{"id":15264,"date":"2020-09-15T18:22:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T18:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=15264"},"modified":"2020-09-15T18:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T18:22:19","slug":"namungo-striker-sees-fortune-in-the-league-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/namungo-striker-sees-fortune-in-the-league-2","title":{"rendered":"NAMUNGO STRIKER SEES FORTUNE IN THE LEAGUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> NAMUNGO FC top striker Bigirimana Blaise said becoming the first player to score the first goal in the Premier League has added him a confidence to continue working hard.<\/p>\n<p>They began the season on front pedal following a slim 1-0 victory over Coastal Union at the same venue hence; the ball is in their court to make good use of their home ground yet again.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking recently, Blaise said that hitting the first goal of the season has given him much needed motivation that he can do wonders during this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy to go into the record of scoring the first goal of the season, which also gave my team the first victory of the season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that for now, the team has yet to gain the required rhythm as most players are new but was optimistic that in a short period of time, everything will be fine such that they will get used to each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opening game was tough for us because the new players were still working to get into the team\u2019s chemistry but we have had ample training sessions and I am sure that the chemistry will be found soon,\u201d said he.<\/p>\n<p>About whether he miss the partnership of Relient Lusajo, who left the club during the past transfer window, Blaise admitted that he missed him a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a great player and we were used to each other as we played together for almost one year. 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