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The 18 players who have scored hattricks at AFCON
Equatorial Guinea striker and captain Emilio Nsue has entered his name in the history books following his three goals in a 4-2 thumping of Guinea Bissau.
After his heroics at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on Thursday, the 34-year-old became the first player to score a hattrick at the Africa Cup of Nations since 2008.
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Nsue's heroics made him the oldest player to score three goals in a single game in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Nsue's three goals came in the 21st, 51st, and 61st minutes. The striker is also the oldest player ever to score a hat trick at AFCON and also the first player to score a hat trick for his country.
Morocco's Soufiane Alloudi was the last player to achieve the feat in the Atlas Lions' 5-1 mauling of Namibia in the group stages on January 21 2008, at the tournament played in Ghana.
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Josette Miranda netted the Elephants' other goal in the 46th minute.
Equatorial Guinea's Esteban Orozco scored an own goal in the 37th minute, while Ze Turbo was also on target for the Djurtus in the 93rd minute.
The CF Intercity player is now rubbing shoulders with 17 other players who have scored a hat trick at the continent's biggest football showpiece.
Ad-Diba and Benedict McCarthy of Egypt and South Africa are the only players to score four goals in a single AFCON. In contrast, Ivory Coast's Laurent Pokou is the only player who has netted five times in a single AFCON match.
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The Taifa Stars have now gone seven matches across three AFCON campaigns without victory.
Ad-Diba and McCarthy scored their four goals against Ethiopia and Namibia in 1957 and 1998, while Pokou's five goals came against Ethiopia in 1970.
Hassan El-Shazly of the United Arab Republic is the only player who has managed the feat at two tournaments.
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"We knew the speed of their attackers. We did everything we could to cut off their passing lines and it worked. But once again, I am satisfied with my team but not with the result."
He did it against Nigeria and the Ivory Coast in 1963 and 1970.
Equatorial Guinea now sit at the top of Group A with four points, having drawn 1-1 with Nigeria in their opening game, and similarly, Nsue is the leading goal scorer with three goals.
The only positive Bissau can take from today's game is that they scored more than once at AFCON for the first time in their history.
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Equatorial Guinea will take on hosts Ivory Coast in their final group-stage game on Sunday, while Guinea Bissau will battle Nigeria on the same day.
The 18 players who have scored hattricks at AFCON
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea) against Guinea Bissau - 2023
Soufiane Alloudi (Morocco) against Namibia - 2008
Francileudo do Santos (Tunisia) against Zambia - 2006
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) against Angola - 2006
Patrick Mboma (Cameroon) against Zimbabwe - 2004
Hossam Hassan (Egypt) against Zambia - 1998
Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia) against Sierra Leone - 1996
Joel Tiehi (Ivory Coast) against Sierra Leone - 1994
Bernard Chanda (Zambia) against Congo- Brazzaville - 1974
Hassan El-Shazly (United Arab Republic) against Ivory Coast - 1970
Laurent Pokou (Ivory Coast) against Ethiopia - 1970
Hacene Lalmas (Algeria) against Uganda - 1968
Eustache Mangle (Ivory Coast) against Congo-Leopoldville - 1965
Hassan El-Shazly (United Arab Republic) against Nigeria - 1963
Mohamed Morsi Hussein (United Arab Republic) against Nigeria - 1963
Mahmoud El-Gohary (United Arab Republic) against Ethiopia - 1959
Ad-Diba (Egypt) against Ethiopia - 1957
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