According to the ranking by the PopFoot account relayed by El Watan News, Amine Gouiri (Olympique de Marseille) leads Mohamed Salah, Serhou Guirassy and Victor Osimhen in combined goals and assists in 2026.
Amine Gouiri, the Olympique de Marseille and Algeria international forward, sits top of a ranking of goal contributions (goals plus assists) by African players for the year 2026. The tally, compiled by the French PopFoot account and relayed by El Watan News, credits him with 30 at 10 November, namely 23 goals and 7 assists for his club and the Algeria national team.
Behind him, a trio sits on 26 contributions: Mohamed Salah (Trabzonspor/Egypt), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea) and Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray/Nigeria). Sadio Mané follows with 22, ahead of Ismael Saibari (21), Riyad Mahrez (15) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (13).
A trio on 26 contributions
Second place is shared by three forwards. Mohamed Salah, in the colours of Trabzonspor and Egypt, has 19 goals (18 with Liverpool, 1 with the national team) and 7 assists, according to El Watan News’ figures. Serhou Guirassy has 23 goals and 3 assists, while Victor Osimhen has 23 goals, including 20 with Galatasaray and 3 with Nigeria, plus 3 assists.
These figures come from PopFoot’s tally, relayed by El Watan News. The final ranking will only be made official at the end of 2026.
No Algerian on top since 2015
No Algerian player has finished top of this ranking since 2015, according to El Watan News. Over that period, Mohamed Salah dominated it in 2017, 2018 and then from 2020 to 2024; Sadio Mané took top spot in 2019, and Serhou Guirassy in 2025.
Behind the trio, Sadio Mané is fifth with 22 contributions (14 goals, 8 assists), ahead of Ismael Saibari, sixth with 21 (17 goals, 4 assists). Riyad Mahrez is seventh with 15 contributions (10 goals, 5 assists) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang eighth with 13 (11 goals, 2 assists).
A four-point lead
With 23 goals and 7 assists, Amine Gouiri leads the three forwards behind him by four. His total combines his goals for Olympique de Marseille and for the Algeria national team.
PopFoot’s ranking is not yet set in stone: positions could change before the end of the season, and the definitive tally will be published at the end of 2026.