DR ‹ › As the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco moves deeper into the knockout phase, the Golden Boot race is tightening. Atlas Lions forward Brahim Diaz currently tops the scoring chart with four goals in four matches, underlining his decisive role for Morocco so far in the tournament. A group of players are close behind on three goals each, including Nigeria's Ademola Lookman (3 goals in 3 matches), Mali's Lassine Sinayoko (3 goals in 4 matches), Morocco's Ayoub El Kaabi (3 goals in 4 matches), Egypt's Mohamed Salah (3 goals in 3 matches), Algeria's Riyad Mahrez (3 goals in 2 matches), and Nigeria's Victor Osimhen (3 goals in 3 matches). Several players remain in contention on two goals, including Cameroon's Christian Kofane, Senegal's Pape Gueye and Nicolas Jackson, South Africa's Lyle Foster and Oswin Appollis, Tunisia's Elias Achouri, DR Congo's Gaël Kakuta, Algeria's Ibrahim Maza, Côte d'Ivoire's Amad Diallo, Mozambique's Geny Catamo, and Nigeria's Raphael Onyedika—some of whom reached that tally in just one or two appearances. With the margins narrowing in the knockout rounds, every goal is proving decisive, and the Golden Boot race is expected to remain wide open as AFCON 2025 progresses.
