African Goalscorers Shine Across Europe – Weekend Roundup
The Lions of Teranga are roaring louder than ever in Europe! Senegalese players are now regular fixtures in weekend highlight reels, with Sadio Mané, Diafra Sakho, and Mohamed Diamé continuing their fine form, particularly in England. Elsewhere, African talent continues to impact top leagues, from France to the Netherlands.
🇬🇧 ENGLAND (Premier League – Matchday 8)
Sadio Mané (Senegal) – Netted his first Premier League goal as Southampton thrashed Sunderland 8-0.
Diafra Sakho (Senegal) – Scored again for West Ham in a 3-1 win over Burnley. That’s 5 goals in 7 league games for the former Metz striker.
Mohamed Diamé (Senegal) – Equalized for Hull City in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal, continuing his surprising goalscoring run since his move.
Victor Wanyama (Kenya) – Got on the scoresheet for Southampton, joining the party against Sunderland.
Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast) – Opened scoring for Swansea, but they lost 2-1 to Stoke City.
🇪🇸 SPAIN (La Liga – Matchday 8)
Manucho (Angola) – Justified skipping national duty by scoring the only goal in Rayo Vallecano’s 1-0 win over Granada.
🇩🇪 GERMANY (Bundesliga – Matchday 8)
No African scorers this weekend in Germany.
🇫🇷 FRANCE (Ligue 1 – Matchday 10)
Cheick Tidiane Diabaté (Mali) – Scored a penalty for Bordeaux in a 1-1 home draw with Caen.
Floyd Ayité (Togo) – Scored the winner for Bastia against Nice in a tense derby. It was his second goal of the season.
Nicolas Nkoulou (Cameroon) – Opened the scoring for Marseille in their 2-0 win over Toulouse, helping OM to an 8th consecutive victory.
Siaka Tiéné (Ivory Coast) – Curled in a superb free-kick, but his team Montpellier suffered a 5-1 defeat to Lyon.
🇮🇹 ITALY (Serie A – Matchday 7)
Pedro Obiang (Equatorial Guinea) – Scored for Sampdoria in a 2-2 draw against Cagliari.
🇹🇷 TURKEY
Demba Ba (Senegal) – Struck twice for Besiktas in a 3-1 win over Sivasspor.
🇳🇱 NETHERLANDS
Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso/Chelsea loanee) – Contributed to Vitesse Arnhem’s 4-1 win over Willem II.
Abiola Dauda (Nigeria) – Also found the net in the same match for Vitesse.
Summary: This weekend once again underscored the quality and depth of African talent across Europe. Senegal in particular continues to produce top-level performers making decisive impacts at club level.
