AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers

Cameroon’s captain Vincent Aboubakar has been honoured to claim the Golden Boot award for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations as he racked up the mind-blowing eight goals for the Indomitable Lions, so as to grab the spot number one among

AFCON 2022 top goal scorers

, even if they made it all the way to the semi-final as a result of being beaten on penalties by Eygpt.

With doing so, he, unfortunately, failed to be Afcon top scorers of all-time in a single tournament as he just missed one goal to match the single Cup of Nations tournament record of most goals set by Ndaye Mulamba of Zaire (later renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo) who scored 9 goals in 1974.

On the list of Afcon top goal scorers 2022, Karl Toko Ekambi was the man nearest to Aboubakar and earned second place by putting away five goals in the tournament.

Senegal’s caption, Sadio Mane who was expected to be at the top of the scoring charts before heading into the final, ended up grabbing the third position among the AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers.

Still, there is not a shadow of a doubt that Mane who was also among the Senegal team that conceded the previous final to Algeria, has played an influential role in Senegal’s first-ever Africa Cup of Nations triumph, even if he was opposed fellow Liverpool forward

in the title decider.

As a result, he ended up being heralded as the player of the tournament and became the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Most Outstanding Player for his jaw drawing contribution in leading the Lions of Teranga to glory at Olembe Stadium in Yaounde.

After all, just in the final even if he missed a penalty seven minutes in the first half of normal time when goalie Mohamed Abou Gabal pushed a strong kick down the middle to safety; he amazingly compensated it later by scoring the decisive winning shootout penalty.

Moreover, it was Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy who surprisingly became the

of the tournament, even if he had a relative comfortable tournament in the light of an incredible Kalidou Koulibaly-marshalled defence.

This is while Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal who excelled under constant pressure in four knockout matches and saved two penalty kicks, making a series of outstanding saves to keep Senegal goalless in the final, just was heralded as the best player of the final while he wept after the shootout loss.

AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers

Come along with us to take a closer look at the

Afcon top goal scorers 2022

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Bamba Dieng (1 goal)

• Country: Senegal

• Goals (PKs): 1 (1)

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 5

• Mins: 196

The Marseille forward Bamba Dieng who has already attracted the eyes of many top clubs, came off the bench to score in second-half stoppage time his first international goal and Senegal's second goal in their 2–0 round of 16 victory over Cape Verde at the AFCON 2021.

Moreover, he came off the bench again to add more life to the tournament final match of Senegal against Egypt due to his teammates' exhaustion. While he made three attempts to put Senegal ahead, all of them were saved by Egypt's goalkeeper Abou Gabal.

Yet, he eventually succeeded to score in the penalty shootout to help Senegal become the champions of the tournament and even if this goal was a penalty, some sources counted it to deem him among the AFCON 2022 top goal scorers.

Achraf Hakimi (2 goals)

• Country: Morocco

• Goals (PKs): 2

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 5

• Mins: 480

Paris Saint-Germain wing-back started all of his matches in the group stages at the AFCON 2021. Whereas he managed to score a free kick in Morocco's 2-2 draw with Gabon, he went on to start in the round of 16 against Malawi, so as to score a free kick in the 70th minute of the game to earn his side their 2–1 triumph.

Ablie Jallow (2 goals)

• Country: Gambia

• Goals (PKs): 2

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 4

• Mins: 256

On 12 January 2021, Jallow picked up the honour to score Gambia's first-ever Africa Cup of Nations goal in their 1–0 triumph over Mauritania.

In addition, he went on to become even one of the Afcon top goal scorers 2022, when he scored another goal in their 1–0  victory over Tunisia.

Jim Allevinah (2 goals)

• Country: Gabon

• Goals (PKs): 2 (0)

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 4

• Mins: 242

The 26-year-old midfielder featured in all three of Gabon's group stage games at the AFCON 2021, while he also scored a late equalizer against Ghana as well as the opening goal of the draw against Morocco so as to lead his side to go through the knockout stage.

Ahmed Mogni (2 goals)

• Country: Comoros

• Goals (PKs): 2(0)

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 4

• Mins: 156

He put away two goals in a 3–2 group match victory over Ghana at the AFCON 2021 in so far as to become one of the AFCON 2022 top goal scores in what was went down as "one of the biggest shocks in Nations Cup history" as per the BBC.

Mohamed Salah (2 goals)

• Country: Egypt

• Goals (PKs): 2 (0)

• Assists: 1

• Matches: 7

• Mins: 750

This season's best player in the world, Mo Salah had been expected to end the AFCON 2021, as the number one top goal scorer, yet he only racked up two goals and one assist in Egypt's triumph over Guinea-Bissau and Morroco.

