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With the second half of the DStv Premiership season now in full swing, iDiski Times looks at the players who have made the biggest impact in attack, and which players have the most goal contributions (goals and assists) for their respective clubs this season thus far.
(*Players must have at least three goal-contributions to be considered. Based on performance up to Monday the 16th of January 2023.)
Mamelodi Sundowns
Not only have Sundowns conceded the fewest goals, the runaway log leaders are also the leading goal scorers with 33 in 17 games, scoring thirteen more goals than any other team. So they also have more significant contributors than others. Despite sitting out a few games because of injury, Peter Shalulile has been involved in eight goal-contributions. He scored seven and is sitting top of the goalscoring charts, and has assisted once. The new star on the block, Cassius Mailula also has eight goal-contributions. He has netted five times, while the 21-year-old also has three assists. Thapelo Morena has six goal-contributions, thanks to five assists, and a solitary goal.
After scoring in Monday’s derby against SuperSport United, Neo Maema has five goal contributions, Haashim Domingo has four, while Themba Zwane and Marcelo Allende both have three.Â
Richards Bay
The surprise package of the season are currently second but have only scored 14 goals in their 16 games. Somila Ntsundwana and Sanele Barns have had the biggest impact, both have four goal-contributions, with Ntsundwana scoring three with one assist, while Barns has two goals and two assists to his name.
SuperSport United
SuperSport have currently scored the second highest number of goals with 20 overall in their 15 matches played. Bradley Grobler tops the goal-contributions with eight, having scored seven and has provided one assist. Iqraam Rayners has five goal-contributions, with all five being assists. Grant Margeman has four goal-contributions, scoring twice and assisting twice. Gamphani Lungu has provided three assists
Kaizer Chiefs
With the team having scored 18 goals, it is new signing Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana with eight goal-contributions who leads the way. Like Shalulile and Grobler, he has netted seven times and has provided one assist. Keagan Dolly has been Chiefs’ other key player and has five goal-contributions. Dolly has scored three goals and has two assists. Two players have three goal-contributions — Khama Billiat has three assists this season, and Ashley Du Preez has scored twice, and made one assist.
Orlando Pirates
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Pirates are one of the leading teams in box entries but have netted just 13 goals in total in their 16 games, and it is Monnapule Saleng with four goal-contributions who has been most reliable. Saleng has scored three times, and provided one assist, and is the only Pirates to have been involved in more than two goals.
AmaZulu
Gabadinho Mhango has provided the most goal-contributions for AmaZulu so far this season. The team has scored 15 goals in their 16 games, and Mhango has scored four of the goals. Another new signing, George Maluleka, is second, with three assists.
Sekhukhune United
Having scored 15 goals in total, Sekhukhune’s leading contributor is Victor Letsoalo who has been involved in six goals. The former Royal AM striker has scored four times and has provided two assists. Linda Mntambo (three assists), Tshegofatso Mabasa and Vusimuzi Mncube (both with two goals and an assist each) have all been involved in three goal-contributions.
Cape Town City
Cape Town City have scored 16 times in their 16 games, and Darwin Gonzalez and Khanyisa Mayo have been the leading goal-contributors with six involvements each. Both have scored four goals a piece and also each provided two assists.
Chippa United
Two players have provided five goal-contributions for the 19 scored in total by Chippa so far this season. Nigerian striker Etiosa Ighodaro has scored five, while Siphelele Luthuli has provided four assists and scored once. Ronaldo Maarman and Ronald Pfumbidzai both have three goal-contributions, with both players having scored three each.
Royal AM
Ricardo Nascimento, Andre De Jong, Ruzaigh Gamildien and Mfundo Thikazi have the most goal-contributions for Royal AM, having all been involved in four goals each. Thikazi has scored on four occasions, Nascimento has two goals and two assists, with Gamildien and De Jong both scoring three and assisting once. Motebang Sera has netted three times.
Golden Arrows
With 18 goals in their 16 games, Arrows’ most influential attacker has been Nduduzo Sibiya, who has six goal-contributions. Sibiya has scored four times and assisted twice. Pule Mmodi has provided five goal-contributions, also scoring four goals, but with just one assist. Velemseni Ndwandwe has four goal-contributions, netting twice and assisting twice, while Knox Mutizwa has three, scoring once and with two assists.
TS Galaxy
Galaxy have found finding the back of the net a problem this season, and have just scored eight times, and no player has had three or more goal-contributions. While they are the only club yet to reach double figures, they have also been miserly on defence and have only conceded eight goals too, with only log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns conceding fewer.
Stellenbosch
Despite being one of the teams with the most box entries, Stellenbosch have only scored 16 times this season. Their most influential player has been Argentinean Junior Mendieta, who has eight goal-contributions this season. Mendieta has netted five times, and assisted on three occasions. Antonio Van Wyk with two goals and two assists, has four goal-contributions, while Sinethemba Mngomezulu has scored three goals.Â
Swallows
Waseem Isaacs has been the go-to-man at Swallows, and has five goal-contributions, scoring twice, while assisting three times. Mwape Musonda has four goal-contributions, scoring three goals, with one assist. Swallows have found the net 15 times this season.
Maritzburg United
Only two Maritzburg players have had three or more goal-contributions. Amadou Soukouna took his goal tally to four this season, as he grabbed a brace against Royal AM last weekend, and Friday Samu, scored his third goal of the campaign in the same game. The Team of Choice have eleven goals this season overall.
Marumo Gallants
Gallants have scored just 11 goals in their 16 matches, with Celimpilo Ngema the leading goal-contributor with four involvements. He has scored twice and assisted twice. Katlego Otladisa has three goal-contributions, having provided three assists.
This feature, brought to you by DStv, first appeared in Edition 87 of iDiski Times.