In our recap of goals and assists from African players abroad, Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai and their African stars are the focus this week. Former Zimbabwe national team star attacker Knowledge Musona scored twice in Al-Tai’s 3-2 victory over Al-Fateh on Thursday which also saw contributions from Republic of Congo striker Guy Mbenza (a goal and an assist) as well as Algerian playmaker Amir Sayoud (one assist). Musona, Mbenza and Sayoud have combined for 19 of Al-Tai’s 28 goals this season as the club continues to achieve stability in Saudi Arabia’s top division since earning promotion for the 2021-22 season, currently sitting in seventh position. Cameroon national team right back Collins Fai also continues to be an important contributor with four assists this season.
Also below in our compilation is Mohamed Salah’s contribution to Liverpool’s 7-0 dismantling of Manchester United as well as the second week of Major League Soccer in the United States which saw several goals and assists from African players.
English Premier League
Mohamed Salah (Egypt) provides two goals and two assists in Liverpool’s 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United
Thomas Partey (Ghana) turns in to begin Arsenal comeback victory against Bournemouth
Abdoulaye Doucouré (Mali) heads in his first goal of the season in Everton’s 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest
Bundesliga
Eric Choupo-Moting (Cameroon) makes it ten Bundesliga goals and sixteen in all competitions by scoring Bayern Munich’s second in victory at Stuttgart
Omar Marmoush (Egypt) opens the scoring in Wolfsburg 2-2 home draw against Eintracht Frankfurt
Ligue 1
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) opens the scoring and Issiaga Sylla (Guinea) provides two assists in Montpellier’s 5-0 thumping of Angers
Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Tunisia) curls in a beautiful strike for the match winner in Clermont’s victory at Toulouse
Ignatius Ganago (Cameroon) heads in corner kick to level in Nantes’ eventual 4-2 defeat to PSG
Rominigue Kouamé (Mali) surges past multiple Monaco defenders before opening the scoring for Troyes
Major League Soccer
Carlos Akapo (Equatorial Guinea) scores his first MLS goal to win it for San Jose Earthquakes against Vancouver Whitecaps
Kwadwo “Mahala” Opoku (Ghana) scores Los Angeles FC’s third in 3-2 victory over Portland Timbers
Jamiro Monteiro (Cape Verde) floats up a cross for Jeremy Ebobisse to head in San Jose’s equalizer against Vancouver
Latif Blessing (Ghana) lays off to Brandon Bye for New England Revolution’s third goal in victory over Houston Dynamo
Saudi Pro League
Al-Tai’s African stars propel the team to victory with two goals from Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe), a goal and an assist from Guy Mbenza (Republic of Congo) and an assist from Amir Sayoud (Algeria)
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria) puts Al-Hilal ahead in 3-3 draw at Al Wehda
Aaron Boupendza (Gabon) scores his first goal in almost five months for Al-Shabab
Léandre Tawamba (Cameroon) strikes the first for Al-Taawon in victory at Damac
Abderrazak Hamdallah (Morocco) finishes from the penalty spot for his sixteenth goal in all competitions as Al Ittihad win
Mohammed Fouzair (Morocco) fires in from the spot for his sixth goal of the season in Al-Raed’s defeat to Al-Ettifaq
André Bukia (DR Congo) sets up the opening goal in Al Batin’s defeat to Al-Nassr
A perfect free kick service from Fayçal Fajr (Morocco) sets up Al Wehda’s opening goal in draw against Al-Hilal
UAE Pro League
Fábio Abreu (Angola) scores twice in Khorfakkan’s 2-2 draw at Al Bataeh
Walid Azarou (Morocco) opens the scoring and Firas Ben Larbi (Tunisia) scores twice in Ajman’s victory over Bani Yas
Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) scores his tenth goal of the season in Al Ain’s victory against Dibba Al Fujairah
Djaniny (Cape Verde) finds the net early on for Al Sharjah in defeat to Al Jazira