List of African Goals at the FIFA World Cup

Listed here are details of goals scored by African teams at the FIFA World Cup for association football. Only goals at the World Cup Finals are counted, not goals scored during the qualification phase.

The following columns are used in the table:

• Shirt: Shirt number of goal scorer. Since FIFA only started requiring (and recording) numbers on shirts at the 1954 World Cup, Abdulrahman Fawzi, the only African to score at the World Cup before 1954, has no shirt number.
• Scorer: Name of goal scorer. This is in italics if it is an own goal. Goals both for and against African teams are listed. (As of 2006, no African men's team had ever been 'gifted' an own goal by another team.)
• G# : Goal Number e.g. if this is 3, then this is the 3rd goal scored by this player in all World Cups.
• Min: the minute the goal was scored.
• Type : used to indicate penalties and own goals.
• Assist: Name of the player supplying the assist. This is in italics if the last player to touch the ball (not counting deflections) before the goal scorer was from the defending team e.g. René Higuita to Roger Milla at Italia 90. (Please fill in empty spots, with references.)
• Ent: The minute the goal scorer entered the game. This is 0 for those who started the game and N for a substitute who entered the game in the Nth minute.
• Team: for whom the goal counted.
• B4: The score in the match just before the goal was scored.
• R: Result - whether the game was Won, Lost, or Drawn
• Score at the end of the game.
• Opponent: the team against whom the goal counted.
• Date : the date of the match
• City : the city hosting the match.
• Link to the official match report by FIFA.

