Al Ain striker and top scorer, the Togolese international Laba Kodjo, will be on track in 2025 to break a record that will give him the title of Al-Zaeem’s all-time top scorer in the league championship, which is still held by the former star, Ahmed Abdullah (Ghazal Al Ain), by scoring 117 goals, which is the number. Which has remained steadfast for 30 years despite the succession of generations and the passing of big names who led the attack, including Ghanaian legend Asamoah Gyan.
Laba Kodjo needs to score only five goals to equal the number of goals scored by “Ghazal Al Ain”, and six goals to crown himself the title of the team’s all-time top scorer, as he has 112 goals in his “purple” shirt, which he started scoring since he moved to Al Ain coming from Morocco’s Berkane Renaissance in 2017. 2019.
What further enhances the player’s chance of breaking the record is that the league championship is still in its middle, while Laba’s scoring appetite is high, as in only seven matches he played this season he scored 14 goals, which is more than the number of goals he scored in the entire last season, which was 12. A target.
Laba Kodjo had rocketed up the list of Al Ain’s all-time top scorers. In September 2021, he ranked tenth, while he currently ranks second.
The 32-year-old Togolese star scored 19 goals in his first season, 13 goals in the second, 26 goals in the third, 28 goals in the fourth, and 12 goals in the fifth, while he has scored 14 goals so far in the current season, noting that the team has 17 matches until the end. season. If Laba Kodjo is able to break the historical record after three decades of remaining under the name Ahmed Abdullah, he may continue to hold the title for a long time because the closest active player on the team’s scorers list, the Moroccan international midfielder Sofiane Rahimi, has 31 goals, and behind him comes defender Bandar. Al-Ahbabi with 21 goals.
It is noteworthy that Ahmed Abdullah, whose record remained steadfast throughout this period, had scored his first goal in 1978, and continued to visit the opponents’ nets until his retirement in 1995. Since then, the number has remained unchangeable for all players who wore the “purple” shirt, while the number became… Threatened by top scorer Laba Kodjo.
. 6 goals that Laba needs to surpass “Al-Ain Ghazal” and crown himself the top scorer for Al-Ain in the history of the league.
. Lapa’s scoring appetite is high in the league this season. He scored 14 goals in only 7 matches.
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