From Salisbury to Roma for County new boy Gwengwe
From Salisbury to Roma for County new boy Gwengwe
Mon, August 3, 2026 at 6:36 AM UTC
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A year ago, Shaquille Gwengwe faced Salisbury in a final pre-season friendly, but on Tuesday the Newport County new boy will go up against Italian giants Roma (19:00 BST).
The striker moved to the Exiles this summer after a prolific campaign in the Southern League with Poole Town, scoring 47 times in all competitions.
Gwengwe has shown his eye for goal in pre-season with a hat-trick against Newport City and another in Saturday's 2-1 win at Yeovil.
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Now the 25-year-old will try to impress against Champions League side Roma, who travel to Rodney Parade fresh from a chastening 4-1 defeat by Cardiff City.
"It's amazing," said Gwengwe. "Not too long ago I was playing step three football, and now we're preparing to face Roma.
"We're excited and hopefully we can give the fans something to shout about going into the season."
County play their first competitive game under new boss Hayden Mullins in the League Cup at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday, 8 August (15:00 BST) and kick off League Two with a home fixture against Rochdale seven days later (12:30 BST).
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