Men's World Cup

Shirt	Scorer	G#	Min	Type	Assist	Ent	Team	B4	R	Score	Opponent	Date	City
9	Samuel Eto'o	3	65	Penalty		0	Cameroon	0-1	L	1-2	Netherlands	24 Jun 2010	Cape Town	[1]
8	Yakubu Aiyegbeni	1	69	Penalty		0	Nigeria	1-2	D	2-2	Korea	22 Jun 2010	Durban	[2]
12	Kalu Uche	2	12		Chidi Odiah	0	Nigeria	0-0	D	2-2	Korea	22 Jun 2010	Durban	[3]
9	Katlego Mphela	1	37		Tsepo Masilela	0	South Africa	1-0	W	2-1	France	22 Jun 2010	Bloemfontein	[4]
20	Bongani Khumalo	1	20			0	South Africa	0-0	W	2-1	France	22 Jun 2010	Bloemfontein	[5]
11	Didier Drogba	2	79		Yaya Toure	0	Ivory Coast	0-3	L	1-3	Brazil	20 Jun 2010	Johannesburg	[6]
9	Samuel Eto'o	2	10			0	Cameroon	0-0	L	1-2	Denmark	19 Jun 2010	Tshwane	[7]
3	Asamoah Gyan	3	25	Penalty		0	Ghana	0-1	D	1-1	Australia	19 Jun 2010	Rustenburg	[8]
12	Kalu Uche	1	16		(none, free kick)	0	Nigeria	0-0	L	1-2	Greece	17 Jun 2010	Bloemfontein	[9]
3	Asamoah Gyan	2	85	Penalty		0	Ghana	0-0	W	1-0	Serbia	13 Jun 2010	Tshwane	[10]
8	Siphiwe Tshabalala	1	55			0	South Africa	0-0	D	1-1	Mexico	11 Jun 2010	Johannesburg	[11]
10	Stephen Appiah	1	45+2	Penalty		0	Ghana	1-1	W	2-1	United States	22 Jun 2006	Nuremberg	[12]
23	Haminu Draman	1	22			0	Ghana	0-0	W	2-1	United States	22 Jun 2006	Nuremberg	[13]
8	Bonaventure Kalou	1	86	Penalty		73	Ivory Coast	2-2	W	3-2	Serbia and Montenegro	21 Jun 2006	Munich	[14]
15	Aruna Dindane	2	67			0	Ivory Coast	1-2	W	3-2	Serbia and Montenegro	21 Jun 2006	Munich	[15]
15	Aruna Dindane	1	37	Penalty		0	Ivory Coast	0-2	W	3-2	Serbia and Montenegro	21 Jun 2006	Munich	[16]
16	Flávio Amado	1	60			51	Angola	0-0	D	1-1	Iran	21 Jun 2006	Leipzig	[17]
12	Jaouhar Mnari	1	8			0	Tunisia	0-0	L	1-3	Spain	19 Jun 2006	Stuttgart	[18]
11	Sulley Muntari	1	82			0	Ghana	1-0	W	2-0	Czech Republic	17 Jun 2006	Cologne	[19]
3	Asamoah Gyan	1	2			0	Ghana	0-0	W	2-0	Czech Republic	17 Jun 2006	Cologne	[20]
14	Bakary Kone	1	38			0	Ivory Coast	0-2	L	1-2	Netherlands	16 Jun 2006	Stuttgart	[21]
15	Radhi Jaidi	1	90+2			0	Tunisia	1-2	D	2-2	Saudi Arabia	14 Jun 2006	Munich	[22]
5	Zied Jaziri	1	23			0	Tunisia	0-0	D	2-2	Saudi Arabia	14 Jun 2006	Munich	[23]
17	Mohamed Kader	1	31			0	Togo	0-0	L	1-2	Korea	13 Jun 2006	Frankfurt	[24]
11	Didier Drogba	1	82			0	Ivory Coast	0-2	L	1-2	Argentina	10 Jun 2006	Hamburg	[25]
7	Henri Camara	2	104			0	Senegal	1-1	W	2-1 (aet)	Sweden	16 Jun 2002	Oita	[26]
7	Henri Camara	1	37			0	Senegal	0-1	W	2-1 (aet)	Sweden	16 Jun 2002	Oita	[27]
19	Lucas Radebe	1	53			0	South Africa	1-2	L	2-3	Spain	12 Jun 2002	Daejeon	[28]
17	Benni McCarthy	2	71			0	South Africa	0-1	L	2-3	Spain	12 Jun 2002	Daejeon	[29]
19	Papa Bouba Diop	3	38			0	Senegal	2-0	D	3-3	Uruguay	11 Jun 2002	Suwon	[30]
19	Papa Bouba Diop	2	26			0	Senegal	1-0	D	3-3	Uruguay	11 Jun 2002	Suwon	[31]
