9 Trophies/13 Individual Awards
#10 Salif Keita "The Black Panther"
- Pro Period : 1963 - 1980
- International Career : 1964 - 1972
- 504 matches - 275 goals - / assists
- Striker/Left-Winger - 1m76
- 9 Trophies/4 Individual Awards
#11 Rabah Madjer "The King of the Heel"
- Pro Period : 1974 - 1992
- International Career : 1978 - 1992
- 417 matches - 199 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m82
- 15 Trophies/9 Individual Awards
#12 Michael Essien "The Bison"
- Pro Period : 2000 - 2020
- International Career : 2002 - 2014
- 603 matches - 67 goals - 27 assists
- Defensive-Midfielder/Central-Midfielder - 1m77
- 12 Trophies/11 Individual Awards
#13 Jay-Jay Okocha
- Pro Period : 1990 - 2008
- International Career : 1993 - 2006
- 595 matches - 112 goals - / assists
- Attacking-Midfielder/Right-Winger/Striker - 1m73
- 8 Trophies/7 Individual Awards
#14 Joseph-Antoine Bell "Jojo"
- Pro Period : 1975 - 1994
- International Career : 1977 - 1994
- 416+ matches - / goals conceded - / clean sheets
- Goalkeeper - 1m82
- 11 Trophies/1 Individual Award
#15 Lakhdar Belloumi "The Artist"
- Pro Period : 1974 - 1999
- International Career : 1978 - 1989
- 777 matches - 337 goals - / assists
- Attacking-Midfielder/Second Striker - 1m78
- 2 Trophies/9 Individual Awards
#16 Thomas N'Kono "El Rey Negro"
- Pro Period : 1972 - 1997
- International Career : 1975 - 1994
- 644 matches - / goals conceded - / clean sheets
- Goalkeeper - 1m83
- 13 Trophies/2 Individual Awards
#17 Bruce Grobbelaar "The Flying Goalkeeper"
- Pro Period : 1972 - 2002
- International Career : 1980 - 1998
- 808 matches - / goals conceded - / clean sheets
- Goalkeeper - 1m85
- 21 Trophies/0 Individual Award
#18 Badou Zaki
- Pro Period : 1976 - 1993
- International Career : 1979 - 1992
- 581 matches - / goals conceded - / clean sheets
- Goalkeeper - 1m88
- 5 Trophies/2 Individual Awards
#19 Samuel Kuffour
- Pro Period : 1993 - 2009
- International Career : 1993 - 2006
- 407 matches - 15 goals - 7 assists
- Center-Back - 1m78
- 19 Trophies/8 Individual Awards
#20 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Pro Period : 2008 -
- International Career : 2009 -
- 785 matches - 389 goals - 113 assists
- Striker/Left-Winger/Right-Winger - 1m87
- 7 Trophies/21 Individual Awards
#21 Riyad Mahrez
- Pro Period : 2009 -
- International Career : 2014 -
- 639 matches - 188 goals - 165 assists
- Right-Winger/Right-Midfielder/Attacking-Midfielder - 1m79
- 14 Trophies/52 Individual Awards
#22 Kalidou Koulibaly
- Pro Period : 2010 -
- International Career : 2015 -
- 639 matches - 24 goals - 19 assists
- Center-Back - 1m86
- 9 Trophies/11 Individual Awards
#23 Nwankwo Kanu "Papilo"
- Pro Period : 1991 - 2012
- International Career : 1994 - 2011
- 656 matches - 154 goals - 69 assists
- Striker/Second Striker - 1m97
- 17 Trophies/5 Individual Awards
#24 Victor Osimhen
- Pro Period : 2017 -
- International Career : 2017 -
- 278 matches - 150 goals - 44 assists
- Striker - 1m86
- 3 Trophies/18 Individual Awards
#25 Noureddine Naybet "The Minister of Defense"
- Pro Period : 1989 - 2006
- International Career : 1990 - 2006
- 604 matches - 31 goals - / assists
- Libero/Center-Back - 1m82
- 13 Trophies/7 Individual Awards
#26 Hossam Hassan "The African Cantona"
- Pro Period : 1985 - 2007
- International Career : 1985 - 2006
- 708 matches - 301 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m78
- 41 Trophies/4 Individual Awards
#27 Hassan Akesbi
- Pro Period : 1952 - 1970
- International Career : 1960 - 1969
- 366 matches - 219 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m73
- 4 Trophies/0 Individual Award
#28 Mahmoud Al-Khatib "Bibo"
- Pro Period : 1972 - 1988
- International Career : 1974 - 1986
- 329 matches - 181 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m84
- 20 Trophies/6 Individual Awards
#29 Mohamed Aboutrika "The Magician"
- Pro Period : 1997 - 2013
- International Career : 2001 - 2013
- 520 matches - 222 goals - 70 assists
- Attacking-Midfielder/Second Striker/Left-Winger - 1m83
- 26 Trophies/22 Individual Awards
#30 Ahmed Faras "Sidi Ahmed"
- Pro Period : 1965 - 1982
