Cameroon’s top 10 scorers this season
Cameroon is a country that has been blessed with a plethora of prolific goal-scoring strikers. AfricanFtbl’s Cameroonian correspondent Beng Emmanuel ranks the top 10 Cameroonian goal scorers in the 2020/21 season.
1-Jean-Pierre Nsame (19 Goals) - Young Boys, Switzerland
For the second successive season, Jean Pierre Nsame was crowned top scorer of the Swiss Super League with 19 goals. It appears the lethal finisher has found his groove in Switzerland, although he failed to break his 32 goals mark of the previous season.
Nsame, 28, played a pivotal role as Young Boys clinched the Swiss Super League for the fourth year in a row. He has scored more goals than any other Cameroonian this year and remains one of the most consistent scorers from the African continent.
2-Vincent Aboubakar (15 Goals) - Besiktas, Turkey
In his first stint since re-joining Besiktas in 2020, Vincent Aboubakar was simply phenomenal. The former FC Porto striker bagged 15 goals in 26 games to help the Black and whites to a domestic double - winning the Super Lig and Turkish Cup.
According to Kick442, Besiktas has offered the Cameroonian international a one-year extension deal. His current contract expires on May 31.
3-Karl Toko Ekambi (14 Goals) - Lyon, France
His transformation this season for Olympique Lyon has been largely commendable.
The 28-year-old struggled to live up to expectation in 2019, scoring only two times. But he has become a sharp shooter, featuring 14 times on the score sheet for Lyon this campaign.
Despite his impressive goal scoring form, Lyon missed out on a Champions League spot after losing to OGC Nice in their final game of the season. He was shortlisted for the 2021 Marc Vivian Foe Award although Ekambi, who won the award in 2018, failed to make it among the three finalists.
4-Leandre Tawamba (14 goals) - Al-Taawoun, Saudi Arabia
At 31, the converted player is enjoying a fine campaign. He has netted 14 goals for Al- Taawoun including three assist.
He may be far from breaking his record in 2018/2019 when he finished as the top scorer of the club with 27 goals across all competitions, but he has remained largely influential.
Al-Taawoun is 4th in the Saudi Arabian top flight with 47 points.
5-Joel Tague (9 Goals) - Maritimo, Portugal
Joel Tague and Maritimo experienced mix fortunes in the Primeira Liga this season.
The 27-year-old Cameroonian international has been outstanding in Portugal, finishing joint top scorer of his club with 9 goals in 27 matches.
And while the quick and fearless forward settles on a comfortable standing on the goal chart, Maritimo barely escaped the relegation playoffs after finishing 15th.
6-Didier Lamkel Ze (8 Goals) - Royal Antwerp, Belgium
Only Dieumerci Mbokani and Lior Refaelov have scored more goals that Lamkel Ze for Royal Antwerp this season.
He started in 19 of his 21 games scoring 8 goals - two more than his tally last year. The 24-year-old has been a key man for his club.
Didier Lamkel Ze sent Royal Antwerp to the UEFA Europa League with his winner against RSC Anderlecht in the Belgium Pro League championship round. He won the player of the month award in February alongside several Man of the Match awards.
7-Ignatius Ganago (7 Goals) - RC Lens, France
The youngster is gradually maturing into one of the established scorers at RC Lens. He scored 7 goals this season in 24 outing to become the third top scorer of the club.
Not only has the native of Douala earned considerable first team opportunities, he also helped the Ligue 1 side retain her top tier status after gaining promotion in April 2020.
Ganago, 22, is tipped to further thrive in France after showing brilliance with the blood and gold in his first spell at the club.
8-Stephane Bahoken (6 Goals) - Angers, France
Angers may not have enjoyed a blissful season, but Stephane Bahoken has shown signs of progress from his last campaign.
He got off to a slow start but improved, although he couldn’t inspire Angers to their first French Cup title. They lost heavily in the quarter-final to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain 0-5.
The 29-year-old failed to reach double figures for the second successive year after scoring 11 in 2019. This season he bagged six goals in 30 games.
Bahoken is hoping his performance in France this season will help him make the cut in Cameroon’s squad for next year’s Nations Cup finals.
T9-Marius Noubissi (4 Goals) - Beerschot, Belgium
Marius Noubissi was very prolific during the early half of the Belgian First Division League. Unfortunately, he faded so badly that he only scored 4 times this season in 16 games. He was last on target in January against Eupen.
He signed an 18-month extension deal in April with his new contract to expire in 2022. Hopefully, he could repay his club by being remarkably consistent next season.
T9-Serge Tabekou (4 Goals) - Royal Excel Mouscron , Belgium
The 24-year-old midfielder was among the leading light of Royal Excel Mouscron in just his first stint with the Belgium club.
Tabekou made 30 appearances this season, scoring 4 goals as his club suffered relegation to the inferior league. He scored more goals than his compatriots Jean Emile Junior Onana (2) and Fabrice Olinga (2).
Only Nuno Da Costa has scored more goals than the Cameroonian midfielder - who is becoming an undisputed star for Royal Excel Mouscron.
T9-Njie Clinton (4 Goals)-Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
The Russia Premier Liga has not been kind to Njie Clinton since his move from Marseille. He has laboured to regain his spark and more significantly his desire to bolster his goal tallies.
Njie, 27 has battled with frequent injuries but struggled to finish among the top five scorers for his club with 4 goals in 23 games. The speedy winger is keen to return to his once impressive form.
