Many of the usual suspects contributed to goals when it came to African players in the American second tier, the USL Championship, but South Africa national team forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane finally made his breakthrough in the top tier Major League Soccer over the weekend. Hlongwane scored his first MLS goal after providing an excellent assist to help Minnesota United defeat Houston Dynamo on the road on Saturday to finally give the SuperSport United some end product for his high energy and work rate.
Check out all the goals and assists below from African players in Major League Soccer and the USL Championship:
Major League Soccer
Bongokuhle Hlongwane (South Africa) provides first an assist then a goal in Minnesota United win over Houston Dynamo
USL Championship
Michee Ngalina (DR Congo) assists Elvis Amoh (Ghana) for Colorado Springs’ opener and Hadji Barry (Guinea) scores his 12th of the season
Solomon Asante (Ghana) scores for Indy Eleven in draw against Memphis 901
Steevan Dos Santos (Cape Verde) scores two in a 3-1 victory for Tampa Bay Rowdies over Atlanta United 2
Lebo Moloto (South Africa) strikes his first goal of the season for FC Tulsa against Birmingham Legion
Tumi Moshobane (South Africa) tallies for the second straight match in San Diego Loyal victory
