Gomora United striker Tiklas Thutlwa targets 20 goals after prolific MFC start

Tiklas Thutlwa says he is targeting 20 goals this season and promotion for Gomora United after scoring 10 times in his first 10 Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) matches.

The 27-year-old is currently leading the MFC scoring charts, despite Gomora United sitting 10th in the standings and having gone four matches without a win.

Thutlwa believes both ambitions remain achievable, with his current scoring rate suggesting he could finish the campaign with more than 20 goals if he maintains an average of one goal per game.

“My target is to reach 20 goals and promote the team,” Thutlwa told Soccer Laduma. “It’s just to work hard, my brother.”

He is five goals clear of the next players in the scoring standings, with Upington City forward Palelo Mafukeya and Lerumo Lions’ Nasiphi Bhanayi both having scored five times.

Thutlwa joined Gomora United in January after leaving Sekhukhune United and scored eight goals in 13 appearances for the club during the previous season.

His latest run of form has put him at the centre of Gomora United’s hopes of challenging for promotion, although the club will need to improve on a recent sequence that has left them without a victory in their past four outings.

The MFC will resume after the FIFA international break, with Gomora United scheduled to travel to face Orbit College on 20 November.