Mohamed Salah scored his first goal since he announced he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season as the Reds beat Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League at the weekend.
The victory at Anfield kept Liverpool in the fifth and final qualifying place for the 2026-27 Champions League, four points ahead of closest rivals Chelsea.
After netting 29 times in the title-winning campaign last season, the Egypt captain has scored only six league goals this season.
AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues:
MOAHAMED SALAH (Liverpool)
The Egyptian scored as the Reds bolstered their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League. Salah netted in the 40th minute with a close-range finish from Cody Gakpo’s pass, doubling Liverpool’s lead after Rio Ngumoha’s opener four minutes earlier.
BETO (Everton)
The Guinea-Bissau forward maintained his hot streak with a goal in a dramatic 2-2 draw at Brentford. Beto scored his fourth goal in his last five games, equalising in the 26th minute with a clinical header from Senegalese Idrissa Gueye’s cross. The 28-year-old, who scored twice in a 3-0 win over Chelsea prior to the international break, now has eight goals in all competitions this season.
EZ ABDE (Real Betis)
Morocco winger Abde opened the scoring against his former loan club Osasuna in a 1-1 La Liga draw. The 24-year-old showed his pace to get behind the hosts’ defence and produced a cool finish to put the Andalucians ahead. It was his sixth league goal of the campaign.
IBRAHIM DIABATE (Alaves)
Ivorian striker Diabate netted in Alaves’ exciting 3-3 draw against Real Sociedad. It was not the prettiest goal, with the forward deflecting the ball home from close range without knowing a great deal about it, but it put Alaves into a 2-1 lead. It was his third appearance for the club and his first goal since joining on loan from GAIS in Sweden.
YAN DIOMANDE (RB Leipzig)
Leipzig winger Diomande, 19, scored the only goal in a 1-0 home win over Borussia Moenchengladbach, which kept his side in the running for a Bundesliga top-four spot. With less than 10 minutes remaining, Diomande collected a Christoph Baumgartner pass and blasted into the bottom corner to put the hosts in front.
NICOLAS JACKSON (Bayern Munich)
Handed a start with Harry Kane rested, Jackson got among the goals as Bayern romped to a 5-0 win at St Pauli. With 65 minutes gone and Bayern 3-0 up, Jackson turned in a Jamal Musiala pass at the near post. Despite spending much of the season on the bench behind Kane, the 24-year-old Senegalese international has eight goals and four assists in all competitions for the club this season.
BAZOUMANA TOURE (Hoffenheim)
Toure continued his excellent debut Bundesliga season, scoring the leveller in a 2-2 draw at Augsburg. Approaching from the left, the Ivorian somehow snuck the ball in from a seemingly impossible angle to level the scores and net Hoffenheim a valuable point in their top-four pursuit.
PIERRE AUBAMEYANG, HAMED TRAORE (Marseille)
Gabon striker Aubameyang scored his ninth Ligue 1 goal this season as fourth-placed Marseille beat bottom club Metz 3-1. The 36-year-old opened the scoring on 13 minutes and Ivorian substitute Traore struck in the third minute of added time to ensure maximum points.
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