AFCON Qualifiers: Nigeria’s Osimhen Emerges Joint-top Scorer

'Dotun Akintomide
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Victor Osimhen has finished as joint top scorer of the 2021 AFCON qualifiers with five goals, same as Zambia’s Patson Daka.

It will be recalled that Odion Ighalo also finished top scorer of the 2019 AFCON qualifiers with eight goals.

He will also go on to finish top scorer of the tournament proper in Egypt with five goals.

Alex Iwobi scored three goals, while Paul Onuachu and Samuel Chukwueze netted two goals apiece.

A total of 334 goals were scored in 150 matches in the qualifying tournament for the AFCON to be staged in Cameroon in January.

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