The 31st edition of the African Cup of Nations tournament officially kicked off on Saturday with two games in Libreville, Gabon.
Host country Gabon lost their lead at the game death when Guinea-Bissau equalized in the 89th minute.
During the second game, Burkina Faso rallied from behind to draw with Cameroon.
Mulamba Ndaye’s 9 goals in 1974 remains the most goals scored in the 30 editions of the perennial tournament.
Ivory Coast forward Laurent Pokou closely follows with eight goals scored in the 1970 edition.
There are two players tied on seven goals; Hossam Hassan (Egypt) and Benni McCarthy (South Africa scored in 1998.
Who will be the top scorer this year round in the 31st edition?
Previous AFCON top scorers:
1957 – 5 goals Ad El Diba (Egypt)
1959 – 3 goals Mahmoud Al Gohari (Egypt)
1962 – 3 goals Mohamed Al Badawi (Egypt) and Worku Mengistu (Ethiopia)
1963 – 6 goals Ahmed Hassan Al Shazly (Egypt)
1965 – 3 goals Abbrey Osei Kofi (Ghana), Eustace Manglé (Ivory Coast)
1968 – 6 goals Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast)
1970 – 8 goals Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast)
1972 – 5 goals Salif Keita (Mali)
1974 – 9 goals Mulamba Ndaye (Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo)
1976 – 4 goals William Njo Lea (Guinea)
1978 – 3 goals Phillip Omondi (Uganda), Opoku Afriyie (Ghana), Segun Odegbami (Nigeria)
1980 – 3 goals Segun Odegbami (Nigeria), Khaled Labied (Morocco)
1982 – 4 goals George Al Hassan (Ghana)
1984 – 4 goals Taher Abou Zeid (Egypt)
1986 – 4 goals Roger Milla (Cameroon), Abdoulaye Traore (Ivory Coast)
1988 – 2 goals Lakhdar Belloumi (Algeria), Roger Milla (Cameroon), Gamal Abdelhamid (Egypt), Abdoulaye Traore (Ivory Coast)
1990 – 4 goals Djamel Menad (Algeria)
1992 – 4 goals Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1994 – 5 goals Rashidi Yekini (Nigeria)
1996 – 5 goals Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia)
1998 – 7 goals Hossam Hassan (Egypt), Benni McCarthy (South Africa)
2000 – 5 goals Shaun Bartlett (South Africa)
2002 – 3 goals Patrick Mboma (Cameroon) Salomon Olembe, (Cameroon) and Julius Aghahowa (Nigeria)
2004 – 4 goals Patrick Mboma (Cameroon), Frederic Kanoute (Mali), Austin Okocha (Nigeria), Youssef Mokhtari (Morocco), Francileudo dos Santos (Tunisia)
2006 – 5 goals Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2008 – 5 goals Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
2010 – 5 goals Mohamed Nagui Gedo (Egypt)
2012 – 3 goals Manucho (Angola), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Cheick Tidiane Diabate (Mali), Houcine Kharja (Morocco) Christopher Katongo (Zambia), Emmanuel Mayuka (Zambia).
2013 – 4 goals Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana), Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria)
2015 – 3 goals Thievy Bifouma (Congo Brazzaville) Ahmed Akaichi (Tunisia), Andre Ayew (Ghana), Javier Balboa (Equatorial Guinea), Dieumerci Mbokani (DR Congo)
