Eto'o Fils wins top scorer award

Accra, Feb. 10, GNA - Cameroon's striker, Samuel Eto'o Fils emerged the top scorer of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, which ended on Sunday, February 10, at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra.

Eto'o Fils who scored five goals in the three week tournament also broke an age-long record set by Ivorian national Laurent Poku. Eto'o ended the Poku record as the only player to have scored 14 goals in the Nations Cup.

The Cameroonian has thus become the tournament's highest scorer ever with 16 goals.

NAME COUNTRY No. of GOALS

Samuel Eto'o Fils Cameroon 5

Hosni Abd Rabou Egypt 4

Amr Zaki Egypt 4

Manucho Angola 4

Sulley Muntari Ghana 3

Junior Agogo Manuel Ghana 3

Alloudi Soufiane Morocco 3

Felix Katonga Zambia 3

Solomon Kalou Cote d'Ivoire 3

Didier Drogba Cote d'Ivoire 3

Kader Keita Cote d'Ivoire 3

Mohamed Aboutrikka Egypt 3

Boubacar Sanogo Cote d'Ivoire 3

Michael Essien Ghana 2

Joseph Desire Job Cameroon 2

Mohamed Zidan Egypt 2

Pascal Feindounou Guinea 2

Francileudo Dos Santos Tunisia 2

Guilbert Brendell Namibia 2

Elrio van Heerden South Africa 2

Ayigbeni Yakubu Nigeria 2

John Obi Mikel Nigeria 1 Achilles Emana Cameroon 1 Ahmed Fathi Cameroon 1 Geremi Njitap Cameroon 1 Ismeal Bangoura Guinea 1 Aboucheroune Hicham Morocco 1 Ouaddou Abdesallam Morocco 1 Sektioui Tarik Morocco 1 Zarka Monsef Morocco 1 Asamoah Gyan Ghana 1 Oumar Kalabane Guinea 1 Naby Soumah Guinea 1 Mohamed Ali Khider(OG) Sudan 1 Bakari Kone Cote d'Ivoire 1 Yaya Toure Cote d'Ivoire 1 Marc Zoro Cote d'Ivoire 1 Aruna Dindane Cote d'Ivoire 1 Razak Omatoyossi Benin 1 Fredrick Kanoute Mali 1 James Chamanga Zambia 1 Jacob Mulenga Zambia 1 Chauki Ben Saada Tunisia 1 Mejdi Traoui Tunisia 1 Issam Jooma Tunisia 1 Diomensy Tomasi Senegal 1 Wissem Bekri Senegal 1 Abdoulaye Diang Faye Senegal 1 Henri Camara Senegal 1 Ahmed Fathi Egypt 1 Ketlego Mphelo South Africa 1 Flavio Amado Angola 1 Haminu Draman Ghana 1 Quincy Owusu Abeyie Ghana 1