Ghana and current Panathinaikos midfielder Michael Essien has been named among illustrious players to have scored a significant number of goals in the UEFA Champions League.
The 34 year old veteran midfielder, who currently plays for Panathinaikos in Greece scored a total of 11 goals during his playing days at Chelsea (England), Real Madrid (Spain) and AC Milan (Italy).
Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba is the highest scoring African with a total of 44 goals followed swiftly by Cameroon international Samuel Eto who picked up 33 goals.
Below is the full list of the highest scorers in the UEFA Champions from Africa:
- Didier Drogba – 44 Goals
- Samuel Eto’o – 33 Goals
- Seydou Doumbia – 16 goals
- George Weah – 14 Goals
- Emmanuel Adebayor – 13 Goals
- Michael Essien – 11 Goals
- Rabah Madjer – 11 Goals
- Yssouf Kone – 10 Goals
- Obafemi Martins – 10 Goals
- Frederic Kanoute – 9 Goals