1974: Unstoppable Mulamba and the final played twiceImagine scoring twice in the AFCON final, including in the 117th minute after the match has gone to extra time, and then having to go and do it all again. Remarkably, Mulamba went and did it again, scoring twice as this time Zaire kept a clean sheet to win 2-0. He ended the tournament with nine goals, still the record for a single AFCON edition, although Vincent Aboubakar went close at AFCON 2021 with eight for Cameroon. The Leopards also qualified for the World Cup that year, becoming the first African nation to do so since Egypt in 1934. They have not qualified for the World Cup nor reached the AFCON semi-finals again since.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 07, 2024 15:28 UTC