African players were all over the scoresheet during midweek action in European football with players like Morocco’s Ilias Chair and new Ghana national team forward Antoine Semenyo continuing hot streaks in the EFL Championship while several African national team players made important contributions in France’s Ligue 1. Watch the goals and assists from African players below during action from Monday through Wednesday and for the goals that do not have videos below, click on the button to view on YouTube.
English Premier League
Check Doucouré (Mali) assists a splendid Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast) opener for Crystal Palace before Yoane Wissa (DR Congo) levels late for Brentford
Two assists from Mohamed Salah (Egypt) lead Liverpool to victory over Newcastle
A through ball from Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) sets up Everton’s first half strike in a draw at Leeds
German DFB Pokal
Sadio Mané (Senegal) taps in easy finish in Bayern Munich’s dominant win against lower league opposition
Serie A
Yayah Kallon (Sierra Leone) scores his first ever Serie A goal on Verona debut to level late in draw against Empoli
David Okereke (Nigeria) nets a consolation strike in Cremonese defeat to Inter Milan
Ligue 1
Habib Diallo (Senegal) heads in the opener for Strasbourg but Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) levels late on for FC Nantes
Pape Gueye (Senegal) heads in the winner for Marseille against Clermont
Hamari Traoré (Mali) crosses for Martin Terrier’s headed goal in victory for Rennes
Dango Ouattara (Burkina Faso) provides assists on both Terem Moffi (Nigeria) goals in Lorient defeat to Lens
Karl Toko Ekambi assists Lyon’s opener and scores the second in win over Auxerre
Marshall Munetsi (Zimbabwe) scores his first goal of the season for Reims
Nicolas Pépé (Ivory Coast) converts from the spot for his first goal with Nice after Andy Delort (Algeria) also scores a penalty kick
Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) converts penalty kick and assists second goal in Angers defeat to Reims
EFL Championship
Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Ivory Coast) provide the goals in Watford’s 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough
Ilias Chair (Morocco) scores his third of the season with a gorgeous curling effort in QPR’s victory over Hull
Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) scores in Sheffield United’s thrashing of Reading
Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) makes it three consecutive substitute appearances with a goal in Bristol City victory
Turkish Super League
Jackson Muleka (DR Congo) scores two goals for Beşiktaş with the second assisted by fellow Leopard Arthur Masuaku’s corner kick