malvernmugadzikwa
Online Reporter
COSAFA has endorsed Zimbabwean starlet El Shaddai Sadomba as the Golden Boot award winner for the just ended African School Football Championships held in Harare.
This comes after Sadomba had previously been named as joint recipient for the award together with South Africa’s Rhys Ferguson.
After a revision of the scoring, revealed by COSAFA, it is clear that Sadomba, who netted all six of his team’s goals is the rightful recipient of the accolade.
“COSAFA has noted a calculation error that saw South Africa’s Rhys Ferguson and El Shaddai Sadomba named as joint recipients of the Boys’ Golden Boot award at the African Schools Football Championship,” reads part of the statement released by COSAFA.
“The Technical Study Group at the tournament uses several factors to determine the Golden Boot winner beyond goals alone, but it is clear that Sadomba’s six strikes were enough for him to be the stand-alone winner.
COSAFA says Sadomba was superb as hosts Zimbabwe claimed the bronze medal by beating Namibia 1-0 in the third-place play-off. It was his goal that proved the winner.
Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter