
Mo Salah is one of the most popular Egyptian footballers right now, and he’s managed to achieve great results in his amazing career. He played for Basel, Chelsea, Fiorentina, Roma and Liverpool, and he also did a great job for his national team as well. He’s been playing for Liverpool since 2017 and during this time, he entered the club’s all time top 10 scorer list. That brings the question, which African footballer could follow in his footsteps? Here are our picks!
Lamine Camara
Lamine Camara comes from Senegal and despite being only 20 years old, he already achieved great things during his career. He is an attacking midfielder for Monaco in Ligue 1, and his approximated market value right now is over 20 million Euros. Additionally, he’s also representing Senegal’s national team, where he was able to score 6 goals since his inclusion in 2022.
Karim Konaté
Karim Konaté is another 20 year older, and he is from Ivory Coast. During his career, he played as a forward for the Austrian Bundesliga club named Red Bull Salzburg. He already scored over 24 goals during his Salzburg tenure, and he also got to score 2 goals for the Ivory Coast team since 2021. What would make him the need Mo Salah, though? He is very fast paced, innovative, and he’s not afraid to take chances, much like Mo Salah!
Mohammed Kudus
Mohammed Kudus is a young attacker that immediately brough attention towards him since he came to West Ham. He is a very competitive player and he has a ton of talent. Aside from his attacking midfield position, he also played as a right winger as well. Mohammed Kudus played for Ajax and Nordsjælland as well. And of course, he is a part of the Ghanese national team. He scored over 11 goals since he moved to West Ham United in 2023. He’s very loyal to his team, respected by teammates as well, much like Mo Salah.
Betting on Kudus
Part of the attraction to Kudus comes from how the bookies perceive his talent. At the time of writing the Irish bookies at Scs have him as 14/1 for first goalscorer for Man City Vs West Ham this Saturday (4th).
Nicholes Jackson
Nicholes Jackson is 23 years old, and he is also an excellent striker for Chelsea. In addition, he has experience from Villareal, where he played for a few years. His market value is approximated to be around 55 million Euros, and for a good reason. With over 23 goals scored for Chelsea since 2023, he’s a great addition to the team. His initial contract with Chelsea was until 2031, but in 2024 it got extended with 2 additional years.
Simon Adingra
Simon Adingra is another great player from the Ivory Coast and he plays as a winger for Brighton & Hove Albion He is also representing the Ivory Coast national team, for which he already scored 3 times since 2023. Until now, he scored 7 goals for Brighton & Hove Albion since he arrived in 2022. Why would he be a good footballer to follow in Mo Salah’s footsteps? He is very tenacious, and he’s known for taking advantage of any situation. He already managed to score late equalizers and decisive goals that were incredibly helpful for his team, further solidifying him as one of the best African footballers, even if he’s just 22 years old.
Bilal El Khannouss
Bilal El Khannouss is also right around the 20-years-old mark, and he managed to achieve a lot during his tenure with Morocco’s national team. In addition, he plays as an attacking midfielder for the Leicester City, where he already scored a goal ever since he arrived in 2024. He’s represented both Belgium and Morocco’s young national teams, before moving to the Moroco’s adult team in 2022. His great talent, attention to detail and focus recommend him as one of the top up and coming African footballers, and a potential follow-up to Mo Salah.
Nene Dorgeles
Nene Dorgeles is from Mali, he’s 22 years old and also a great attacking midfielder. He plays for Red Bull Salzburg where he scored 9 goals since 2021. He was loaned to Liefering, SV Ried and Westerlo, where he scored numerous goals as well. He played for Mali’s national team since 2022 as well, and he managed to score 6 goals until the time of this writing.
Thapelo Maseko
Thapelo Maseko was born in 2003 and despite being just 21 years old, he’s one of the hottest forwards in the game right now. He plays for the Mamelodi Sundowns and also the South Africa national team, the country where he was born in. With that in mind, he’s already scored 5 goals for his team since 2023, and he even scored 1 goal for the South African national team as well. Why would he be the one to follow in Mo Salah’s footsteps? He’s a very talented winger, very calculated and attentive. On top of that, he is also known for being extremely careful with his attacks, while also pushing his limits during every game.
Edmond Tapsoba
Edmond Tapsoba was born in Burkina Faso in 1999. He is a great center back, right now he is playing for Bayern Leverkusen, for which he scored 3 goals since 2020. He also scored a goal for the Burkina Faso national team. Over the years, he played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou and Lixoes, along with Vitoria de Guimaraes. As a talent, he’s known for working extremely well with other players, he is great at protecting his team against the attackers, while also innovating and always trying out something new. All in all, we think he’s an exceptional talent with a lot of promise.
Conclusion
All of these African players have the potential to follow in Mo Salah’s footsteps. That’s very difficult to do, considering Mo Salah’s talent and great track record. But what’s great is all these amazing footballers are extremely good from a very young age, and already built a very good career for themselves. That’s why we highly recommend keeping an eye on them and their future, because we think their careers are just getting started. They can very well become the new Mo Salah, with enough training and experience!