10	Khalilou Fadiga	1	20	Penalty		0	Senegal	0-0	D	3-3	Uruguay	11 Jun 2002	Suwon	[32]
12	Raouf Bouzaiene	1	17			0	Tunisia	0-1	D	1-1	Belgium	10 Jun 2002	Oita	[33]
14	Siyabonga Nomvethe	1	4			0	South Africa	0-0	W	1-0	Slovenia	08 Jun 2002	Daegu	[34]
17	Julius Aghahowa	1	27			0	Nigeria	0-0	L	1-2	Sweden	07 Jun 2002	Kobe	[35]
15	Salif Diao	1	52			0	Senegal	0-1	D	1-1	Denmark	06 Jun 2002	Daegu	[36]
9	Samuel Eto'o	1	66			0	Cameroon	0-0	W	1-0	Saudi Arabia	06 Jun 2002	Saitama	[37]
7	Quinton Fortune	1	90+1			0	South Africa	1-2	D	2-2	Paraguay	02 Jun 2002	Busan	[38]
12	Teboho Mokoena	1	63			0	South Africa	0-2	D	2-2	Paraguay	02 Jun 2002	Busan	[39]
10	Patrick Mboma	2	39			0	Cameroon	0-0	D	1-1	Republic of Ireland	01 Jun 2002	Niigata	[40]
19	Papa Bouba Diop	1	30			0	Senegal	0-0	W	1-0	France	31 May 2002	Seoul	[41]
13	Tijani Babangida	1	78			73	Nigeria	0-4	L	1-4	Denmark	28 Jun 1998	Saint-Denis	[42]
15	Skander Souayah	1	10			0	Tunisia	0-0	D	1-1	Romania	26 Jun 1998	Saint-Denis	[43]
9	Shaun Bartlett	2	90+4			0	South Africa	1-2	D	2-2	Saudi Arabia	24 Jun 1998	Bordeaux	[44]
9	Shaun Bartlett	1	19			0	South Africa	0-0	D	2-2	Saudi Arabia	24 Jun 1998	Bordeaux	[45]
18	Wilson Oruma	1	11			0	Nigeria	0-1	L	1-3	Paraguay	24 Jun 1998	Toulouse	[46]
10	Patrick Mboma	1	55			0	Cameroon	0-1	D	1-1	Chile	23 Jun 1998	Toulouse	[47]
14	Salaheddine Bassir	2	85		Abdeljalil Hadda [1]	0	Morocco	2-0	W	3-0	Scotland	23 Jun 1998	Saint-Étienne	[48]
9	Abdeljalil Hadda	2	46		Mustapha Hadji [1]	0	Morocco	1-0	W	3-0	Scotland	23 Jun 1998	Saint-Étienne	[49]
14	Salaheddine Bassir	1	22		Tahar El Khalej [1]	0	Morocco	0-0	W	3-0	Scotland	23 Jun 1998	Saint-Étienne	[50]
20	Victor Ikpeba	1	26			0	Nigeria	0-0	W	1-0	Bulgaria	19 Jun 1998	Paris	[51]
17	Benni McCarthy	1	52			0	South Africa	0-1	D	1-1	Denmark	18 Jun 1998	Toulouse	[52]
15	Sunday Oliseh	1	78			0	Nigeria	2-2	W	3-2	Spain	13 Jun 1998	Nantes	[53]
11	Garba Lawal	1	73			0	Nigeria	1-2	W	3-2	Spain	13 Jun 1998	Nantes	[54]
8	Mutiu Adepoju	1	25			0	Nigeria	0-1	W	3-2	Spain	13 Jun 1998	Nantes	[55]
21	Pierre Issa	-	77	own goal		0	South Africa	0-1	L	0-3	France	12 Jun 1998	Marseilles	[56]
6	Pierre Njanka	1	78			0	Cameroon	0-0	D	1-1	Austria	11 Jun 1998	Toulouse	[57]
9	Abdeljalil Hadda	1	59			0	Morocco	1-1	D	2-2	Norway	10 Jun 1998	Montpellier	[58]
18	Youssef Chippo	-	45+1	own goal		0	Morocco	1-0	D	2-2	Norway	10 Jun 1998	Montpellier	[59]
7	Mustapha Hadji	1	38			0	Morocco	0-0	D	2-2	Norway	10 Jun 1998	Montpellier	[60]
11	Emmanuel Amunike	2	25			0	Nigeria	0-0	L	1-2 (aet)	Italy	05 Jul 1994	Foxborough	[61]
14	Daniel Amokachi	2	90			0	Nigeria	1-0	W	2-0	Greece	30 Jun 1994	Foxborough	[62]
7	Finidi George	1	45			0	Nigeria	0-0	W	2-0	Greece	30 Jun 1994	Foxborough	[63]
