Rwanda international and Gor Mahia striker Jacques Tuyisenge has set his target high by promising to score more goals in the ongoing 2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup.
Tuyisenge has scored two goals so far in Caf Confederation Cup and eleven goals in SportPesa Kenya Premier League but his desire is to score many more goals.
“I am looking forward to score more goals, which will raise my confidence. No one achieves success without the help of others, let me take this opportunity to thank my teammates, technical bench and entire Gor Mahia family.” former Etincelles, SC Kiyovu and Police said.
“Every game is very important for this club, from one game we immediately shift focus on the next one. We are now looking forward to the game ahead against Rayon Sports. CAF matches are different and difficult but we always want to give our best.” the 27-year old noted.
“I’m looking to achieve something special by scoring more goals, besides, I need to win trophies. Each game is very difficult, it’s like playing a final,” he vowed.
The former Police FC skipper Tuyisenge was named Player of the Month for June in Kenya.
He scored five goals in a month that Gor Mahia won all their five matches. Gor Mahia leads Kenya premier league table with 52 points, eleven points ahead of second-placed Sofapaka.
Tuyisenge – with eleven goals – is fighting for the top-scorer’s golden boot with Elvis Baranga with 15 goals, Nicholas Kipkirui (11 goals) and, Whyvonne Isuza and Clifford Lwanga whose tally is tied to ten goals each.
Tuyisenge cost the club in the region of Kshs 4m and for a club that really struggled financially in the 2015 season, a few questions were raised over the management’s priorities, but the club’s Assistant Secretary General Ronald Ngala has moved to defend the amount paid.
He joined police at the age of 16. He was a regular starter. In his first season at the Club he scored 11 goals for police. He later moved to Gor Mahia and scored his first goal on the 21st Minute against Tusker from an overhead kick.
with the good performances that have been exhibited in this year’s continental matches by Gor Mahia, a number of our players are making a good name in the competition.
On the list of Caf Confederation Cup top scorers and top providers, Gor Mahia are well represented and the eight goals banged in the last four Group D matches played so far are a true reflection of the club’s representation on the charts.
Strikers Jacques Tuyisenge and Ephrem Guikan are among the top scores in the competition with two goals apiece while midfielder Humphrey Mieno and winger Samuel Onyango are among the top goal providers in the big continental football.
Tuyisenge netted two goals against Young Africans in both legs while Guikan grabbed a brace against the same team in first leg in a match Gor Mahia whitewashed their opponents 4-0.
Mieno got into the top list of providers with his two fantastic assists againt Young Africans in Nairobi as Samuel Onyango grabbed his two assists against the same Tanzanian side.
Meanwhile, Gor Mahia will be hosting Kariobangi Sharks in Kisumu Wednesday in a league match at Moi stadium.
The match was previously scheduled to be played in Machakos but the club decided to switch the venue after considering a number of factors as confirmed by the club’s chairman Ambrose Rachier.
The chairman said that Kisumu makes a lot of sense for a mid-week match because fans attend matches in good numbers which translate to some good revenues from ticket sales as well as offering the necessary support.
“It’s a mid-week match and from our experience with such matches, fans do attend matches in good numbers in Kisumu as opposed to Machakos where we can only witness good attendance during weekend matches. It’s all about numbers which we consider to be vital in offering needed support and revenues from ticket sales,” chairman Rachier told the official Gor Mahia website.