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African ALL Stars: Brilliant Mbeumo gives Man Utd’s season a massive boost

football20 October 2025 09:46| © Mzansi Football
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Manchester United claimed a major scalp with a win at Anfield on Sunday, and one of Africa’s leading stars in the Premier League was central to their success.

Here is a look at the continent’s star performers in Europe this past weekend.

BRYAN MBEUMO (CAMEROON & MANCHESTER UNITED)

Next fixture: Brighton & Hove Albion (home)

Is the tide turning for Manchester United after they won back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time under manager Ruben Amorim? And not just any victory either, but a 2-1 success at Anfield against bitter rivals Liverpool. It was a sweet moment, and they were set on their way by Mbeumo, who continued his fine form at the start of the season with a goal inside two minutes. He was worked into space on the right-hand side of the box and drilled a low shot past Alisson in the home goal. It was his second goal of the campaign to go with one assist in his eight Premier League starts.

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG (GABON & MARSEILLE)

Next fixture: Lens (away)

Mason Greenwood scored four goals as Marseille crushed Le Havre 6-2, but Gabon great Aubameyang played a part in the win too with an assist for the fifth goal by Robinio Vaz. It was his fourth goal contribution in Ligue 1 this season, having found the back of the net on three occasions and provided this assist. That comes in just three starts and three substitute appearances. He may be 36, but Aubameyang still has much to give for both club and country, with Gabon still in the mix for 2026 World Cup qualification via the play-offs.

AKOR ADAMS (NIGERIA & SEVILLA)

Next fixture: Real Sociedad (away)

Adams scored for Nigeria in their victory over Lesotho in the recent World Cup qualifiers, his first international goal, which came shortly after he had helped Sevilla to a thumping 4-1 success against Barcelona with another strike. He has now scored twice in his last three LaLiga matches, and three times in four games if you include his goal against Lesotho. He came off the bench on Saturday as Sevilla lost 3-1 at home to Mallorca but is set to play a big role for his club this campaign, and for the Super Eagles in next month’s World Cup play-offs.

ANDRÉ-FRANK ZAMBO ANGUISSA (CAMEROON & NAPOLI)

Next fixture: Inter Milan (home)

Anguissa has been in top form for Napoli this season as they head into a crunch Serie A clash with Inter Milan on Saturday. Defending champions Napoli are in third place after a surprise 1-0 defeat at Genoa this past weekend, one point behind AC Milan and level with Inter. Napoli have not managed a win in their last five meetings with the latter (D3 L2), but Anguissa was hugely influential the last time they did so, a 3-1 success in May 2023. He will be crucial again as they look to break their winless run against a team who will be major title rivals this time around. Anguissa has two goals and an assist in six Serie A starts this season.

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