16	Hassan Nader	1	47		Mustapha Hadji	0	Morocco	0-1	L	1-2	Netherlands	29 Jun 1994	Orlando	[64]
9	Roger Milla	5	46			45	Cameroon	0-3	L	1-6	Russia	28 Jun 1994	Stanford	[65]
12	Samson Siasia	1	8			0	Nigeria	0-0	L	1-2	Argentina	25 Jun 1994	Foxborough	[66]
9	Mohammed Chaouch	1	26			0	Morocco	0-1	L	1-2	Saudi Arabia	25 Jun 1994	East Rutherford	[67]
11	Emmanuel Amunike	1	55			0	Nigeria	2-0	W	3-0	Bulgaria	21 Jun 1994	Dallas	[68]
14	Daniel Amokachi	1	43			0	Nigeria	1-0	W	3-0	Bulgaria	21 Jun 1994	Dallas	[69]
9	Rashidi Yekini	1	21			0	Nigeria	0-0	W	3-0	Bulgaria	21 Jun 1994	Dallas	[70]
7	François Omam-Biyik	2	47			0	Cameroon	1-1	D	2-2	Sweden	19 Jun 1994	Pasadena	[71]
19	David Embe	1	31			0	Cameroon	0-1	D	2-2	Sweden	19 Jun 1994	Pasadena	[72]
11	Eugene Ekeke	1	65		Roger Milla	62	Cameroon	0-1	L	2-3 (aet)	England	01 Jul 1990	Naples	[73]
6	Emmanuel Kunde	1	61	Penalty		0	Cameroon	0-1	L	2-3 (aet)	England	01 Jul 1990	Naples	[74]
9	Roger Milla	4	109		René Higuita	54	Cameroon	1-0	W	2-1 (aet)	Colombia	23 Jun 1990	Naples	[75]
9	Roger Milla	3	106			54	Cameroon	0-0	W	2-1 (aet)	Colombia	23 Jun 1990	Naples	[76]
9	Roger Milla	2	86			58	Cameroon	1-0	W	2-1	Romania	14 Jun 1990	Bari	[77]
9	Roger Milla	1	76			58	Cameroon	0-0	W	2-1	Romania	14 Jun 1990	Bari	[78]
8	Magdi Abdelghani	1	83	Penalty		0	Egypt	0-1	D	1-1	Netherlands	12 Jun 1990	Palermo	[79]
7	François Omam-Biyik	1	67			0	Cameroon	0-0	W	1-0	Argentina	08 Jun 1990	Milan	[80]
9	Abdelkarim Krimau	1	62			0	Morocco	2-0	W	3-1	Portugal	11 Jun 1986	Guadalajara	[81]
17	Abderrazak Khairi	2	26			0	Morocco	1-0	W	3-1	Portugal	11 Jun 1986	Guadalajara	[82]
17	Abderrazak Khairi	1	19			0	Morocco	0-0	W	3-1	Portugal	11 Jun 1986	Guadalajara	[83]
14	Djamel Zidane	1	59			0	Algeria	0-1	D	1-1	Northern Ireland	03 Jun 1986	Guadalajara	[84]
9	Tedj Bensaoula	1	35			0	Algeria	2-0	W	3-2	Chile	24 Jun 1982	Oviedo	[85]
7	Salah Assad	2	31			0	Algeria	1-0	W	3-2	Chile	24 Jun 1982	Oviedo	[86]
7	Salah Assad	1	7			0	Algeria	0-0	W	3-2	Chile	24 Jun 1982	Oviedo	[87]
8	Grégoire Mbida	1	61			0	Cameroon	0-1	D	1-1	Italy	23 Jun 1982	Vigo	[88]
10	Lakhdar Belloumi	1	68			0	Algeria	1-1	W	2-1	West Germany	16 Jun 1982	Gijón	[89]
11	Rabah Madjer	1	54			0	Algeria	0-0	W	2-1	West Germany	16 Jun 1982	Gijón	[90]
2	Mokhtar Douieb	1	87			0	Tunisia	2-1	W	3-1	Mexico	02 Jun 1978	Rosario	[91]
6	Nejib Ghommidh	1	79			0	Tunisia	1-1	W	3-1	Mexico	02 Jun 1978	Rosario	[92]
3	Ali Kaabi	1	55			0	Tunisia	0-1	W	3-1	Mexico	02 Jun 1978	Rosario	[93]
11	Mahjoub Ghazouani	1	61			0	Morocco	0-1	D	1-1	Bulgaria	11 Jun 1970	León	[94]
14	Houmane Jarir	1	21			0	Morocco	0-0	L	1-2	West Germany	03 Jun 1970	León	[95]
	Abdulrahman Fawzi	2	39			0	Egypt	1-2	L	2-4	Hungary	27 May 1934	Naples	[96]
	Abdulrahman Fawzi	1	31			0	Egypt	0-2	L	2-4	Hungary	27 May 1934	Naples	[97]

