AFCON 2023: Emilio Nsue’s Five Goals Win PUMA Golden Boot

By Ngunyi Sonita N

BUEA, Cameroon – The captain of the Equatorial Guinea national team has been voted the Puma Golden Boot Award at the just-ended African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. The striker earned the award after netting 5 goals during the competition to top the score chart.

Emilio's goals chat increased when Equatorial Guinea battled with Guinea Bissau when he scored the first hat trick of the competition in their 4-2 win. The former Apollon Limassol player became one of the oldest players in the competition to have scored 3 goals in one game in 16 years.

Logging for more goals during the competition, Emilio Nsue scored a brace in their 4-0 win against the host nation Ivory Coast which put her on a scale of if to qualify to the rounds of 16.

Winning this special award from Puma, Emilio takes over Vincent Aboubakar who won this trophy last AFCON with 8 goals to his name.