The Digest:
As the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations enters the knockout stage, the tournament’s goalscoring chart reveals a competitive race led by stars from Algeria and Morocco, while Nigeria boasts the most potent and diverse attack. The Super Eagles head into the Round of 16 as the highest-scoring team, driven by Ademola Lookman’s all-round influence.
Key Points:
- Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez, Morocco’s Brahim Diaz, and Ayoub El Kaabi lead the scoring chart with three goals each.
- Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman sits among seven players with two goals and leads the tournament in total goal involvements (four).
- Nigeria’s eight group-stage goals came from six different scorers, highlighting the team’s unpredictable attack.
- Morocco, Algeria, and Senegal follow closely as the next highest-scoring nations.
- The tournament average stands at 2.42 goals per game across 36 matches.
- Low-scoring Benin and Sudan have each progressed with just one goal.
- Nigeria will face Mozambique, while key ties include Morocco vs Tanzania and Egypt vs Benin
Sources: Soccernet.ng, AFCON 2025
