Top 10 African footballers of the past decade

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Liverpool FC v Sheffield United - Premier League

5. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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Olympics Day 5 - Men's Football - Korea Republic v Gabon

The captain of Gabon and the Gunners has morphed into one of the most prolific strikers to come out of the continent. After loan spells with several French clubs, it was at German giants, Borussia Dortmund that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit the limelight with a whopping 98 goals in just 148 games including a goal from his first shot in the league. He won many individual laurels including the Bundesliga player of the year in 2016 and top goalscorer the following season, earning a big-money move to Arsenal in the Premier League.

He finished as the league’s joint-top scorer in his debut season for the London club and has scored an astonishing 43 goals in 65 starts for the Gunners. He is the record goalscorer for the Gabonese national team and was named African Footballer of the Year in 2015

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