Emilio Nsue made history on Sunday by winning the Golden Boot of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). Cameroonian legend Samuel Eto’o has won the Golden Boot of the CAN twice.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations lived up to the media hype, with Ivory Coast clinching the coveted title in front of their home supporters. Several individual awards were also presented after the final, with Emilio Nsue winning the Golden Boot.
Ad-Diba won the very first Golden Boot of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1957. He claimed the award after scoring five goals in the tournament, including four in Egypt’s victory over Ethiopia in the final. African football legends Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba have also previously won this award.
The Cameroonian won the Golden Boot of the CAN in the 2006 and 2008 editions. Drogba may not have won the CAN title with Ivory Coast during his illustrious career, but he won the Golden Boot once. He claimed the award in 2012, sharing it with six others after they all scored three goals each.
Emilio Nsue, from Equatorial Guinea, became the latest recipient of this prestigious award, winning the Golden Boot after scoring five goals during the 2023 CAN. All his goals were scored in the group stage, netting a hat-trick against Guinea-Bissau and a brace against Ivory Coast. He made history with this honor, becoming the second player from Equatorial Guinea to win the Golden Boot of the CAN.
Winners of the Golden Shoe of CAN history
Year
Golden Shoe winner
Number of goals
1957
Ad-Diba (Egypt)
5
1959
Mahmoud Al Gohari (Egypt)
3
1962
Worku Mengistu (Ethiopia), Mohamed Al Badawi (Egypt)
3
1963
Ahmed Al Chazli (Egypt)
6
1965
Eustace Mangli (Ivory Coast), Abbrey Osei Kofi (Ghana)
3
1968
Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast)
6
1970
Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast)
8
1972
Salif Keita (Mali)
5
1974
Pierre Ndaye Mulamba
9
1976
William Njo Lea (Guinea)
4
1978
Phillip Omondi (Uganda)
4
1980
Segun Odegbami (Nigeria)
3
1982
George Al Hassan (Ghana)
4
1984
Taher Abou Zeid (Egypt)
4
1986
Abdoulaye Traore (Ivory Coast), Roger Milla (Cameroon)
4
1988
Gamal Abdelhamid (Egypt), Abdoulaye Traore (Ivory Coast), Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria), Roger Milla (Cameroon)
4
1990
Djamel Menad (Algeria)
4
1992
Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
4
1994
Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
5
1996
Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia)
5
1998
Benni McCarthy (South Africa), Hossam Hassan (Egypt)
7
2000
Shaun Bartlett (South Africa)
5
2002
Julius Aghahowa (Nigeria), Patrick Mboma (Cameroon), Salomon Olembe (Cameroon)
2004
Youssef Mokhtari (Morocco), Francileudo dos Santos (Tunisia), Patrick Mboma (Cameroon), Frederic Kanoute (Mali), Austin Okocha (Nigeria)
4
2006
Francileudo dos Santos (Tunisia), Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon), Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
4
2008
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
5
2010
Mohamed Nagui (Egypt)
5
2012
Houcine Kharja (Morocco) Chris Katongo (Zambia), Emmanuel Mayuka (Zambia), Manucho (Angola), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Cheick Tidiane Diabate (Mali)
3
2013
Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana), Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria)
4
2015
Javier Balboa (Equatorial Guinea), Thievy Biffouma (Congo), Ahmed Akaichi (Tunisia), Andre Ayew (Ghana), Dieumerci Mbokani (DR Congo)
3
2017
Junior Kabananga (DR Congo)
3
2019
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria)
5
2021
Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)
8
2023
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)
5
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