The Borussia Dortmund striker has earned a place in the Goal 50, but can he be considered on the level of the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and George Weah?
As the reigning African Footballer of the Year, and after being named in the Goal 50, it is only natural to ponder exactly where Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stands in the pantheon of African football’s great strikers.
After all, the noughties essentially came to be defined by the relative duopoly of Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba, two fearsome forwards who were leading lights for both club and country.