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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The top scorers in the ongoing 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, taking place in Egypt has been idnetified.<\/p>\n

Sierra Leone\u2019s Momoh Kamara is currently the top scorer in the competition with four goals to his name.<\/p>\n

The U-20 AFCON is currently in the semi-final stage following the conclusion of the quarter-final fixtures on Monday.<\/p>\n

Recall that Nigeria\u2019s Flying Eagles progressed to the semi-final stage after beating Senegal in the quarter-final via penalty shoot-out.<\/p>\n

Egypt also defeated Ghana via penalty shoot-out in the last-8, Morocco won 1-0 against Sierra Leone and South Africa defeated DR Congo 1-0.<\/p>\n

Nigeria will now face South Africa in the semi-final, while Egypt will tackle Morocco in the other semi-final tie on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Here are the top scorers in the competition so far:<\/p>\n

Momoh Kamara (Sierra Leone) \u2013 4 goals<\/p>\n

Thabang Mahlangu (South Africa) \u2013 3 goals<\/p>\n

Samuel Ntanda (DR Congo) \u2013 2 goals<\/p>\n

Noah Makanza (DR Congo) \u2013 2 goals<\/p>\n

Cheikh Tidiane Thiam (Senegal) \u2013 2 goals<\/p>\n

Lawrence Ouma (Kenya) \u2013 2 goals<\/p>\n

Yassir Zabiri (Morocco) \u2013 2 goals<\/p>\n

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