Africa Cup of Nations golden boot winners: past all-time highest AFCON top goal scorers!
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. Watch & Bet on AFCON =>
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. It’s also every player’s 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 tournament’s 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. Watch & Bet on AFCON =>
AFCON Past Golden Boot Winners 1957-2021: all-time Past AFCON top goal scorers 1957-2021
Here are the Africa Cup of Nations past golden boot winners 1957-2021. Watch & Bet on AFCON =>
2019 Africa Cup Golden Boot Winner: Odion Ighalo won AFCON top goal scorer 2019
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 into 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: Junior Kabananga won AFCON top goal scorer 2017
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. Watch & Bet on AFCON =>
AFCON Past Golden Boot Winners 2000-2021: all-time Past AFCON Golden Boot Winners 2000-2021
Here are the Africa Cup of Nations past golden boot winners 2000-2021. Here is the list of the past golden boot winners year by year.
| Year | Name | Country | Goals |
| 2021 | TBD | – | – |
| 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 African Cup of Nation 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 |
All-time leading Africa Cup of Nations goalscorers
Who are the top goal scorers at the Africa Cup of nations of all time? Well, we have prepared a list of AFCON top goal scorrers of all time. Below you can see all the AFCON top goalscorers of all time. Watch & Bet on AFCON =>
AFCON top goalscorers of all time
Here is the list of the all-time leading goalscorers at the Africa Cup of Nations.
| Goals | AFCON top goal scorers of all time |
| 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 | |
| Dos Santos | |
| Kalusha Bwalya | |
| 9 | Manucho |
| Abdoulaye Traoré | |
| André Ayew | |
| 8 | Ahmed Hassan |
| Asamoah Gyan | |
| Pascal Feindouno | |
| Seydou Keita | |
| 7 | Flávio |
| Roger Milla | |
| Taher Abouzaid | |
| Ali Abo Gresha | |
| Osei Kofi | |
| Abedi Pele | |
| Frédéric Kanouté | |
| Jay-Jay Okocha | |
| Benni McCarthy | |
| Christopher Katongo | |
| 6 | Lakhdar Belloumi |
| Riyad Mahrez | |
| Mayanga Maku | |
| Gervinho | |
| Yaya Touré | |
| Mohamed Aboutrika | |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | |
| George Alhassan | |
| Wilberforce Mfum | |
| Ahmed Faras | |
| Julius Aghahowa | |
| Segun Odegbami | |
| Shaun Bartlett | |
| Youssef Msakni | |
| 5 | Djamel Menad |
| Jean-Michel M’Bono | |
| Dieumerci Mbokani | |
| Wilfried Bony | |
| Salomon Kalou | |
| Hosny Abd Rabo | |
| Ad-Diba | |
| Mohamed Nagy | |
| Amr Zaki | |
| Emad Moteab | |
| Mubarak Wakaso | |
| Fantamady Keita | |
| Odion Ighalo | |
| Muda Lawal | |
| Peter Odemwingie | |
| Henri Camara | |
| Siyabonga Nomvethe |
Samuel Eto’o is the African Cup of Nation leading top goalscorer of all times
Who is the all-time leading top 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. Watch & Bet on AFCON =>
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).
See More:
- African Cup of Nations 2021 Fixtures & Group Schedule (AFCON)
- AFCON Prize Money 2021
- African Cup of Nations winners list & Past AFCON winners list 1957-2022!
- Offical AFCON website
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