Cameroon skipper Vincent Aboubakar makes history at AFCON 2021. Photo: @CAF_Online/Twitter
AFCON: Aboubakar leapfrogs Benni but misses out on ULTIMATE record!
Cameroon skipper Vincent Aboubakar has leapfrogged South Africa’s Benni McCarthy in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) goalscoring charts.
Cameroon skipper Vincent Aboubakar makes history at AFCON 2021. Photo: @CAF_Online/Twitter
Cameroon skipper Vincent Aboubakar has leapfrogged South Africa’s Benni McCarthy in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) goalscoring charts.
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Aboubakar netted twice as Cameroon came from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Burkina Faso in the 3rd/4th play-off match on Saturday.
The match was settled on penalties with Cameroon beating Burkina Faso 5-3, and Aboubakar netted the winning spot-kick.
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Cameroon looked dead and buried until the 85th minute when Aboubakar made it 3-2 with a towering header from inside the Burkina Faso box.
That was Aboubakar’s seventh goal in a single AFCON tournament, equaling McCarthy’s record set at the 1998 edition in Burkina Faso.
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Aboubakar would complete his brace two minutes later for his eighth goal at this year’s AFCON tournament to become the first player to achieve that in 48 years.
ABOUBAKAR CEMENTS LEGENDARY AFCON STATUS
The 30-year-old has certainly cemented his status as an AFCON legend with his eight strikes for Cameroon at this year’s tournament.
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No African player had scored more than five goals in a single AFCON tournament since the late 1990s, and Aboubakar’s name will forever be remembered.
Aboubaker is now a goal shy of Congo DR legend Ndaye Mulamba who netted nine goals in a single AFCON tournament during the 1974 edition.
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