2023-12-31 09:23:11
As CAN 2023 approaches, competing players have the opportunity to make history by challenging some of the tournament’s iconic records and statistics. A look back at some of these challenges.
- Highest Number of Goals in an Edition: 9 goals
- In 1974, Pierre Mulamba of Zaire scored a record nine goals in the same edition, a feat unmatched to this day. Renowned strikers such as Samuel Eto’o and Didier Drogba have never managed to surpass this record. Current players like Victor Osimhen, Sadio Mané, Salah, En-Nesyri, Boniface, and Haller might try to beat him.
- Fastest goal: 23 seconds
- In 1994, Ayman Mansour of Egypt scored the fastest goal in AFCON history following just 23 seconds of play. Although this record is difficult to beat, the intensity of the matches in the last edition in Cameroon might hold surprises.
- Most Goals in a Match: 9
- During the group stage of the 1963 edition, Egypt and Nigeria set the record for the most prolific match in the history of the AFCON with a final score of 6-3 in favor of Egypt. Posters of this scale might be repeated in Ivory Coast, offering an opportunity to see this record fall.
- Largest Victory: 5 Goals Difference
- Ivory Coast, host country of the 34th edition, is the only nation to have won a match by a margin of five goals on two occasions. Unbalanced displays during the group stages might allow this record to be surpassed.
- Best Scorer in a Match: 5 goals
- An almost insurmountable feat: in 1970, Laurent Pokou of the Ivory Coast scored five goals in a resounding victory once morest Ethiopia. This exceptional record remains unmatched to this day. Will current stars seek to surpass him?
On the Senegalese side, Sadio Mané, Senegalese top scorer in CAN with 6 goals since his debut, might well be one of the key players in the quest for these historic records during his 5th participation in the competition. The eyes of the continent will be on these players, ready to write exciting new chapters in the history of African football.
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