AFCON 2021 has been interesting so far and here is the Golden Boot chart for top scorers so far as Vincent Aboubakar.
Vincent Aboubakar has thrown down a daunting early gauntlet in the race for the Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot, while Mohamed Salah opened his account.
The Cameroon captain has been in sublime form at the tournament thus far, netting a brace in both matches against Burkina Faso and Ethiopia to seal the hosts’ spot in the last-16 with a game to spare.
Indomitable Lions team-mate Karl Toko Ekambi and Malawi’s Gabadinho Mhango are currently Aboubakar’s closest challengers on two goals apiece.
The likes of Senegal talisman Sadio Mane, Liverpool team-mate Salah and Ghana veteran Andre Ayew are also off the mark, with a slew of Nigeria players also netting – Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal downed Egypt before Samuel Chukwueze, Taiwo Awoniyi and Moses Simon all netted against Sudan.
Max Gradel has Ivory Coast’s only goal of the tournament so far, while Sofiane Boufal, Selim Amallah, and Zakaria Aboukhlal have led Morocco’s charge into the knockout stages.
Here, Standard Sport keeps you up to date with the battle for the Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot.
AFCON 2021 top scorers
| Position | Player | Team | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Vincent Aboubakar | Cameroon | 4 | 0 |
| 2= | Karl Toko Ekambi | Cameroon | 2 | 0 |
| 2= | Gabadinho Mhango | Malawi | 2 | 0 |
| 4= | Moses Simon | Nigeria | 1 | 1 |
| 4= | Selim Amallah | Morocco | 1 | 1 |
| 4= | Mohamed Salah | Egypt | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Julio Tavares | Cape Verde | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Sadio Mane | Senegal | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Gustavo Sangare | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Issiaga Sylla | Guinea | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Sofiane Boufal | Morocco | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Zakaria Aboukhlal | Morocco | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Aaron Boupendza | Gabon | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Kelechi Iheanacho | Nigeria | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Ibrahima Kone | Mali | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Ablie Jallow | Gambia | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Max-Alain Gradel | Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Dawa Hotessa | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Boureima Hassane Bandé | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Samuel Chukwueze | Nigeria | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Jim Allevinah | Gabon | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Andre Ayew | Ghana | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Walieldin Khedr | Sudan | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Taiwo Awoniyi | Nigeria | 1 | 0 |
| 4= | Ishmael Wadi | Zimbabwe | 1 |
