Real Madrid star Brahim Diaz has etched his name into African football folklore after winning the Puma Golden Boot at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.
Backed by roaring home support, the Moroccan forward emerged as the competition’s most lethal finisher. Diaz ended the finals with five goals, a tally no other player could match, sealing his status as the tournament’s top scorer.
Remarkably, the Los Blancos man had already finished as leading scorer during the AFCON 2025 qualifiers, completing a rare double that highlighted his consistency and importance to the Atlas Lions.
Even as Morocco fell short in the latter stages, Diaz’s goal return stood untouched, ensuring the Puma Golden Boot remained firmly in his grasp.
From the opening whistle, Diaz set the tone for his campaign. He struck Morocco’s first goal in a convincing 2–0 win over Comoros, before stepping up again with a vital effort in the 1–1 draw against Mali.
Momentum followed, and in the final group game, he delivered a decisive brace against Zambia to drive Morocco into the knockout rounds with authority.
As the pressure intensified, Díaz continued to deliver. He found the net against Tanzania in the Round of 16 and followed that up with another crucial goal versus Cameroon in the quarter-finals, maintaining his scoring rhythm deep into the tournament.
By scoring in five different matches, the 26-year-old joined an elite group of players in AFCON history to register goals in multiple consecutive games during a single edition of the finals.It was a run built on intelligence, movement and clinical finishing.
With the Puma Golden Boot now added to his record, the Malaga-born striker has set a new benchmark for Moroccan players at the Africa Cup of Nations.
More than just a personal triumph, his scoring spree symbolised Morocco’s attacking ambition and confirmed his rise as one of Africa’s standout performers on the biggest continental stage.
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