Top African Goal Scorers in 2023/24 Serie A Season: Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman Lead List

• Victor Osimhen has scored the most goals among African players in the 2023-24 Serie A season
• Ademola Lookman is ranked second on the list, scoring eight goals for Atalanta this campaign
• Salernitana's Boulaye Dia and Angola's Zito Luvumbo are tied for third place with four goals each

African players continue to flourish in Serie A this season.

Among the stars who have shown brightly in the Italian top-flight are Nigerian forwards Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman.

Sports Brief looks at the top African goal scorers in the 2023-24 Serie A season.

Top African scorers in 2023-24 Serie A

1. Victor Osimhen (11 goals, Napoli and Nigeria)

Osimhen is currently ranked fifth in the Serie A Golden Boot race, scoring 11 goals for Napoli in the 2023-24 season. He is the only African player to score in double-figures in the Italian top-flight this campaign.

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His scoring numbers dropped compared to last season because of injuries and a long stint in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

He scored six goals in Napoli's first eight league matches this season before a hamstring injury sidelined him for several games.

Osimhen has been in fine form since rejoining the Napoli squad after the AFCON, scoring four goals in four league appearances, including a hat-trick against Sassuolo.

2. Ademola Lookman (8 goals, Atalanta and Nigeria)

Lookman is ranked second on the list, scoring eight goals for Atalanta in the 2023-24 Serie A season thus far.

The Nigerian forward scored one goal each in the games against Fiorentina, Cagliari, Genoa, Napoli, Lecce, and Bologna and nabbed a brace in Atalanta's 3-2 win over AC Milan last December.

3. Boulaye Dia (4 goals, Senegal and Salernitana)

Dia is ranked third on the list despite missing a chunk of the 2023-24 season because of muscular injuries.

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The Senegalese forward racked up four goals in Salernitana's first 12 league matches this season, including a brace against Cagliari last October.

His last goal for the club game against Sassuolo in a 2-2 draw back in November.

3. Zito Luvumbo (4 goals, Angola and Cagliari)

Luvumbo also has scored four goals in Serie A this season, putting the Angolan winger in third place on this list.

His latest goal came in the 1-1 draw against Napoli on February 25. He scored the equaliser deep into second-half stoppage time to give Cagliari a valuable point.

He has missed Cagliari's last two league matches after suffering a hamstring injury, per TransferMarkt.

5. Houssem Aouar (3 goals, Algeria and Roma)

Aouar is ranked fifth on the list, scoring three goals for Roma this 2023-24 Serie A season.

His latest goal in the Italian top-flight came in the game against Fiorentina on March 10. The Algerian midfielder scored Roma's opening goal in the 2-2 draw.

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Top African scorers in 2023-24 Premier League

Sports Brief recently reported on the top African scorers in the Premier League this season.

Mohamed Salah leads the list with 15 goals scored for Liverpool this campaign.

Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson is ranked second with nine goals.