Mrisho Khalfani Ngasa (born 5 May 1989) is a Tanzanian former professional footballer. Ngasa was known for his explosive pace, dribbling and goalscoring. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time in his country and top goalscorer of the national team.
In April 2009, Ngasa was invited for a trial with English Premier League side West Ham United. On 21 May 2010, Ngassa joined Azam FC for $40,000 from Young Africans. It was the biggest transfer in Tanzanian football to date. In July 2011, Ngassa went on trial with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, and came on as a substitute against Manchester United in a friendly match.
At the beginning of August 2012, Ngasa signed for Simba, on loan.
Following the 2012âÂÂ13 Tanzanian Premier League season, after his contract with Azam FC had expired, on 20 May 2013 Ngassa signed a two-year contract with the league and cup title holders Young Africans. He became one of the top scorers of 2014 CAF Champions League with two hat-tricks making a totality of six goals.
In 2015, Ngasa signed a four-year contract with Free State Stars, a South African-based club. He then signed for Fanja in Oman. In 2016 Ngasa signed a two-year contract with Mbeya City in Tanzania. Ngasa then joined Ndanda, also in Tanzania.
Ngasa was the top scorer in the 2009 CECAFA Cup with five goals as Tanzania finished fourth in the tournament.
Ngasa played 100 international matches between 2006 and 2015, becoming the first Tanzanian player to achieve this feat. He also managed to score 25 goals in the process, becoming the nation's all-time top goalscorer.
Ngasa is the son of Khalfan Ngasa, a former Tanzanian international footballer who played as a midfielder. Ngassa is among of talented players in Tanzania who impressed many coaches and scouts around the world, among the famous coaches who was impressed by his talent was Gianfranco Zola, the former Chelsea and Italy national team player, who was working as the manager of West Ham United.
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