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Takudzwa Chitsiga-Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE international striker, Nyasha Mushekwi, was on target again yesterday, to bring his season’s tally to 11 goals.
It now brings his tally, in foreign leagues, to 123 goals.
Mushekwi scored for his Chinese League One side, Zhejiang Greentown, in a 1-1 draw against Nathong Zhiyun, yesterday.
The former Warriors striker found the target, in the 34th minute, from the penalty spot.
Their opponents fought back to force an equaliser, in the 90th minute, through Mychell Chagas.
The goal was Mushekwi’s third, in a row, after he also scored against BIT, when they won 5-0, on July 26.
He also scored in his side’s 3-0 win over Beinjing BSU.
Mushekwi’s team are now in third place in the race for a place in the Chinese Super League.
They have the same number of points as leaders, Chengdu Rongcheng and Meizhou Hakka, who are on 34 points.
Mushekwi took his tally to 120 goals, in his career in foreign leagues, just before the season went into a break.
His adventure has taken him to four countries and three continents.
For someone, whose first love was basketball, before Moses Chunga took a chance on him, this has been a remarkable return.
Mushekwi, who is set to turn 34 on August 21, scored his 120th goal, against Xinjiang Tianshan, in June.
It was the final match of the first phase of the championship race, which is being played in phases, in a new format.
The start of the league campaign was deferred by three weeks, from April 1 to April 24, 2021.
The format will see the season being divided into four stages, with the first stage being completed, after 10 games.
The next three phases will see identical rounds of eight matches, being played, by the clubs.
In the first stage, the 18 clubs in the league were divided into three groups, which were based on the hosts, and last season’s rankings.
The second, third and fourth stages will see the clubs in three groups being switched, based on the results of first stage, to ensure that each team can play against each other, twice, by the time the curtain comes down, on the campaign. Mushekwi’s milestone 120th goal, just before the completion of the first phase of the championship race, might not have created headlines, in this country.
But, it didn’t escape the attention of his management team, at South African agency, Prosport International.
‘‘Nyasha Mushekwi has been in fine form for Zhejiang Greentown, as he scored in their 4-1 win against Xinjiang Tianshan,’’ Prosport International, tweeted.
‘‘Nyasha has scored three goals against Xinjiang Tianshan in the Chinese League One this season following a brace in their previous match.’’
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