Israeli Premier League: Kangwa scores twice in Hapoel Be’er Sheva victory

Kings Kangwa’s two second half goals gave Israeli Premier League leaders Hapoel Be’er Sheva a valuable 3-1 victory at holders Maccabi Tel Aviv on Sunday evening.

VAR was called into action multiple times in a gripping clash at the top of the table but it was leaders Hapoel who emerged victorious. With the match tied at 1-1 close to the hour mark, Kangwa provided an instant response after Sayd Abu Farhi leveled the match from the penalty spot.

The Zambian could have had a hat-trick. His apparent goal at the end of the first half was ruled out by VAR after Eliel Peretz previously gave the visitors the lead close to the half hour mark. And after winning the ball in midfield and only having the keeper to beat, the playmaker failed to capitalize on an excellent opportunity.

But the league’s reigning Foreign Player of the Year came back for more and kept his composure. A precision counter-attack created plenty of space for Kangwa to run at the edge of the penalty area in the 57th minute and he easily danced around a defender before producing a calm finish.

In stoppage time following a Maccabi corner kick, Kangwa was played in on goal again and used his pace to pull away from the defense before making no mistake this time around.

יש יש יש!!! איזה ניצחון גדול 💪🏼💪🏼 סוגרים את העונה הסדירה עם 3 נקודות ומסיימים במקום הראשון ‼️
ביום שבת נפגש מול טרנר מלא (🪬) ונפתח יחד את הפלייאוף העליון עם אווירה מטורפת שרק אתם יודעים לייצר 🫶🏻🫶🏻 pic.twitter.com/cViNQvf3mx

— Hapoel Be’er Sheva 🇮🇱 (@HBS_FC) April 12, 2026

Kangwa back to last year’s form in Israeli Premier League

The Zambia national team star is enjoying an excellent second half of the campaign. He now has 10 goals and 5 assists in 24 league matches after a superb 2024-25 season that saw him produce 14 goals and 9 assists.

Hapoel are two points clear in first place ahead of Beitar Jerusalem and ten points ahead of reigning champions Maccabi. The league will now split into two groups, were Hapoel will compete alongside Maccabi, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Haifa and surprise side Hapoel Petah Tikva.