Sekhukhune United co-coach Owen Da Gama says he was laughed at when he said Peter Shalulile, then his player at Highlands Park and now Mamelodi Sundowns’ red-hot goal ace, was the best striker in the country.
Da Gama said he feels vindicated thanks to the unbelievable run the player has had this season. Shalulile, 28, is setting the DStv Premiership alight. Having scored 22 times, he looks set to break Collins Mbesuma’s long-standing record of 25 league goals in a season.
“But he is breaking all kinds of records - National First Division [NFD] top scorer, he is the leading goal scorer in the top division and those back-to-back hat-tricks. He was the NFD's joint top scorer with Mwape Musonda on 15 goals when Highlands was promoted to the top-tier in 2017-2018. In the 2019-2020 Premiership season Shalulile scored 16 goals for the Lions of the North and won the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot award.
“Initially, I was having a go at him but I realised I shouldn’t put him under pressure, just encourage him. Ge worked hard, he never dropped his head, missing five goals in a game, and I told him one day he would score five in a match.
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