Egypt winger, Mohamed Salah is currently the top goalscorer in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying series in Africa ahead of the Matchday 6 fixtures on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Salah has scored six goals as his country top Group A with 13 points after five fixtures.

The Pharoahs are five points clear of second-placed Burkina Faso and third-placed Sierra Leone.

Salah is one goal ahead of teammate Mahmoud Trezeguet, who has five goals to his name.

The Liverpool star scored a goal in Egypt’s 2-0 win over Ethiopia on Friday.
Ghana forward, Jordan Ayew, has five goals to his name after scoring a goal in Ghana’s 5-0 win against Chad.

The Black Stars are on top of Group I with 12 points, with two points ahead of second-placed Madagascar.

2026 World Cup top scorers in Africa:

Mohamed Salah (Egypt) – 6 goals.

Trezeguet (Egypt), Denis Bouanga (Gabon), Jordan Ayew (Ghana) and
Kamory Doumbia (Mali) – 5 goals.
Musa Barrow (Gambia) and Rayan Raveloson (Madagascar) – 4 goals.

Steve Mounie (Benin), Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso) and

Lassina Traore (Burkina Faso) – 3 goals.

Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen surpassed the great Segun Odegbami in the list of Nigeria’s all-time leading scorer.

This comes after his goal in the 11th minute of the Super Eagles’ 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Rwanda in Kigali.

Osimhen and Odegbami each had 23 goals going into the match.

But the Napoli loanee put the ball in the next following a free-kick cross from Ademola Lookman early in the game.

Osimhen now has 24 goals, one ahead of Odegbami.

The 26-year-old is now only behind Rashidi Yekini, who has 37 goals for the Super Eagles.

Nigeria’s all-time scorers [Top 10]

Rashidi Yekini – 37 Goals

Victor Osimhen – 25 Goals

Segun Odegbami – 23 Goals

Yakubu Aiyegbeni – 21 Goals

Ikechukwu Uche – 19 Goals

Obafemi Martins – 18 Goals

Sunday Oyarekhu – 17 Goals

Samson Siasia – 16 Goals

Odion Jude Ighalo – 16 Goals

Ahmed Musa – 16 Goals

The Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Rwanda in the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, boosting their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification prospects thanks to Victor Osimhen’s two goals.

Nigeria came into the match with a must win to keep their World Cup hopes as they are in a bad spot on the qualifying table.

The Super Eagles before the match were fifth on the log with three points from the opening four games and risk missing out on consecutive FIFA World Cups.

Eric Chelle stuck to the basics and named a lineup most Nigerians were familiar with even though he tried to implement his style of play with the formation.

Victor Osimhen opened the scoring in the 11th minute, evading the Rwandan defence and smashing the ball home from a well-placed Ademola Lookman’s free kick.

The Galatasaray forward extended Nigeria’s advantage in the third minute of additional time, putting the country in command.

Samuel Chukwueze, his old U17 teammate, put him through on a counterattack. Osimhen took it all on his own and gently chipped the ball over Fiacre Ntwari to lead 2-0 at the break.

The Eagles continued to keep things tidy and they maintain the score sheet till the end of the match.