African Cup of Nations 2019: Top 5 contenders for the Golden Boot

#1 Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

After a disappointing World Cup campaign, Salah has some unfinished business with Egypt

The Liverpool hitman may have dropped off a few notches from the standards he set last year, but nevertheless did enough to help the Reds achieve a club record of 97 points, retain the Premier League Golden Boot, and also help clinch the European glory.

To put things into perspective, Salah netted 27 times in all competitions - including in the Champions League final - besides assisting another 13.

And we’re saying he wasn’t as good - that’s the bar the diminutive Egyptian has set in recent times, so the expectations on his shoulders going into this competition is astronomically high.

The Pharaohs finished as the runner-up in 2017’s African Cup, but have won on each of the previous two occasions they have hosted the tournament.

So if Egypt were to be third time lucky, then it’s imperative to have Salah firing at all cylinders.