ORLANDO Pirates midfielder Meraai Swartbooi has taken the lead in the MTC Top Goal Scorer of the Season competition after scoring both goals in Pirates’ 2-1 victory against Hotspurs on November 4.
On completion of the seventh round of the league, Swartbooi has now scored six goals to move ahead of the early leader in the competition, Tigers striker Tangeni Shipahu.Tigers suffered their first defeat of the season when they went down 1-0 to Eleven Arrows in Walvis Bay last Saturday, but Shipahu remains second on the chart, having scored five goals in six matches.Black Africa striker Jerome Louis and United Stars striker Alfred Shimuma move up to joint third position with four goals each.Louis scored two goals in BA’s 5-2 away victory against Oshakati City, while Shimuma scored a goal in Stars’ 2-all draw against Ramblers in Windhoek.Another Black Africa striker, Clarence Foroma, and SKW midfielder Milton Chapo move up to joint fourth on three goals each, after both scored over the weekend.Foroma scored in BA’s 5-2 victory against Oshakati City, while Chapo scored SKW’s opening goal in their 2-1 victory against Civics.The top goal scorers after Round 7 are as follows:6 Meraai Swartbooi – Orlando Pirates5 Tangeni Shipahu – Tigers4 Jerome Louis – Black Africa4 Alfred Shimuma – United Stars3 Milton Chapo – SKW3 Tommy Mvula – Blue Waters3 Johannes Seibeb – Orlando Pirates3 Clarence Foroma – Black Africa2 Willy Stephanus – Black Africa2 Dawid Josef – Blue Waters2 Jaua Tjiurikouse – Blue Waters2 Tjono Jagger – SKW2 Mohammed Ouseb – Orlando Pirates2 Ninja Karongee – African Stars2 Muna Katupose – Eleven Arrows2 Raphael Nuumbembe – Oshakati City. www.namibiasport.com.na
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