Moyale Barracks striker Gastin Simkonda re-joined the TNM Super League while into its fifth week, yet after hammerring a hat-trick on Sunday he has gate-crashed into the Golden Boot Award chase.<\/p>\n
After missing action last season while on Malawi Defence Force assignment in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Simkonda\u2019s treble in 5-3 win over Epac FC in Lilongwe announced his return to domestic football.<\/p>\n
Since his return, he has scored four in four games. And the 2014 Golden Boot Award winner said the best was yet to come from him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am fortunate that I found the league in the early stages. Am I still good? That is up to my coach and the public to judge. I feel that my form can get better, so winning the Golden Boot is very much possible,\u201d said the former Malawi Under-17 striker.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was out of competitive football but I am glad that our bosses in the DRC bought us a ball. We could play some games alongside veterans such as Joel Chipofya just to keep fit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Simkonda has joined in the Golden Boot race the likes of Chiukepo Msowoya, Peter Wadabwa (who scored a hat-trick in 3-1 win over Red Lions on Saturday) and Richard Mbulu of Nyasa Big Bullets, Be Forward Wanderers and Mafco, respectively. Msowoya and Mbulu lead on five goals each.<\/p>\n
\u201cScoring is about team-work. I believe we will keep on growing stronger together. As long as I perform, I know the door for my return to the Flames shall always be open,\u201d the Moyale hit-man concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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