Oldest Goalscorers in AFCON History
The oldest players to score at an Africa Cup of Nations, with exact age on the day.
| # | Player | Team | Age | Date | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modibo Sidibé | Mali | 41 y 149 d | 1994-03-26 | Tunisia 0–2 Mali |
| 2 | Guélor Kanga | Gabon | 40 y 94 d | 2025-12-31 | Gabon 2–3 Ivory Coast |
| 3 | Yasser Ibrahim | Egypt | 36 y 251 d | 2026-01-05 | Egypt 3–1 Benin |
| 4 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Gabon | 36 y 202 d | 2025-12-28 | Gabon 2–3 Mozambique |
| 5 | Kalusha Bwalya | Zambia | 36 y 178 d | 2000-02-01 | Zambia 2–2 Senegal |
| 6 | Emilio Nsue | Equatorial Guinea | 36 y 101 d | 2025-12-31 | Equatorial Guinea 1–3 Algeria |
| 7 | Roger Milla | Cameroon | 35 y 310 d | 1988-03-17 | Cameroon 1–1 Nigeria |
| 8 | Knowledge Musona | Zimbabwe | 35 y 197 d | 2025-12-26 | Angola 1–1 Zimbabwe |
| 9 | George Weah | Liberia | 35 y 119 d | 2002-01-19 | Mali 1–1 Liberia |
| 10 | Faneva Imà Andriatsima | Madagascar | 35 y 42 d | 2019-07-07 | Madagascar 2–2 DR Congo |
| 11 | Daniel Cousin | Gabon | 35 y 2 d | 2012-01-27 | Gabon 3–2 Morocco |
| 12 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 34 y 334 d | 2013-01-30 | Algeria 2–2 Ivory Coast |
| 13 | Mbark Boussoufa | Morocco | 34 y 328 d | 2019-07-01 | South Africa 0–1 Morocco |
| 14 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | 34 y 319 d | 2025-12-28 | Algeria 1–0 Burkina Faso |
| 15 | Ziad Tlemçani | Tunisia | 34 y 291 d | 1998-02-16 | Tunisia 3–1 Togo |
| 16 | Mickaël Poté | Benin | 34 y 282 d | 2019-06-25 | Ghana 2–2 Benin |
| 17 | Ahmed Hassan | Egypt | 34 y 277 d | 2010-01-25 | Egypt 3–1 Cameroon |
| 18 | Cédric Bakambu | DR Congo | 34 y 269 d | 2025-12-27 | Senegal 1–1 DR Congo |
| 19 | Serey Dié | Ivory Coast | 34 y 244 d | 2019-07-01 | Namibia 1–4 Ivory Coast |
| 20 | Gaël Kakuta | DR Congo | 34 y 201 d | 2025-12-30 | Botswana 0–3 DR Congo |
| 21 | Themba Zwane | South Africa | 34 y 179 d | 2024-01-21 | South Africa 4–0 Namibia |
| 22 | Max Gradel | Ivory Coast | 34 y 52 d | 2022-01-12 | Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Ivory Coast |
| 23 | Joël Tiéhi | Ivory Coast | 34 y 44 d | 1998-02-16 | Ivory Coast 5–2 Angola |
| 24 | Ryan Mendes | Cape Verde | 34 y 29 d | 2024-01-29 | Cape Verde 1–0 Mauritania |
| 25 | Dipsy Selolwane | Botswana | 34 y 9 d | 2012-01-28 | Botswana 1–6 Guinea |
| 26 | Romain Saïss | Morocco | 33 y 305 d | 2024-01-17 | Morocco 3–0 Tanzania |
| 27 | Jodel Dossou | Benin | 33 y 302 d | 2026-01-05 | Egypt 3–1 Benin |
| 28 | Adam Ndlovu | Zimbabwe | 33 y 230 d | 2004-02-03 | Algeria 1–2 Zimbabwe |
| 29 | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 33 y 217 d | 2026-01-10 | Egypt 3–2 Ivory Coast |
| 30 | Abdoulaye Seck | Senegal | 33 y 217 d | 2025-12-30 | Benin 0–3 Senegal |
Data updated 2026-10-19. Goal records rely on our match-by-match database; see methodology.