- International Career : 1966 - 1979
- 855 matches - 260 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m72
- 5 Trophies/4 Individual Awards
#31 El-Hadji Diouf "Dioufy"
- Pro Period : 1998 - 2015
- International Career : 2000 - 2008
- 578 matches - 99 goals - / assists
- Right-Winger/Striker/Left-Winger - 1m80
- 3 Trophies/6 Individual Awards
#32 Rachid Mekhloufi "Mek"
- Pro Period : 1954 - 1970
- International Career : 1956 - 1968
- 482 matches - 232 goals - / assists
- Attacking-Midfielder/Second Striker/Striker - 1m74
- 10 Trophies/3 Individual Awards
#33 Kalusha Bwalya "Kalu"
- Pro Period : 1979 - 2000
- International Career : 1983 - 2004
- 425 matches - 123 goals - / assists
- Striker/Attacking-Midfielder/Left-Winger - 1m77
- 5 Trophies/4 Individual Awards
#34 Tarak Dhiab "The Emperor of Tunisian Football"
- Pro Period : 1972 - 1990
- International Career : 1974 - 1990
- 519 matches - 139 goals - / assists
- Attacking-Midfielder - 1m73
- 9 Trophies/2 Individual Awards
#35 Théophile Abega "Docteur"
- Pro Period : 1977 - 1987
- International Career : 1980 - 1987
- / matches - / goals - / assists
- Central-Midfielder/Attacking-Midfielder - 1m83
- 11 Trophies/4 Individual Awards
#36 Laurent Pokou "The Baoulé Emperor"
- Pro Period : 1963 - 1983
- International Career : 1967 - 1980
- / matches - / goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m78
- 12 Trophies/6 Individual Awards
#37 Rigobert Song "Magnan"
- Pro Period : 1992 - 2010
- International Career : 1993 - 2010
- 648 matches - 23 goals - 6 assists
- Center-Back - 1m83
- 8 Trophies/8 Individual Awards
#38 Ademola Lookman
- Pro Period : 2015 -
- International Career : 2022 -
- 323 matches - 85 goals - 46 assists
- Left-Winger/Second Striker/Right-Winger - 1m74
- 2 Trophies/3 Individual Awards
#39 Emmanuel Adebayor
- Pro Period : 2001 - 2020
- International Career : 2000 - 2019
- 675 matches - 237 goals - 67 assists
- Striker - 1m91
- 2 Trophies/5 Individual Awards
#40 Kolo Touré
- Pro Period : 1999 - 2017
- International Career : 2000 - 2015
- 636 matches - 25 goals - 19 assists
- Center-Back/Right-Back - 1m78
- 16 Trophies/2 Individual Awards
#41 Mustapha Hadji "The Brazilian African"
- Pro Period : 1992 - 2010
- International Career : 1993 - 2002
- 533 matches - 113 goals - / assists
- Attacking-midfielder, Right-midfielder, Second Striker - 1m84
- 1 Trophy/3 Individual Awards
#42 Lauren
- Pro Period : 1995 - 2010
- International Career : 1997 - 2002
- 458 matches - 30 goals - 10 assists
- Right-Back/Right-Midfielder/Left-Back - 1m80
- 12 Trophies/2 Individual Awards
#43 Patrick Mboma "Magic Patrick"
- Pro Period : 1992 - 2005
- International Career : 1995 - 2004
- 369 matches - 168 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m85
- 9 Trophies/7 Individual Awards
#44 Patrick Ntsoelengoe "Ace"
- Pro Period : 1971 - 1988
- International Career : 1977
- 792 matches - 338 goals - / assists
- Attacking-Midfielder/Striker - 1m72
- / Trophies/2 Individual Awards
#45 Achraf Hakimi
- Pro Period : 2017 -
- International Career : 2016 -
- 409 matches - 54 goals - 77 assists
- Right-Back/Right-Midfielder - 1m81
- 12 Trophies/33 Individual Awards
#46 Pierre Kalala Mukendi "The Bomber"
- Pro Period : 1958 - 1974
- International Career : 1963 - 1970
- / matches - / goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m86
- 8 Trophies/0 Individual Award
#47 Anthony Yeboah "Tony"
- Pro Period : 1981 - 2002
- International Career : 1985 - 1997
- 531 matches - 253 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m80
- 7 Trophies/13 Individual Awards
#48 Ahmed Oudjani "Medo"
- Pro Period : 1957 - 1972
- International Career : 1963 - 1965
- 236 matches - 130 goals - / assists
- Striker - 1m77
- 4 Trophies/1 Individual Awards
#49 Edouard Mendy
- Pro Period : 2011 -
- International Career : 2018 -
- 330 matches - 298 goals conceded - 148 clean sheets
- Goalkeeper - 1m94
- 5 Trophies/3 Individual Awards
#50 Yassine Bounou "Bono"
- Pro Period : 2010 -
- International Career : 2013 -
- 452 matches - 447 goals conceded - 182 clean sheets
- Goalkeeper - 1m95
- 9 Trophies/19 Individual Awards