Premier League: Three Africans Win Highest Goalscorer Golden Boots

Golden Boot is awarded to three African players after finishing season joint top scorers in the last day of the 2018/2019 Premier League season.

The three African players Mohammed Salah(Egypt), Sadio Mane(Egypt), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon) Share the Premier League Golden Boot after all three finished on 22 goals.

Liverpool forward Salah went into the final afternoon leading the way but was pegged back after his team-mate Mane scored twice in their 2-0 win over Wolves that proved not enough to win the title.

Aubameyang scored twice in Arsenal’s 3-1 win at Burnley to take his place at the top of the leaderboard.

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang receives his Premier League Golden Boot award having shared it with Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on 22 goals

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang receives his Premier League Golden Boot award having shared it with Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane on 22 goals

Salah also received his Golden Boot following Liverpool's 2-0 win over Wolves at Anfield

Salah also received his Golden Boot following Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Wolves at Anfield

Salah and Sadio Mane are presented with the Golden Boot on the field at Anfield

It is the first time three African players have shared the award and sports analysts believe this is a goal omen for the forthcoming African Cup of Nation tournament later in the year.

Recall that Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero scored in their title-clinching 4-1 win at Brighton but will have to settle for second spot in the Golden Boot race with 21 goals.

Though Salah finished the season with more assists than his two rivals, this isn’t taken into account so all three will share the honour.

Indeed, a beaming Aubameyang was presented with his accolade after being presented with it at Turf Moor.

It is the third time this has happened in Premier League history – Chris Sutton, Michael Owen and Dion Dublin shared it in the 1997-98 season and Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, Michael Owen and Dwight Yorke were tied in 1998-99.

PREMIER LEAGUE LEADING SCORERS 2018-19 
Player Club Goals Assists Minutes played Minutes per goal
Mohamed Salah Liverpool 22 8 3256 148
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal 22 5 2731 124
Sadio Mane Liverpool 22 1 3085 140
Sergio Aguero Manchester City 21 8 2479 118
Jamie Vardy Leicester 18 4 2728 152
Raheem Sterling Manchester City 17 10 2776 163
Harry Kane Tottenham 17 4 2427 143
Eden Hazard Chelsea 16 15 2925 183
Callum Wilson Bournemouth 14 9 2534 181
Paul Pogba Manchester United 13 9 3009 231
Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal 13 8 2505 193
Raul Jimenez Wolves 13 7 3122 240
Gylfi Sigurdsson Everton 13 6 3127 241
Glenn Murray Brighton 13 1 2513 193
Richarlison Everton 13 1 2678 206

Mane scored twice on the final afternoon at Anfield to take his share of the top scorer accolade

Aubameyang was clearly delighted with his honour and celebrates by taking a selfie

Aubameyang scored twice in Arsenal's 3-1 win at Burnley on the final day to reach 22 goals

Aubameyang’s is arguably the most impressive total as his 22 goals came in just 2,731 minutes of Premier League football this season at a rate of one goal every 124 minutes.

Mane played 3,085 minutes of league action with his goals coming every 140 minutes, while Salah played 3,256 minutes and scored every 148 minutes on average.

City secured the Premier League title for the second consecutive season with a 4-1 win at Brighton.

They fell behind to a Glenn Murray header in the first-half at the same time Liverpool were leading Wolves 1-0 thanks to Mane’s first goal.

But Pep Guardiola’s team stormed back to score four times – through Aguero, Aymeric Laporte, Riyad Mahrez and Ilkay Gundogan – to wreck Liverpool’s hopes of a first title win since 1990.