Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has set a new African Bundesliga record, one two South Africans failed to reach.

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The Gabonese, who was named the 2015 African Player of the Year, scored his 23rd league goal of the campaign in his side's 3-2 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday.

In doing so, he surpassed Senegal star Papiss Cisse, who scored 22 goals for Freiburg during the 2010/11 campaign, as the African player with the most goals in a Bundesliga season – and still has six games to improve on his new record.

"It is a great honour for me. I'm proud to have my name written in the history books," the 26-year-old told the Bundesliga's official website.

The record was initially held by Ghana legend Anthony Yeboah, who netted 20 times during the 1992/93 season for Eintracht Frankfurt.

South African exports Sean Dundee, with 16 goals in 1995/96, and Delron Buckley, with 15 goals in 2004/05, came close to reaching Yeboah's milestone during their time in Germany.

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Overall, Aubameyang is the second best African goalscorer in Bundesliga history, with 52 strikes in 91 games for Dortmund. Africa's record scorer in Germany is Yeboah, who netted 96 times in 223 matches.

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