Demba Ba
Another striker who would also play at Stamford Bridge, Ba was Africa’s third highest score in the 2011-12 season when he bagged 16 for Newcastle across the campaign, having previously impressed for West Ham.
Ba would move to Chelsea in 2012—replacing Galatasaray-bound Drogba—and then moved to Turkey with Besiktas in 2014 when the Ivorian returned to West London.
Papiss Demba Cisse
Twice, Cisse outscored Drogba in the Premier League—with the Senegal international netting 13 in the 2011-12 season, and 11 in the 2014-15 campaign.
These two excellent returns came either side of a disappointing drought for Newcastle as the former SC Freiburg man struggled to build on his early promise.
Mame Biram Diouf
A surprising name on this list, perhaps, considering he later remodelled himself as a full-back, Biram Diouf was actually a lethal presence in the Prem once upon a time.
He scored 11 goals in the 2014-15 season—the same as Papiss Cisse—although he’s struggled to replicate those numbers since, netting just 12 across his next three Prem seasons with Stoke City combined.
Dame N’Doye
Remarkably, five Senegalese players outscored Drogba in the 2014-15 seasons, which was testament, perhaps, to the limited impact the Ivorian had.
N’Doye left the smallest impact in the English game, as his five-goal stay with Hull City was brief, and he was soon on his way to Trabzonspor.
In 2016, he returned on loan to Sunderland.
Diafra Sakho
Like Cisse, Sakho was lethal upon his arrival in the Prem, but faded thereafter, with injuries and fitness concerns affecting his form.
He bagged 10 for West Ham in the 2014-15 season, but only eight across the next three seasons combined.
Sadio Mane
The final Senegalese player to outscore Drogba in 2014-15 is Mane, who scored 10 during his debut campaign at Southampton after arriving from Red Bull Salzburg.
Since then, the attacker has gone from strength to strength, winning the Champions League last term, inspiring Liverpool’s title challenge this season, and qualifying for the maiden African Legends Cup of Nations.
Wilfried Bony
Once the most expensive African player in history, 2014-15 was the season when Bony swapped Swansea City for Manchester City.
He struggled to recreate the form he’d enjoyed with the Swans since arriving at Eastlands, and only two of the 11 goals he scored that season were after his arrival at City.
Impressively, he still registered just under a dozen PL goals despite an absence at the Afcon where he won the title with the Ivory Coast.
Saido Berahino
Where did it all go wrong for the Burundi international, who was once tipped as the future of the English game?
Back in 2014-15, Berahino proved that he could get the job done at the highest level, scoring 14 goals for modest West Bromwich to end the year as Africa’s top scorer.
Unfortunately, he lost his way at The Hawthorns, and a move to Stoke didn’t work out.
