Ghana legend, Asamoah Gyan has ranked his four best African striker and rates former Barcelona forward Samuel Eto’o as number one ahead of former Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba, Softfootball reports.
Gyan played for Sunderland in the English premier league and was in the heart of the Back Cats biggest away win over Chelsea when they won 3-0 at Stamford Bridge and he scored in game. The Blues are now a different side as they have a different manager. Liam Rosenior was named as new Chelsea Coach last week.
Speaking to Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand on his official podcast, Eto’o said:
Samuel Eto’o comes first, Didier Drogba second, Mane and Salah. I like Eto’o’s style of play. He isn’t good with the head. Feet, strong. He knows how to keep the ball and he doesn’t play one position. He is very smart ….and I was surprised he didn’t win the Ballon D’Or.
Eto’o has won the CAF Player of the Year four times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010), three UEFA Champions League titles, two with Barcelona (2005/06, 2008/09) and one with Inter Milan (2009/10) and two AFCON titles with Cameroon (2000, 2002) alongside 56 goals in 118 appearances for Cameroon.
As for Drogba, the Ivorian won four Premier League titles (2004/05, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2014/15) and famously scored and won the UEFA Champions League in 2012 with Chelsea.
Here is the video of the interview between Asamoah Gyan and Rio Ferdinand shared via the official podcast. Watch below.
Asamoah Gyan ranks fellow African Greats 1-4
🇨🇮 Didier Drogba
🇸🇳 Sadio Mané
🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah
🇨🇲 Samuel Eto’o
CC: @rioferdy5, @ASAMOAH_GYAN3, #AFCON2025 pic.twitter.com/SYpHYYORkC
— Rio Ferdinand Presents (@RioMeets) January 18, 2026Asamoah Gyan watched the AFCON alongside millions of fans as Senegal defeated Morocco 1-0 to win the 35th edition of the tournament. Gyan’s country, Ghana did not make it to the 2025 AFCON but are going to the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
