Making it rain

The Skorpion Zinc Women's Super League concluded this past weekend with Tura Magic's Anna Shikusho scoring a total of 29 goals for the season. Shikusho, who topped the goal-scoring charts, said the feat was not an easy one as she had to give extra at training in order to achieve the goal.“Scooping the top goal-scorer award was my aim from the start, so in every match I tried as much as possible to score,” Shikosho said. The forward has 27 caps for the Brave Gladiators, and eight goals. She said she has been working hard in order to emulate her club performance. “You must know that playing club football is different from representing the nation. But the aim is to always go out there and represent Namibia the best way I can.” Shikusho said further she is not sure how much money she will receive for her performances, but she will save it for a rainy day. In second place on the goal-scoring charts was Khomas Nampol's Iina Katuta with 22 goals, followed in third by Beverly Uueziua from Galz & Goals with 21 goals. The fourth spot is occupied by Memory Ngonda with 20, while and Millicent Hikuam from Tura Magic ended fifth with 14 goals.Shikusho added that next season will not be much different, as she will again chase and defend her title. NPL raceIn 2018/19 Namibia Premier League (NPL), the title race is as tight as ever, with Black Africa and African Stars gunning for glory.In terms of individual glory, the country's top marksmen are in a battle of their own, as they compete for the golden boot.This, however, does not faze Life Fighters' Issaskar Gurirab, as he has managed to score 22 goals so far and currently occupies the goal-scoring summit.He is looking forward to netting more goals in remaining fixtures, before the league ends on 26 May.The 21-year-old Gurirab is a resident of Uis and regularly took part in smaller tournaments before joining the Otjiwarongo-based club. He has no caps for the Brave Warriors, but his club achievements have caught the eye of national team head coach Ricardo Mannetti, who called up the player for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) training squad. He has also been called up for the Cosafa Cup training squad under Collin Benjamin. African Stars' Chrispen Mbewe is in second in the race for the NPL golden boot with 14 goals, while Black Africa's McCarthy Naweseb is in third place with 13 goals.Theofilus Junias from Tura Magic is currently in fourth position with 12 goals and in fifth spot is Young Brazilians players Wayne Esterhuizen with 11 goals.Life Fighters coach Agnus Chabala had great things to say about Gurirab.“I was told that there was a brilliant player in Uis. I informed my chairman who met with his family to bring him to the club. He trained with me and the first time I already saw the quality he possesses. I told him to work hard and the results will follow,” Chabala said.The previous 2017/18 NPL season saw Panduleni Nekundi finishing as top goal-scorer with 15 goals. Nekundi won N$30 000 for the player of the season award and N$15 000 for the top goal-scorer award.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Making it rain

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Namibian Sun 2026-05-06

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