By Victor Okoye
The CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, has set a brand new scoring benchmark after recording 120 targets forward of Sunday’s last.
The tally surpasses the earlier AFCON report of 119 targets achieved on the 2023 match in Côte d’Ivoire, underlining the competitors’s attacking high quality and rising continental confidence.
Earlier than then, the best whole stood at 102 targets, recorded at Egypt 2019 following the match’s growth from 16 to 24 groups.
Africa’s conventional heavyweights have pushed the scoring surge, with Senegal, Nigeria, Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire displaying depth, tempo and attacking selection all through the competitors.
Rising stars have additionally matched established names, contributing decisively and reinforcing the continent’s increasing abilities pool.
Morocco’s Brahim Díaz leads the scoring chart with 5 targets, underlining his affect on the match.
He’s carefully trailed by Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, who’ve every scored 4 targets.
As gamers battle for the best purpose scorer’s chart, eight out of the 24 collaborating nations produced 75 of the 120 targets.
They’re Nigeria (14), Senegal (12), Côte d’Ivoire (10), Morocco (9), Egypt (9), Algeria (8), Tunisia (7) and Cameroon (6).
With the third-place playoff and last nonetheless to be performed, the race for the Golden Boot stays open.
The purpose report might but be prolonged, crowning a match that has constantly delivered drama, pleasure and attacking soccer.
From the opening matches, AFCON 2025 set an formidable tone as coaches adopted bolder techniques and forwards thrived in expansive programs.
Matches had been usually determined by moments of particular person brilliance or coordinated attacking play fairly than cautious defending.
The expanded 24-team format, lengthy debated, has as an alternative produced aggressive and goal-rich fixtures throughout group in addition to knockout phases.
Followers had been handled to thrilling comebacks, late winners and end-to-end contests that sustained pleasure all through the match.
The earlier report from Egypt 2019 was surpassed earlier than the decisive section, with knockout matches sustaining the attacking momentum.
Strain didn’t suppress creativity as groups continued to precise themselves on the most important stage.
Morocco’s vibrant stadiums, from Tangier to Rabat, supplied a vibrant and energetic backdrop to the purpose rush.
Residence help enhanced the spectacle, however the scoring feats mirrored a continent-wide evolution.
Past statistics, the 120-goal milestone alerts a shift in African soccer in direction of tactical flexibility, technical assurance and attacking perception.
As AFCON 2025 nears its climax, the match has already secured a historic legacy for numbers, narrative and the longer term promise of African soccer. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Emmanuel Afonne
