The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations begins on January 13, 2024 in Ivory Coast with 24 national teams ready to fight for continental glory.
Defending champions Senegal were listed as favorites to retain their title alongside World Cup semi-finalists Morocco and an exciting Nigeria side. In the end, it was Ivory Coast who celebrated at home after beating the Super Eagles 2-1 in the final in Abidjan on February 11.
Alongside the race for the King of Africa title, CAN 2023 also saw some of the world’s best strikers battle it out for the Golden Boot, with Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen and Sadio Mané among those battling it out for the rewards. . Salah suffered an injury that put him out of the running.
The Sporting News takes a look at the race for the Golden Boot and who finished the tournament as top scorer.
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Who won the CAN 2023 Golden Boot? List of top scorers
The winner of the Golden Boot of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was Emilio Nsue from Equatorial Guinea.
Nsue’s five goals in four matches are unmatched by the continent’s best strikers, even though his country was eliminated in the round of 16. For a 34-year-old who has spent much of his career as a right-back, this is an impressive feat. .
Despite an impressive return of 51 goals in 91 international matches for Egypt, Salah had only managed to score six goals at the AFCON before this year, and his Golden Boot chances depended on Egypt progressing in tournament.
They ended prematurely following the Liverpool man’s injury and Egypt’s exit to DR Congo in the round of 16.
| Rank | Player | Country | Goals (penalties) | Aids | Games played | Minutes played |
| 1. | Emilio Nsue | Equatorial Guinea | 5 (0) | 0 | 4 | 342 |
| 2. | Gelson Dala | Angola | 4 (0) | 1 | 5 | 396 |
| = | Mohamed Mustafa | Egypt | 4 (0) | 1 | 4 | 390 |
| 4. | Baghdad Bounedjah | Algeria | 30) | 0 | 3 | 247 |
| = | Mabululu | Angola | 3 (1) | 0 | 5 | 388 |
| = | Lassine Sinayoko | Mali | 30) | 0 | 5 | 400 |
| = | Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | 3 (2) | 0 | 4 | 196 |
| = | Ademola Lookman | Nigeria | 30) | 1 | 6 | 458 |
| = | Mohamed Bayo | Guinea | 3 (1) | 0 | 5 | 381 |
2023 African Cup of Nations: Dates, calendar
The group stages concluded on 24 January, with the round of 16 starting three days later and the final on 11 February.
Full details are listed below.
| Steps | Appointment | Country |
| Group stage | Jan. 13 — 24 | 24 |
| Round of 16 | Jan. 27 — 30 | 16 |
| Quarter-finals | Feb. 2-3 | 8 |
| Semi-finals | Feb. 7 | 4 |
| Match for 3rd place | Feb. ten | 2 |
| Finals | Feb. 11 | 2 |
CAN kick-off times
The tournament featured three kick-off time slots at 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. local time. Ivory Coast is in the same time zone as the United Kingdom (GMT) and is five hours ahead of Eastern Time in the United States.
| Local kick-off time | United Kingdom (GMT) | United States (ET) | Australia (AEDT) | India (IST) |
| 2:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 09:00 | 1h00 (next day) | 7:30 p.m. |
| 5:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 4:00 a.m. (next day) | 10:30 p.m. |
| 20:00 | 20:00 | 15:00 | 7:00 a.m. (next day) | 1h30 (next day) |
How to watch CAN 2024
Here’s how to watch CAN 2024 matches in select areas of major regions around the world:
| Regions | TV | Streaming |
| UNITED STATES | be in sports | FubobeIN Sports Connect, Fanatiz |
| Canada | beIN Sports Canada |
Fubo CanadabeIN Sports Connect, Fanatiz
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| UNITED KINGDOM | Aerial sports | Sky GO, now TV |
| Australia | be in sports | be in sports |
| India | — | Fan Code |
UNITED STATES: The tournament will be available on beIN Sports with streaming options on Fubo.
Canada: BeIN Sports will provide coverage of the broadcast with Fubo Canada in streaming service.
UNITED KINGDOM: Selected matches will be available on Sky Sports services with streaming available via Sky GO and Now TV.
Australia: BeIN Sports will provide broadcast coverage and streaming services for the tournament.
India: The FanCode streaming service is the place to go for CAN 2024 matches.
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