Luanda - The captain of Equatorial Guinea, Emilio Nsue, became the top scorer at the 2023 African Cup of Nationup with five goals, despite being eliminated by the Equatoguineans in the round of 16.
The striker scored five goals in just three games to win the Golden Boot, followed by Angola's Gelson Dala, whose team stayed in the competition until the quarter-finals.
Emilio Nsue got off to an exciting start, scoring his first hat-trick of the tournament against Guinea-Bissau.
The influential player scored twice more in the historic 4-0 win over hosts Côte d'Ivoire.
With five goals to his name at this major CAF event, Nsue joins a prestigious list of previous AFCON scorers, including Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) and Didier Drogba (Côte d`Ivoire).
Victor Osimhen, Mohamed Salah or Sadio Mané were the most likely bets to be the top scorers at the 2023 African Cup.
However, the entirely unexpected name, Nsue, is making history.
The record for goals in an African Cup final belongs to Ndaye Mulamba (Zaire), with nine strikes in the 1974 edition. MC/DAN/DOJ
