‘A Cut Above the Rest’: Peter Shalulile Has Scored More Goals This Season Than 7 DStv Premiership Teams

‘A Cut Above the Rest’: Peter Shalulile Has Scored More Goals This Season Than 7 DStv Premiership Teams

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Peter Shalulile continues to break records and set new milestones with every goal he scores this season
  • Mamelodi Sundowns' Peter Shalulile has now scored more goals himself than seven sides in the DStv Premiership
  • Peter Shalulile has scored as many goals as AmaZulu this season and is closing in on Kaizer Chiefs

Peter Shalulile is on another level this season.

The Namibian marksman has notched up 21 goals in the Premier Soccer League, following his hattrick against Golden Arrows for Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Peter Shalulile's goal scoring form is on another level and he has now scored more goals than seven other DStv Premiership sides. Image: @Nemza007
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Shalulile made history during the game, becoming the first player in the Premier Soccer League to have scored back to back hattricks, TimesLIVE reported.

By scoring six goals in just two games, Shalulile has now scored more goals this season than seven DStv Premiership sides.

Shalulile has scored more goals than Baroka FC (14), Swallows (14), Maritzburg United (17), TS Galaxy (18), Chippa United (19), Marumo Gallants (19) and Sekhukhune United (19).

He is also level with AmaZulu, as the Usuthu have only managed 21 goals in the league so far.

As Kaizer Chiefs fan, @ModisaWaDinku, pointed out on Twitter, Shalulile has scored six goals less than the Amakhosi with six games remaining. The tweet summed up the poor state of affairs at the Soweto based team, with fans agreeing that it wasn’t so much a club anymore but rather a business.

@SamkeloKhebesi1 replied:

"There is no team called Kaizer Chiefs anymore we just have to accept that... We have a shop that is selling Kaizer Chiefs brands...Club Dololo "

DStv Premiership match report: Peter Shalulile hattrick fires Mamelodi Sundowns to 6-0 win over Golden Arrows

Mamelodi Sundowns was in searing form as it dispatched Golden Arrows 6-0 in the DStv Premiership this afternoon, Sports Brief earlier reported.

A hat-trick from Peter Shalulile - his 19th, 20th and 21st league goals of the season - plus goals from Gaston Sirino, Pavol Safranko and Kermit Erasmus saw the Brazilians march ruthlessly towards their fifth consecutive league title, a record extension.

Shalulile is now within four goals of equalling Collins Mbesuma's record of 25 league goals in a season that was set in 2004/2005 with Kaizer Chiefs. This was also the first time a striker had scored 20 league goals in a season since Siyabonga Nomvethe did

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Byron Pillay
Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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