Ambitious Tinkler sets sights on silverware

ERIC Tinkler is an ambitious coach who wants to instill that trait in his Sekhukhune United players and challenge for silverware during his tenure at the club.

- MIHLALI BALEKA

The coach is in his first full season at Sekhukhune, having arrived earlier this year after taking over the reins from Lehlohonolo Seema.

The former Bafana Bafana midfielder hit the ground running despite not having a preseason with the team, leading them to a fourth-place finish in the Betway Premiership.

Now, with Tinkler having recently completed a full preseason with the team, expectations are high for him to win the club’s first silverware since their promotion in 2022.

The 55-year-old coach is more than capable of winning trophies, having earned such accolades at former clubs, the relegated Cape Town City and the now-defunct SuperSport United. “The chairman (Simon Malatji) has trusted me to try and bring success to Sekhukhune United, and that'll be my objective and mandate,” Tinkler said.

“The objectives will not be different from when I was at other clubs. I am an ambitious coach, and I want to win and achieve things. So, we need to work daily and try to achieve that.”

The immediate trophy Tinkler is expected to challenge for this season is the MTN8, with the team in the semifinals against Stellenbosch over two legs.