Yanga attacking midfielder, Maxi Nzengeli, said he was happy to score the first goal of the season for his team as well as reach the record set by his fellow Congolese, Heritier Makambo and Fiston Mayele
Nzengeli becomes the third Congolese to score the first goals of the season for Yanga, after scoring the first goal in a 2-0 away win against Kagera Sugar, a match played at Kaitaba Stadium, Bukoba, Kagera region last Thursday
"I am very happy because I have been the first player to score a goal this season in our team, but I have also been told that I have followed in the footsteps of my fellow Congolese, my brothers, Makambo and Mayele who once did like me, so I have continued to play well the flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo here in Tanzania," said Maxi
In that game, Yanga won 2-0, the second goal being scored by Tanzanian Clement Mzize, two minutes before the end of the match
In the 2018/2019 Premier League season, Makambo was the first Yanga player to score a goal of the season, scoring a goal in a match held on August 23, 2018, when the team played against Mtibwa Sugar at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Makambo scored a goal in the 30th minute, the match ended with Yanga winning 2-1, the second goal was scored by the defender, Kelvin Yondani with a penalty kick while Mtibwa Sugar's tear-jerker was put into the net by Haruna Chanongo
As for Mayele, he scored the opening goal of the Premier League season 2022/23 in the match that Yanga played against Tanzania Police, on August 16, 2022 at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Stadium, Arusha, the match ended with Yanga getting 2-1 victory
