Ex-DStv Premiership stars gunning for NFD golden boot
The race for the Golden Boot is heating up as the Motsepe Foundation Championship nears its climax, with several ex-DStv Premiership stars gunning for the top scorer’s award in the second-tier league.
The Motsepe Foundation Championship produced an exciting race for promotion to the SA’s top flight in recent weeks.
Magesi FC and AmaTuks have opened a two-horse race for promotion, as they occupy the first and second spots in the league standings, respectively.
The Limpopo-based outfit Magesi defeated former Premiership side AmaTuks 1-0 at Tuks Stadium this past weekend, opening a five-point gap at the top of the table.
Magesi have collected 49 points in 25 matches, while the University of Pretoria accumulated 44 points with the same number of games played.
Meanwhile, the chase for a spot in the PSL Promotional Playoffs is also heating with Casric Stars, JDR Stars, Orbit College, Baroka FC, Upington City, Maritzburg United, and Hungry Lions fighting for the spot.
WHO ARE THE EX-DSTV PREMIERSHIP STARS FIGHTING FOR THE GOLDEN BOOT IN THE NFD?
With the curtains of the current season falling next month, the former DStv Premiership stars Prince, Nxumalo, Siphelele Mthembu, and Keletso Makgalwa are battling it out to clinch the top goal scorer award.
The former Ajax Cape Town striker Prince Nxumalo, who is currently in the colours of JDR Stars, is leading the scoring charts with 15 goals. Black Leopards’ talisman Bethuel Mazeu and Casric Stars’ Decide Chauke occupy the second and third place with 13 and 11 goals respectively.
Interestingly, ex-Kaizer Chiefs forward Siphelele Mthembu is also gunning for the Golden Boot accolade with 10 goals in the league for Pretoria Callies. Mthembu will be looking to catch up with the leading pack in the remaining six games.
Keletso Makgalwa is in his first season in the second-tier and has also emerged in the top goal-scorer race with nine goals. Makgalwa joined Upington City in October 2023 on a free transfer after parting ways with Mamelodi Sundowns.
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