CAF Champions League: Top scorers ranking ahead of matchday two

The top scorers ranking ahead of the second matchday of the CAF Champions League

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The race for the prestigious top scorer title in the CAF Champions League promises to be electrifying in this 2025-2026 edition.

With 6 goals to his name, JS Kabylie’s winger Lahlou Akhrib is setting the pace at the top of the standings, just one goal ahead of Brazilian Tiago Reis (Petro Luanda), as well as Malian Ousmane Coulibaly (Stade Malien) and Egyptian Ahmed Atef (Pyramids).

Here’s the full ranking of the competition’s top scorers:

Lahlou Akhrib – JS Kabylie – Algeria – 5 goals

Kalaba – Stade Malien – Mali – 4 goals

Ahmed Atef – Pyramids FC – Egypt – 4 goals

Tiago Reis – Petro Luanda – Brazil – 4 goals

Benny – Petro Luanda – Portugal – 3 goals

Mehdi Merghem – JS Kabylie – Algeria/France – 3 goals

Taddeus Nkeng – Stade Malien – Cameroon – 3 goals

Fiston Mayele – Pyramids FC – DR Congo – 3 goals

Oussama Lamlioui – Renaissance de Berkane – Morocco – 3 goals

Samaké Nzé Bagnama – Stade d’Abidjan – Gabon – 3 goals

Paul Bassène – Renaissance de Berkane – Senegal – 3 goals

Nuno Santos – Mamelodi Sundowns – Portugal – 3 goals

Mahmoud Trezeguet – Al Ahly FC – Egypt – 2 goals

Yunus Sentamu – Vipers SC – Uganda – 2 goals

Tshegofatso Mabasa – Orlando Pirates – South Africa – 2 goals

Peter Shalulile – Mamelodi Sundowns – Namibia/South Africa – 2 goals

Zoumana Simpara – Stade Malien – Mali – 2 goals

Pacôme Zouzoua – Young Africans SC – Ivory Coast – 2 goals

Prince Dube – Young Africans SC – Zimbabwe – 2 goals

Sunday Adetunji – Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) – Nigeria/Sudan – 2 goals

Vanilson – CA Petróleos Luanda – Angola – 2 goals

Ayoub Khairi – Renaissance de Berkane – Morocco – 2 goals

Samson Olasupo – Remo Stars FC – Nigeria – 2 goals

Tshepang Moremi – Orlando Pirates – South Africa – 2 goals

Babacar Sarr – JS Kabylie – Senegal – 2 goals