Saudi Pro League: How Africans have long led the attack in new football hotspot
With the likes of Manchester City's Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez and Chelsea's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also linked with possible moves, BBC Sport Africa reflects on the role some Africans have previously played in Saudi Arabia's top flight.Since Saudi Arabia's leading division turned professional in 2008, nearly 400 footballers from the continent - representing some 40 African countries - have plied their trade in it.
The Riyadh-based club was where Vincent Aboubakar, top scorer with eight goals at last year's Nations Cup, was based until the Cameroon striker was effectively pushed out - given the limited number of foreigners allowed per team - to make way for a certain Cristiano Ronaldo, despitePortugal's multiple Ballon d'Or winner duly delivered two hat-tricks last season, but five of the other six hat-tricks were all scored by Africans - namely, Zimbabwe's Knowledge Musona and Moroccan...
In total, Africans have led the scoring charts 14 times in 48 years, with no player making more impact in front of goal than Morocco international Hamdallah - who has finished top of the pile three times.
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