The UEFA Champions League group stage kicked off this week and a couple of African players distinguished themselves during Tuesday and Wednesday’s action. Ghana national team playmaker Mohammed Kudus was disappointed not to have secured a transfer away from Dutch giants Ajax before the transfer deadline but showed no ill effects on Wednesday in Ajax’s dominant 4-0 victory over Rangers. Kudus got his first start of the 2022-23 season and provided a goal and an assist during his impressive performance.

Another notable moment was a goal from Burkina Faso’s Lassina Traoré in Shakhtar Donetsk’s stunning 4-1 win at Red Bull Leipzig. After a devastating long-term injury Traoré’s first goal in his second appearance back will be an important boost to his confidence. Check out all the goals and assists from African players in the UEFA Champions League below:

Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) sets up Ajax’s second before his blistering shot makes it 3-0 against Rangers

Lassina Traoré (Burkina Faso) scores in Shakhtar Donetsk’s victory over RB Leipzig in his second competitive match since returning from long-term injury

Franck Kessié (Ivory Coast) opens his account for FC Barcelona in comfortably victory over Viktoria Plzeň

Abakar Sylla (Ivory Coast) heads in his first senior goal for Club Brugge in their victory over Bayer Leverkusen

André Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon) continues an excellent start to his 2022-23 season by scoring in Napoli’s win over Liverpool