Ahead of matchday 4 of AFCON 2027 qualifying, eight players share the top of the scoring charts, including Omar Marmoush (Egypt), Denis Bouanga (Gabon) and Yoane Wissa (DR Congo), all on three goals.
Three goals and an assist: that was the return that earned Yoane Wissa first place in the AFCON 2027 qualifying scoring charts after matchday 3, according to CAFonline. But the DR Congo forward is not alone at the top of the standings: eight players now have three goals to their name, and the picture could change as early as the next matches.
Among those co-leaders are Omar Marmoush, the Egypt forward, and Denis Bouanga, the Gabon forward. Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa), Marshall Munetsi (Zimbabwe), Ebrima Colley (Gambia) and the Benin duo of Rodolfo Aloko and Aiyegun Tosin complete the group, all chasing the title of top scorer of the campaign.
Marmoush reignites the race
The Egypt forward scored in his country’s 5-0 win over Malawi on Friday. He is one of the eight players on three goals before matchday 4, level with Wissa and Bouanga.
In Group B, Egypt share first place with Angola, both nations on 7 points. Marmoush and his teammates face Malawi again on Tuesday for matchday 4, another appointment for the forward and his colleagues.
Salah and Hakimi lurking
Behind the eight co-leaders, the competition is not letting up. Mohamed Salah, the Egypt forward, scored a brace and now sits one goal behind the leaders, again according to CAFonline.
Achraf Hakimi, the Morocco full-back, has two goals after his brace in the Morocco shirt. The full-back remains on the heels of a pack that could tighten from one match to the next.
A standings that can shift
Matchday 4 promises to be decisive for the scoring hierarchy. On Monday, Benin, with Aloko and Tosin, face the Central African Republic, while Zimbabwe, with Munetsi, take on Equatorial Guinea.
On Tuesday, Wissa and DR Congo face Sierra Leone, before Marmoush and Egypt meet Malawi again. So many appointments where the co-leaders could pull clear or be caught, with no outcome guaranteed.