PSL players who set the league alight with past seasons' first goals

19 August 2016 - 15:41 By Mark Gleeson

As the PSL prepares to kick off on Tuesday we look at the players in years gone by who got their campaign off on a high note by scoring the first goal of that season. There is no prize for the feat‚ or a place in the history of the game‚ but the distinction of scoring the first goal of a new league season is a little piece of self-satisfaction. Who will be first to find the back of the net in the new Premier Soccer League campaign‚ which gets underway on Tuesday?There will be four matches kicking off at 7.30pm‚ offering the opportunity to players from eight teams‚ including newcomers Baroka FC and last season’s runners-up Bidvest Wits.Last season it was veteran Jabu Maluleke of Polokwane City who found the net first as his side went on to beat Bloemfontein Celtic 3-2 on the first day of the campaign.Bongani Ndulula‚ who recently moved to Chippa United‚ and Kaizer Chiefs’ evergreen Bernard Parker‚ are two players who can duplicate the feat they achieved previously.Ndulula was in the colours of Orlando Pirates when he scored the first goal of the 2011-12 season. He is in line to play for Chippa at home to Free State Stars at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday after moving from AmaKhosi. Parker should be in the starting line-up for Chiefs as they face a difficult start away against Wits.FIRST TO SCORE IN A PSL SEASON 1996/97: Warren Lewis for AmaZulu v Manning Rangers in the 8th minute 1997/98: Simon Magagula for Orlando Pirates v Santos in the 8th minute 1998/99: Ian Gorowa for Cape Town Spurs v Mamelodi Sundowns in the 29th minute 1999/2000: Peter Philander for Santos v Bloemfontein Celtic in the 4th minute 2000/01: Sam Magalefa for SuperSport United v Manning Rangers in the 18th minute 2001/02: Ishmael Maluleke for Manning Rangers v Hellenic in the 1st minute 2002/03: Kerryn Jordan for Manning Rangers v Dynamos in the 2nd minute 2003/04: Alton Meiring for Manning Rangers v Zulu Royals in the 52nd minute 2004/05: Gift Leremi for Orlando Pirates v Jomo Cosmos in the 50th minute 2005/06: Brett Evans for Ajax Cape Town v Jomo Cosmos in the 30th minute 2006/07: Marawaan Bantam for Santos v Bloemfontein Celtic in 16th minute 2007/08: Diyo Sibisi for Free State Stars v Santos in the 2nd minute 2008/09: Phikolethu Spelman for Bidvest Wits v Santos in the 36th minute 2009/10: Morgan Gould for SuperSport United v Maritzburg United in the 23rd minute 2010/11: Sibusiso Zuma for Vasco da Gama v Orlando Pirates in the 22nd minute 2011/12: Bongani Ndulula for Orlando Pirates v Black Leopards in the 10th minute 2012/13: Bonginkosi Ntuli for Lamontville Golden Arrows v Orlando Pirates in the 18th 2013/14 Bernard Parker for Kaizer Chiefs v Mpumalanga Black Aces in 5th minute 2014/16: Katlego Mashego for Mamelodi Sundowns v Maritzburg United in the second minute 2015/16: Jabu Maluleke for Polokwane City v Bloemfontein Celtic in 8th minute ..

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