Africa Cup of Nations golden boot winners: all time highest goal scorerers!

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Africa Cup of Nations golden boot winners: past all time highest AFCON goal sorcerers!

Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot Winners – all time Past Winners? Who are the Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot Winners – all time Past Winners? Have you ever wanted to find out which African footballers have won the Africa Cup of nations golden boot before ? Well, if you have then worry not because we have prepared a list of the Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot Winners – all time Past Winners.

AFCON Golden Boot Winners: all time Past Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot Winners

The Africa Cup of nations is the most prestigious tournament in Africa. Its also every players dream to play in the Africa Cup of nations tournament. The tournament is perfect to showcase their talent. The tournament is also perfect to score the most goals in order to walk away with the tournaments golden boot award. The award is awarded to the player who has scored the most goals.

African footballers have excelled tremendously locally and internationally. The Africa Cup of nations is an event that showcases spectacular performances by various African footballers from amazing dribbling skills to impressive prolific goal scoring.

AFCON Past Golden Boot Winners 1957-2019: all time Past AFCON Golden Boot Winners 1957-2019

Here are the Africa Cup of Nations past golden boot winners 1957-2019.

2019 Africa Cup Golden Boot Winner

Who won the AFCON Golden boot in 2019? There were the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Sadio Mane and Mo Salah. Those three players finished as the Golden Boot winner in the Premier League this season and wished to carry their form in to the AFCON to help their national teams win the trophy.

However, it was Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo who won the 2019 Africa Cup Golden Boot. He scored 5 goals, leaving behind Riyad Mahrez, Adam Ounas, Cedric Bakabu and Sadio Mane each with 3 goals in total.

2017 Africa Cup Golden Boot Winner

Who won the AFCON Golden boot in 2017? The 2017 Africa Cup golden boot was won by DR Congo player Junior Kabananga who scored a total of 3 goals becoming the tournament’s highest scorer for 2017. It was unfortunate that his goals did not help his team win the tournament.

AFCON Past Golden Boot Winners 2000-2019: all time Past AFCON Golden Boot Winners 2000-2019

Here are the Africa Cup of Nations past golden boot winners 2000-2019. Here is the list of the past golden boot winners year by year.

Year		Name		Country	Goals
2019		Odion Ighalo		Nigeria	5
2017		Junior Kabananga		DR Congo	3
2015		Thievy Bifouma		DR Congo	3
		Dieumerci Mbokani		DR Congo	3
		André Ayew		Ghana	3
		Ahmed Akaïchi		Tunisia	3
		Balboa		Equatorial Guinea	3
2013		Wakaso Mubarak		Ghana	4
		Emmanuel Emenike		Nigeria	4
2012		Pierre Aubameyang		Gabon	3
		Manucho		Angola	3
		Houssine Kharja		Morocco	3
		Emmanuel Mayuka		Zambia	3
		Didier Drogba		Ivory Coast	3
		Chris Katongo		Zambia	3
		Cheick Diabaté		Mali	3
2010		Mohamed Gedo		Egypt	5
2008		Samuel Eto’o		Cameroon	5
2006		Samuel Eto’o		Cameroon	5
2004		Youssef Mokhtari		Morocco	4
		Patrick M’Boma		Cameroon	4
		Jay Jay Okocha		Nigeria	4
		Frederic Kanouté		Mali	4
		Francileudo Santos		Tunisia	4
2002		Salomon Olembé		Cameroon	3
		Patrick M’Boma			3
		Julius Aghahowa		Nigeria	3
2000		Shaun Bartlett		South Africa	5

Africa Cup of Nations Past Golden Boot Winners 1957-1998: all time Past Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot Winners 1957-1998

Here are the past AFCON golden boot winners 1957-1998:

Year		Name		Country	Goals
1998		Hossam Hassan		Egypt	7
		Benny McCarthy		South Africa	7
1996		Mark Williams		South Africa	5
		Kalusha Bwalya		Zambia	5
1994		Rashidi Yekini		Nigeria	5
1992		Rashidi Yekini		Nigeria	4
1990		Djamel Menad			4
1988		Roger Milla			2
		Lakhdar Belloumi			2
		Gamal Abdelhamid			2
		Abdoulaye Traoré			2
1986		Roger Milla			4
1984		Taher Abou Zeid			4
1982		George Alhassan			3
1980		Segun Odegbami			3
		Khalid Labied			3
1978		Segun Odegbami			3
		Phillip Omondi			3
		Opoku Afriyie			3
1976		N’Jo Léa			4
1974		Mulamba N’Daye			9
1972		Fantamady Keita			5
1970		Laurent Pokou			8
1968		Laurent Pokou			6
1965		Osei Kofi			3
		Eustache Manglé			3
		Benjamin Acheampong			3
1963		Hassan El-Shazly			6
1962		Mengistu Worku			3
		Abdel Fattah Badawi			3
1959		Mahmoud El-Gohary			3
1957		Mohamed Diab			5

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All time leading Africa Cup of Nations goalscorers

Who are the all time leading goalscorers at the Africa Cup of nations? Well, we have prepared a list of the all time leading goal scorers for the AFCON.

All time Leading goalscorer at the Africa Cup of Nations?

Who is the all time leading goalscorer at the Africa Cup of Nations? Fast and energetic in his heydays, Eto’o is the most decorated African player of all time, having won the African Player of the Year award a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2010.

Samuel Eto’o scored a record 18 goals in six Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments. He was third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2005.

The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker helped Cameroon win two Africa Cup of Nations titles in 2000 and 2002. He was also instrumental when the Indomitable Lions replicated Nigeria’s feat as the second African country to win the Olympic Games (2000).

All time leading AFCON goalscorers

Here is the list of the all time leading goalscorers at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Goals	Top Goalscorers
18	Samuel Eto’o
14	Laurent Pokou
13	Rashidi Yekini
12	Hassan El-Shazly
11	Patrick Mboma Hossam Hassan Didier Drogba
10	Ndaye Mulamba Joel Tiéhi Mengistu Worku Francileudo Santos Kalusha Bwalya
9	Manucho Abdoulaye Traoré
8	Ahmed Hassan André Ayew Asamoah Gyan Pascal Feindouno
7	Flávio Roger Milla Taher Abouzaid Ali Abo Greisha Osei Kofi Frédéric Kanouté Seydou Keita Jay-Jay Okocha Benni McCarthy Christopher Katongo
6	Lakhdar Belloumi Mayanga Maku Gervinho Yaya Touré Mohamed Aboutrika Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang George Alhassan Wilberforce Mfum Abedi Pele Ahmed Faras Julius Aghahowa Segun Odegbami Shaun Bartlett
5	Djamel Menad Jean-Michel M’Bono Dieumerci Mbokani Wilfried Bony Salomon Kalou Hosny Abd Rabo Ad-Diba Mohamed Nagy “Gedo” Amr Zaki Emad Moteab Wakaso Mubarak Fantamady Keita Muda Lawal Peter Odemwingie Henri Camara Siyabonga Nomvethe

Other AFCON Goalscorers records

Oldest goal scorer

Hossam Hassan of Egypt in 2006 February 3, 39 years and 174 days old; against DR Congo in a 4-1 win.

Youngest goal scorer

Shiva N’Zigou of  Gabon in 2000 January 23, 16 years and 93 days old; against South Africa in a 3 – 1 defeat.

Top goal scorer of single tournament

9, Ndaye Mulamba of Zaire in 1974

Player scored in most tournaments

Asamoah Gyan, Samuel Eto’o, and Kalusha Bwalya, have scored in most occasions, with 6 tournaments each.

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