Moreover, it is notable to suggest that when Salah questioned Victor Gome's (the

who officiated the AFCON 2021 final between Egypt and Senegal) decision of awarding a penalty early in the match to Senegal, Gomes told Salah to take the whistle and referee instead.

Nicolas Pepe (2 goals)

• Country: Ivory Coast

• Goals (PKs): 2 (0)

• Assists: 1

• Matches: 4

• Mins: 314

The

winger became one of the

AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers

by netting two goals in the tournament, one in Ivory Coast 2-2 draw with Sierra Leone and the other which was a superb solo goal in his side's 3-1 victory over Algeria.

​Wahbi Khazri (2 goals

• Country: Tunisia

• Goals (PKs): 2 (0)

• Assists: 1

• Matches: 4

• Mins: 264

The

of the Tunisia national team, Wahbi Khazri scored a brace in their 4-0 triumph over Mauritania on the second day of the group F matches of AFCON 2021. With these two goals, he ended up being one of the AFCON 2022 top goal scorers.

Musa Barrow (2 goals)

• Country: Gambia

• Goals (PKs): 2 (1)

• Assists: 2

• Matches: 5

• Mins: 450

Musa Barrow has played an influential role in the Gambians surprising performance throughout the AFCON 2021, scoring three times in each of his side's matches against Gabon, Mali and Guinea in so far as to land himself a spot among AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers.

Moreover, with his two

in the tournament, he became the Afcon top assist 2022, involving in all five of Gambia’s goals.

Sofiane Boufal (3 goals)

• Country: Morocco

• Goals (PKs): 3 (1)

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 5

• Mins: 345

Following 83 minutes at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Sofiane Boufal scored the only goal of Morocco's 1-0 victory over Ghana in their opening Group C match and went on to become the man of the match of the game as well.

Afterwards, he went on to score two other goals in his nation other games against Gabon and

at the tournament, in order to become one of the

AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers

.

Ibrahima Kone (3 goals)

• Country: Mali

• Goals (PKs): 3 (3)

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 4

• Mins: 322

The newly joined FC Lorient

, put away the only goal in Mali's opening AFCON game against Tunisia, as they won the game 1-0 with a penalty in the 48th minute.

He went on to score two other penalties for his nation, so as to become the first player to score three goals for Mali in a single Africa Cup of Nations since Seydou Keita in 2013.

With his three goals all of them scored from the penalty spot, he also went to become the first player to score three penalties in a single Afcon edition since Ghana’s Mubarak Wubaso in 2013.

Gabadinho Mhango (3 goals)

• Country: Malawi

• Goals (PKs): 3 (0)

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 3

• Mins: 270

Mhango scored the opener for the Flames in the seventh minute of their 2-1 defeat to Morocco in their

Round of 16 fixture.

He also piled up two other goals in their second Group B fixture against Zimbabwe by scoring a double in their triumph over the Warriors 2-1 to become one of the

AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers

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Sadio Mane (3 goals)

• Country: Senegal

• Goals (PKs): 3 (1)

• Assists: 2

• Matches: 7

• Mins: 640

The

forward made a great feat at the AFCON 2021, when he put away three goals and bagged two assists, becoming the

AFCON top assist 2022

, in order to lead his side Senegal to grab their first AFCON championship.

While he saw his penalty saved early on during the final, he went on to hold his nerve to score in the decisive spot-kick later in the shootouts and as a result, he was duly appreciated as the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Karl Toko Ekambi (5 goals)

• Country: Cameroon

• Goals (PKs): 5 (0)

• Assists: 0

• Matches: 7

• Mins: 501

Ekambi earned the second position among the AFCON 2021 highest goal scorers as he piled up 5 goals in the tournament.

That is to say, he put away two goals in a 4–1 group triumph over Ethiopia, and the opening goal of a 2–1 victory over Comoros in the last 16.

Then he went on to make even more dazzle when he netted both goals against the Gambia in the quarter-finals on 29 January.

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Vincent Aboubakar (8 goals)

• Country: Cameroon

• Goals (PKs): 8 (2)

• Assists: 1

• Matches: 7

• Mins: 588

The 30-year old Al Nassr striker picked up the honour to receive the Golden Boot award at

for scoring 8 goals in the tournament so as to not only take the first spot in AFCON 2022 top goal scorers but also cemented the second place on the list of the

AFCON top scorers of all-time

in a single tournament, behind only Ndaye Mulamba of Zaire who racked up 9 goals in 1974.

Moreover, while he provided one assist in the tournament, he fascinatingly put way braces in their group stage games with Burkina Faso and Ethiopia and one each against Cape Verde and Comoros.

Not to mention that he even went on to score twice in their third-place match against Burkina Faso, on the eve of the final.

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