Nigeria’s Record Haul Headlines AFCON 2025’s Historic Goal Surge
Nigeria have lit up the Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 with a tournament-high 14 goals, underlining their attacking firepower in what has become the most prolific edition of AFCON in history.
With the Super Eagles still to feature in Saturday’s third-place playoff, that tally could yet rise further, adding to a landmark scoring record that has already rewritten the competition’s history.
AFCON 2025 has smashed the previous benchmark of 102 goals set at Egypt 2019, with 120 goals scored ahead of Sunday’s final. The figure reflects the attacking intent, technical quality, and growing confidence of teams across the continent, turning Morocco 2025 into a festival of goals.
Several of Africa’s heavyweights have contributed to the surge. Senegal, Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire and Egypt all showcased their offensive depth, while emerging talents matched established stars for influence.
Morocco’s Brahim Diaz leads the scoring charts with five goals, closely followed by Egypt’s Mohamed Salah and Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen, who each have four. With Salah and Osimhen still in action in the third-place playoff, the Golden Boot remains firmly up for grabs.
As AFCON 2025 heads towards its conclusion, Nigeria’s record haul and the tournament’s unprecedented scoring numbers have already secured this edition’s place in history, not only for the statistics, but for the statement it made about the present and future of African football.
