Many football fans wonder who the most decorated African football players are. In addition to the World Cup, an African football player has won almost every football title. However, some African football players have won more trophies than their African counterparts. It would be interesting to find out which African football players have won the most trophies.
So here are the five most decorated African footballers in history.
1. Hossam Ashour – 39 trophies
Africa's most decorated player is actually the second most decorated player in the world, after Dani Alves. His name is Hossam Ashour.
Hossam is an Egyptian footballer who played as a midfielder for Al Ahly between 2003 and 2024, making over 290 appearances.
Although he only played fourteen times for the Egyptian national team, he won no less than 39 trophies in total.
He has won 13 Egyptian Premier League titles, 4 Egyptian Cups, 10 Egyptian Super Cups, 6 CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Confederations Cup and 5 CAF Super Cups.
2. Hossam Hassan – 35 trophies
Hossam is arguably one of the most decorated football players in the world. His career lasted 24 years, from 1984 to 2008. Taking minor trophies into account, Hossam Hassan has a total of 41 titles. However, most of the tournaments he won were cancelled. This list contains important trophies that are still played for today.
He won the Egyptian Premier League 11 times with Al Ahly and 3 times with Zamalek SC. Hossam Hassan has won 5 Egyptian Cups, 2 Egyptian Super Cups, 5 CAF Confederations Cups, 2 CAF Champions League Trophies and 1 CAF Super Cup. He also won the UAE Pro League once with Al Ain.
With the Egyptian national team, Hassan won three African Cup of Nations titles, one Arab Nations Cup (now known as the FIFA Arab Cup) and a gold medal in the men's football tournament at the 1987 All-Africa Games.
Hossam Hassan is also Egypt's top scorer and the third most capped player in international football.
3. Mohamed Aboutrika – 25 trophies
You can't play for Al Ahly for long without collecting trophies and Aboutrika is proof of that. Mohamed Aboutrika is undoubtedly one of the most underrated African footballers of all time and played the majority of his career in Egypt with Al Ahly.
He has won 7 Egyptian championships, 5 CAF Champions League trophies, 2 Egyptian Cups, 4 Egyptian Super Cups, 4 CAF Super Cups and the African Cup of Nations twice. In total, the former striker won around 25 major titles in his career.
4. Samuel Eto'o – 20 trophies
Samuel Eto'o is one of the greatest legends of African football, having won almost every trophy there is in football.
Most of Eto'o's victories came with Barcelona, where he won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League on several occasions. He also won the Africa Cup of Nations title with the Cameroon national team.
Samuel Eto'o has an impressive trophy case that includes three UEFA Champions League titles, three La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles, two Copa Catalunya titles and two Spanish Super Cups. During his time at Inter Milan, he won 1 Serie A title, 2 Coppa Italia, 1 Italian Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup once. With the Cameroon national team, Eto'o won the Olympic gold medal once and the African Cup of Nations twice in 2000.
5. Didier Drogba – 18 trophies
Although Didier Drogba failed to win a trophy for the national team, he won many titles in his club career, making him one of the most decorated African football players.
Didier Drogba won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three Football League Cups, two FA Community Shields and a UEFA Champions League title with Chelsea. When he played for Galatasaray, he won the Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cup. Towards the end of his career, Drogba won the Western Conference (USL) with Phoenix Rising in 2018.
