Nigeria remains the country with the most overall winners.
Three Nigerian players — Asisat Oshoala (6), Perpetua Nkwocha (4), and Cynthia Uwak (2) — have won the award more than once.
Outside Nigeria, only Ghana, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon have produced winners, showing limited spread beyond Nigeria in the first two decades.
In recent years, the award has become more competitive, with new winners emerging from Morocco, Zambia, and South Africa, signaling a noticeable shift away from long-standing Nigerian dominance.
Nigeria remains the leader at U-17 level with five titles, more than any other nation.
Brazil follows closely with four wins, making the two countries the dominant forces in youth football history.
Only Mexico and Ghana have won the tournament more than once, highlighting how rare repeated success is at this level.
The remaining winners — Germany, England, Switzerland, France, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, and the former Soviet Union — show that victory is widely distributed but rarely sustained.
Asamoah Gyan leads Africa’s all-time World Cup scoring chart with six goals in eleven games, making him the most prolific African player in World Cup history.
Roger Milla follows closely with five goals in ten matches.
Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa is Africa’s highest-scoring active World Cup player with four goals in just seven matches.
Despite a legendary club career, Samuel Eto'o scored only three goals in eight matches.
