Fiery battle between Salah, Mané, and Osimhen for the Golden Boot at AFCON 2025
Mohamed Salah joins the race for the Golden Boot at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, facing strong competition from Victor Osimhen and Sadio Mané, with high hopes for the Egyptian King to shine again.
🔥 The race for the Golden Boot at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, set to kick off in Morocco on December 21, has already begun to heat up. English reports listed Egyptian captain Mohamed Salah among the top contenders alongside Victor Osimhen and Sadio Mané.
According to the reports, the list includes Victor Osimhen, Nigeria’s forward who plays for Galatasaray, followed by Mohamed Salah, Egypt’s national team captain and Liverpool star, and Sadio Mané, Senegal’s forward at Al-Nassr. Moroccan forwards Youssef En-Nesyri and Ayoub El Kaabi were also named among the contenders. ⚽
Despite a relatively slow start to the season with Liverpool, Salah remains a top favorite due to his proven ability to rise to big occasions. Analysts predict he could claim the Golden Boot, driven by his ambition to lead Egypt to their first continental title since 2010.
Egypt has been drawn into Group B with Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Angola. The Pharaohs will open their campaign against Zimbabwe on December 22. Egypt holds a record seven AFCON titles, the last of which came in Angola in 2010. 🇪🇬
Meanwhile, South African outlet Soccer Laduma highlighted coach Hossam Hassan’s reliance on Salah and Omar Marmoush to guide Egypt toward reclaiming the trophy and strengthening their record number of titles.
The paper added that Salah, who has already won every possible title with Liverpool, still dreams of lifting the AFCON trophy with his country — a goal that has eluded him so far despite coming close in previous editions.
The Egyptian King hopes that the Morocco 2025 tournament will mark his golden moment, especially after scoring five goals and providing three assists in 16 matches this season. ⭐
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