# Mrisho Ngasa

Mrisho Khalfani juma Ngasa (born 5 May 1989) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for Tanzanian Championship League club Ndanda. He is the Tanzania national team most-capped player and top goalscorer.

## Club career

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 2012–13 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.
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.

## International career

Ngasa was the top scorer in the 2009 CECAFA Cup with five goals as Tanzania finished fourth in the tournament. He is one of the top scorers of 2014 CAF champions league with two hat tricks making a totality of six goals.
Ngasa played 100 games between 2006 and 2015, scoring 25 goals in the process. He is the Tanzania national team's most-capped player and all-time top goalscorer.

## Personal life

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 F.C.

## Career statistics
### International

    Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 1 December 2006 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa | Djibouti | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2006 CECAFA Cup |
| 2. | 11 October 2008 | Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Cape Verde | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 7 January 2009 | Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala | Rwanda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2008 CECAFA Cup |
| 4. | 13 January 2009 | Mandela National Stadium, Kampala | Burundi | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2008 CECAFA Cup |
| 5. | 1 December 2009 | Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias | Zanzibar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
| 6. | 4 December 2009 | Mumias Sports Complex, Mumias | Burundi | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
| 7. | 8 December 2009 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi | Eritrea | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
| 8. | 8 December 2009 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi | Eritrea | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
| 9. | 8 December 2009 | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi | Eritrea | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2009 CECAFA Cup |
| 10. | 3 March 2010 | CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza | Uganda | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 11. | 1 May 2010 | Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Rwanda | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 12. | 11 August 2010 | Uhuru Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Kenya | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 13. | 9 February 2011 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Palestine | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 14. | 11 November 2011 | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena | Chad | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15. | 8 December 2011 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Uganda | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2011 CECAFA Cup |
| 16. | 15 August 2012 | Molepolole Stadium, Molepolole | Botswana | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 17. | 1 December 2012 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala | Somalia | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2012 CECAFA Cup |
| 18. | 1 December 2012 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala | Somalia | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2012 CECAFA Cup |
| 19. | 1 December 2012 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala | Somalia | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2012 CECAFA Cup |
| 20. | 1 December 2012 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala | Somalia | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2012 CECAFA Cup |
| 21. | 1 December 2012 | Lugogo Stadium, Kampala | Somalia | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2012 CECAFA Cup |
| 22. | 22 December 2012 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam | Zambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 23. | 7 December 2013 | Mombasa Municipal Stadium, Mombasa | Uganda | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2013 CECAFA Cup |
| 24. | 7 December 2013 | Mombasa Municipal Stadium, Mombasa | Uganda | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2013 CECAFA Cup |
| 25. | 29 March 2015 | CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza | Malawi | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |

## Honours
### Young Africans

* Tanzanian Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
* Tusker Cup: 2007, 2009

### Azam

* Kagame Interclub Cup runner-up: 2012
Individual
* Tanzanian Premier League Best Player: 2009–10
* Tanzania Premier League Golden Boot: 2010–11
* CECAFA Cup Golden Boot: 2009
* Africa Champions league Golden Boot: 2013–14
* VPL Best Player of the Month: April 2015