5 days ago
WAFCON 2024 Golden Boot Race Heats Up: Chebbak and Ndiaye Neck-and-Neck After Group Stage
Published: Thursday, 17 July 2025
As the group stage of the CAF TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 concludes, the race for the Golden Boot is intensifying.
Morocco's Ghizlane Chebbak and Senegal's Nguenar Ndiaye lead the scoring chart with four goals apiece, setting the stage for a thrilling battle for top scorer honors as the tournament heads into the knockout rounds.
Chebbak, the Atlas Lionesses' captain and Golden Boot winner in the 2022 edition, struck four times in just two games — including a hat-trick against the Democratic Republic of Congo (4-2) — reaffirming her status as a vital offensive leader for Morocco.
Matching her stride for stride is Ndiaye, whose clinical consistency has been key for Senegal. The striker bagged braces in both the 3-2 loss to Zambia and the emphatic 4-0 victory over DR Congo, showing a sharp eye for goal in high-stakes encounters.
Close on their heels are Zambia's dynamic duo — Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji — who have tallied three goals each. Banda kicked off her campaign with the tournament's fastest goal, scoring just 58 seconds into the opener against Morocco. She added another in the 3-2 win over Senegal. Kundananji, meanwhile, has found the net in every group match, proving to be a constant threat in the box.
The Zambian pair have spearheaded the Copper Queens' attack with explosive pace and relentless pressure, positioning themselves as serious contenders should their team advance deeper into the tournament.
Lurking just behind the leaders are a group of underrated sharpshooters: Senegal's Mama Diop, Nigeria's Chinwendu Ihezuo, Ghana's Alice Kusi, and Morocco's Yasmine Mrabet — each with two goals. Diop offers the instincts of a classic poacher, while Ihezuo has dazzled with her technical finesse.
Kusi and Mrabet have quietly delivered key goals and could still shake up the leaderboard if their nations progress.
With the unpredictability that defines WAFCON, the Golden Boot race promises more twists — and one big performance in the quarterfinals could change everything.
Top Scorers After Group Stage: Ghizlane Chebbak (Morocco) – 4 goals
Nguenar Ndiaye (Senegal) – 4 goals
Barbra Banda (Zambia) – 3 goals
Racheal Kundananji (Zambia) – 3 goals
Mama Diop (Senegal) – 2 goals
Chinwendu Ihezuo (Nigeria) – 2 goals
Alice Kusi (Ghana) – 2 goals
Yasmine Mrabet (Morocco) – 2 goals
