Before the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 fixtures, the leading goal scorers in the competition are as follows:
Emilio Nsue of Equatorial Guinea is currently leading the goal-scoring chart with five goals.
Following closely behind is Baghdad Bounedjah from Algeria with three goals, along with Egypt’s Mostafa Mohamed who also has three goals to his name.
The AFCON Group stage matches concluded on Wednesday night, with sixteen teams securing their places in the last-16. These teams are Angola, Namibia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Egypt, Congo DR, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Morocco, and South Africa.
AFCON top scorers so far:
Five goals – Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea).
Three goals – Baghdad Bounedjah ( Algeria) , Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt)
Two goals – Jordan Ayew (Ghana), Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso), Lamine Camara (Senegal), Mohammed Kudus (Ghana), Mabululu Paciência (Senegal), Lassine Sinayoko (Mali), Themba Zwane (South Africa) and Gelson Dala (Angola).