Muza unfazed by dry spell

Fungai Muderere, Senior Sports Reporter
THE goals have dried up, but Chicken Inn’s Brian “Nkomo” Muza is not worried.
He believes that he will rediscover his goalscoring touch sooner rather than later.

This past weekend he had to sit and watch the league’s leading goal scorer, William Manondo, score against Highlanders to increase the gap between them to five goals. Muza has scored 10 goals so far this season. Manondo has 15 goals. Three yellow cards meant that he was not available to help his team as it went down 2-1 to Black Rhinos.

When the season reached the halfway mark (Week 17), the ex-Talen Vision striker was the country’s leading goal scorer.
Fast forward to Week 25, Muza now finds himself in Manondo’s rear-view mirror, but he is not moved.
“I’m not under any pressure. The focus is to do the job as a team. If chances do come my way, I will not hesitate to bury them. Yes, Manondo has been doing well but I rather focus on my own efforts.

“There are still a lot of games to play,” said the soft-spoken Muza, who will be expected to bounce back to Gamecocks starting XI when they take on Ngezi Platinum Stars at Luveve Stadium on Saturday.
With the GameCocks having found the back of the net 31 times so far this season, the calculator suggests that the pint-sized forward has contributed 32 percent of the goals.

Manica Diamonds’ Nyasha Chintuli is the third best striker in the land with nine goals under his belt.
Just like Muza, he has also been deserted by his goal-scoring form. However, he has also remained confident that he will rediscover his touch and finish the season on a high note.

A cruel combination of injuries and illness has hamstrung the talented gunslinger’s campaign.
By his own admission, Chintuli is frustrated with the dry spell but he has challenged himself to sharpen his shooting skills and improve the goal haul.

“The season has not gone on as well as I had hoped it would, but I am happy with my contribution to the team’s cause.

“I have missed some games through injury and illness and this has somewhat affected my rhythm.
“Naturally, I get worried when I do not bang in loads of goals because that is what I am paid to do as a striker.

“This goal drought is inspiring me to work harder and regain the killer instinct. Soon I will be back on the mark again and I am aiming to finish the season strongly,” the Sakubva-bred star recently said.

Caps United coach Lloyd Chitembwe has tipped Manondo to surpass the 20-goal mark, a feat that has not been achieved by any Zimbabwean player in over a decade.

If Muza and Chintuli remember where the back of the net is, Manondo better not think the golden book is his yet. — @FungaiMuderere