Race for Golden boot – Ricky Banda, Moses Phiri, or Albert Kangwanda who will take it home?
The Zambia Super League has now entered the business end of things with six games left to play until the curtain closes on the 2021/2022 season.
As Red Arrows, ZESCO United, and Green Eagles battle for the title at the top, Players are also battling for the golden boot.
Friday Samu who has since switched to South Africa DSTV premiership side, Maritzburg United still leads the golden boot race with 14 goals.
Behind him is Red Arrows young forward Ricky Banda with 12 and then Albert Kangwanda and Moses Phiri are joint third with eleven goals.
The ZamFoot Crew now looks at who can walk away with the top goalscorer award.
MOSES PHIRI – ZANACO
The former Buildcon captain will lead the race for the golden, especially after Zanaco’s exit from the CAF Confederation Cup, his focus will now just shift to the Super League.
Phiri won the 2020/21 FAZ Super Division golden boot with 17 goals and is looking to make it back-to-back wins.
The Bankers are currently 9th with seven games to play and with a very realistic chance of finishing in the top four.
Standing between Phiri and his second consecutive golden boot is Indeni, Kafue Celtic, Red Arrows, ZESCO United, Chambishi, Kabwe Warriors, and Buildcon.
RICKY BANDA- RED ARROWS
The Zambia U-20 national team forward has been a true revelation this season and no one can bet against him taking home the accolade.
With just two goals separating him and Samu and given the way Red Arrows have been dominating games, the Jumulo on loan player at Nkoloma Stadium could just walk away with the top gong.
Banda has six games to make that a reality against, Nkwazi, Zanaco, Kabwe Warriors, Chambishi, Kafue Celtic, and Indeni.
The matches in front of him a very favorable and he has a real shot at winning the golden boot.
ALBERT KANGWANDA- KAFUE CELTIC
The youngster has been the Crocs’ lightning rod in this season with eleven goals including some brilliant strikes with the one against Kansanshi as the most memorable.
Kangwanda has however not scored in the last four games and needs to find his scoring boots quickly if he is to win the golden boot award.
He has games against Zanaco, Konkola Blades, Green Eagles, Kabwe Warriors, Red Arrows, and Prison Leopards to try and outscore everyone in the league as he hopes to help Kafue Celtic survive relegation.
Jimmy Ndhlovu, and Alex Ng’onga are both on nine, John Ching’andu, Jesse Jackson Were, and Hosea Silwimba who are on eight goals have an outside chance to win the golden.
It seems very far off for the five to challenge, Samu, Banda, Kangwanda, and Phiri but in the Zambia Super League anything is possible and the fans can always count on a thrilling if not a dramatic end to the season every time.