African players are talented when it comes to football as most of this talent has proved themselves in Africa and Europe.
These African players have unique ability from, scoring goals, dribble, speed, energy, accurate passes and shots and also incredible movement on and off the ball.
Sportscliffs have accumulate the top 5 past strikers that have proved their worth in the world of football.
- Nwankwo Kanu: Nigerian
The Nigerian born striker is one of the best player African has seen, he is known for his soft touch on the ball.
The Nigeria can be unpredicted on the ball as he is also gifted with the dribbling skills and close control of the ball.
The Nigerian won the under 17-world cup in 1993 and also won the Olympics with the Super Eagles of Nigeria in 1995/1996 playing an important role in the tournament.
He won the English Premier League twice with Arsenal, the English FA cup twice with Arsenal and once with Portsmouth.
He won the Champions League once, Dutch Champion three times, Dutch super cup once, Uefa Super Cup once and intercontinental cup once with Ajax.
Kanu won the UEFA cup with Inter Milan and also won the African footballer of the year twice.
- Roger Milla: Cameroon
Roger Milla is also one of the top Striker to have achieved in Africa and also played his part in the Europe.
The Cameroonian won the French cup twice with Sporting Étoile Club Bastia and Monaco.
Roger Milla won the African cup of Nations twice with Cameroon and also won the highest goal scorer twice in the African Nations cup.
The Cameroonian won the African footballer of the year twice.
- George Weah: Liberia
George Weah is the current president of Liberia and former footballer.
He was a talented footballer in his playing days and remains the only African to have won the Ballon d’Or.
Weah won the Liberian Champion once, the French League Cup once, the French cup three times and French Championship once with PSG and Monaco.
He won the Italian Championship twice with AC Milan and also won the English FA Cup with Chelsea.
Won the Ballon d’or once, the FIFA the best men once and three times African footballer of the year.
- Didier Drogba: Ivory Coast
Didier Drogba is known for his goal scoring ability, he played for Marseille, Chelsea and Galatasaray.
The striker achieved so much in with his club, winning the English Premier League four times, FA Cup four times, league cup three times and English super cup four times with Chelsea.
Drogba won the Champions League with the Blues after the defeated German club Bayern Munich scoring the equalizer in the game and also the last penalty kick of the tournament that year.
He won the Turkish championship, cup and super cup once with Galatasaray.
Drogba won the African footballer of the year twice, top scorer in the AFCON once, twice in the Premier League and once in the UEFA cup.
- Samuel Eto’o: Cameroon
A top striker that played in the Europe and also won with his country.
Known for his stamina, work-rate, ability in the air, and his accurate finishing ability both with his head and feet, he has a long history of playing for many prestigious and successful European teams, and is the only player to have won a triple in a row.
Among the honors of this brilliant striker we can mention Copa del Rey (1) with Mallorca, La Liga titles (3), Copa del Rey (1), Supercopa de España (2), and UEFA Champions League (2) with Barcelona, Serie A title (1), Coppa Italia (2), Supercoppa Italiana (1), UEFA Champions League (1) and FIFA Club World Cup in 2010 with Inter Milan.
His international honors with Cameroon narional team are African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2002, and Olympic Gold Medal in 2000.
The Cameroonian has won individual award as well as he won the African footballer of the year four times and also four times top goal scorer in Italy, Spain and also in Afcon.