Women's World Cup

The first FIFA Women's World Cup was held in China in 1991, with 12 teams. Nigeria, Africa's only representatives there, did not score in their three matches. ^[2]

Nigeria have competed at all five Women's World Cup held so far, with Ghana joining them since USA 1999 when Africa was awarded a second representative. No other African country has yet appeared at the Women's World Cup. The two finalists at the 2010 African Women's Football Championship (to be held in South Africa in October 2010) will qualify for the 2011 Women's World Cup.

Extra columns in this table include:

• Rnd: Round of match where goal was scored - if not included, it is a Round 1 (group) match.
• Age: of goal scorer on the day the goal was scored, in yy:mm:dd format. For example, Rita Nwadike was 20:07:05 - 20 years, 7 months, 5 days - when she scored the first African goal at the Women's World Cup.
• In the last column, a link to the goal scorer's FIFA page.

Shirt	Scorer	G#	Min	Type	Assist	Ent	Team	B4	Rnd	R	Score	Opponent	Date	Age	City
6	Florence Okoe	1	80	Penalty		0	Ghana	1-7		L	2-7	Norway	20 Sep 2007	22:10:08	Hangzhou	[98]	[99]
10	Adjoa Bayor	1	73			0	Ghana	0-7		L	2-7	Norway	20 Sep 2007	28:04:03	Hangzhou	[100]	[101]
18	Anita Amankwa	1	70			0	Ghana	0-3		L	1-3	Australia	12 Sep 2007	18:00:10	Hangzhou	[102]	[103]
18	Cynthia Uwak	1	82			0	Nigeria	0-1		D	1-1	Sweden	11 Sep 2007	21:01:27	Chengdu	[104]	[105]
15	Alberta Sackey	2	39			0	Ghana	1-0		W	2-1	Australia	28 Sep 2003	30:10:22	Portland	[106]	[107]
15	Alberta Sackey	1	34			0	Ghana	0-0		W	2-1	Australia	28 Sep 2003	30:10:22	Portland	[108]	[109]
17	Nkechi Egbe	1	85			0	Nigeria	2-3	QF	L	3-4 (aet)	Brazil	01 Jul 1999	21:04:26	Landover	[110]	[111]
13	Nkiru Okosieme	2	72			0	Nigeria	1-3	QF	L	3-4 (aet)	Brazil	01 Jul 1999	27:04:01	Landover	[112]	[113]
11	Prisca Emeafu	1	63			0	Nigeria	0-3	QF	L	3-4 (aet)	Brazil	01 Jul 1999	27:03:01	Landover	[114]	[115]
20	Ifeanyichukwu Chiejine		19	own goal	Mia Hamm (USA) [3]	0	Nigeria	1-0		L	1-7	United States	24 Jun 1999	16:01:07	Chicago	[116]	[117]
13	Nkiru Okosieme	1	2		Mercy Akide	0	Nigeria	0-0		L	1-7	United States	24 Jun 1999	27:03:19	Chicago	[118]	[119]
8	Rita Nwadike	3	79			0	Nigeria	1-1		W	2-1	Korea DPR	20 Jun 1999	24:07:17	Pasadena	[120]	[121]
19	Mercy Akide	1	50			0	Nigeria	0-0		W	2-1	Korea DPR	20 Jun 1999	23:09:25	Pasadena	[122]	[123]
15	Nana Gyamfuah	1	76			65	Ghana	0-1		D	1-1	Australia	20 Jun 1999	20:10:16	Foxborough	[124]	[125]
8	Rita Nwadike	2	74			0	Nigeria	1-3		L	2-3	England	10 Jun 1995	20:07:07	Karlstad	[126]	[127]
4	Adaku Okoroafor	2	13			0	Nigeria	0-1		L	2-3	England	10 Jun 1995	20:06:23	Karlstad	[128]	[129]
4	Adaku Okoroafor	1	77			0	Nigeria	2-3		D	3-3	Canada	8 Jun 1995	20:06:21	Helsingborg	[130]	[131]
18	Patience Avre	1	60			0	Nigeria	1-3		D	3-3	Canada	8 Jun 1995	18:11:29	Helsingborg	[132]	[133]
8	Rita Nwadike	1	26			0	Nigeria	0-2		D	3-3	Canada	8 Jun 1995	20:07:05	Helsingborg	[134]	[135]

References