FC Girondins de Bordeaux striker Josh Maja will prefer to see his team gain promotion to the top tier of French football, the Ligue 1 than emerging the top scorer.
Bordeaux are currently second in Ligue 2 with 33 points, three more than the fifth placed team Grenoble Foot.
Maja from the spot, scored his 11th goal of the season but it was not enough to earn Bordeaux the maximum points as they were pegged back in the 92nd minute by visiting Amiens in a 1-1 draw, a result that could harm their promotion ambitions.
Despite being top of the scorer’s chart, Maja says he’s not concerned about the individual award but his goal is to help the team book qualification back to the topflight where they belong.
“Being top scorer, no, that’s not my goal. I have a goal. It’s to go back to Ligue 1. If that happens, if I have to be top scorer in the championship, it will be a good thing. But the most important thing is the team and winning matches,” the one capped Nigerian striker told girondins4ever.com via Punch Sport.
“I feel good. I am in a good period. It’s not my best feeling because we drew in the last game. I scored, but we need to be better in terms of results. I need confidence all the time, but whether I score or not, my confidence is always there.
“Right now, I’m in a good position on the pitch to score. It’s my period at the Girondins, I play all the matches. It’s a good thing for my head and on a physical level, so we have to continue like this.”
Dare Ogun