Dylan Bettencourt
Iqembu lesizwe labesifazane lase-Kenya liyizisulu kwingxabano eqhubekayo phakathi kwenhlangano yebhola yezwe nohulumeni.
Ukukhishwa kwaleli qembu emidlalweni yokuhlungela i-Africa Women’s Cup of Nations eqhubekayo kungenxa yempi okusolwa ukuthi iphakathi kwenhlangano yebhola kanye nohulumeni, kufundeka isitatimende esihlanganyelwe inhlangano yabadlali i-FIFPRO kanye ne-Kenyan Footballer’s Welfare Association (KEFWA).
I-Kenya ayikwazanga ukudlala emdlalweni wokugcina wokuhlunga ngenxa yale ngxabano phakathi kwe-Kenyan Football Association (FKF) nohulumeni, kwanqoba i-Uganda.
Imidlalo emibili ne-Uganda ibihlelelwe umhlaka-17 nomhlaka-22 kuNhlolanja. Kodwa-ke, incwadi eyathunyelwa kwi-Confederation of African Football (CAF) ngunobhala-jikelele we-FKF yathi “i-Federation ayikwazi ukuzimela iphinde ihlele ngempumelelo imidlalo yamazwe ngamazwe.”
Ukunqoba kwe-Uganda ngendlela engajwayelekile kubeke leli qembu kwi-Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ezosingathwa e-Morocco, ezoqala ngomhlaka-2 kuNtulikazi kuze kube umhlaka-23 kuNtulilazi.
Ukungqubuzana kudale ukukhathazeka ngokuthi ubani ophethe ibhola lase-Kenya ngemuva kokuqokwa kwekomidi lesikhashana ngoLwezi odlule.
UNgqongqoshe wezemidlalo wase-Kenya, u-Amina Mohamed usungule ikomidi lesikhashana ngemuva kokuthi uphenyo luthole ukungahambi kahle kwezimali kwi-FKF.
Nokho, i-FIFA ayiluthathi kalula udaba lokugxambukela kukahulumeni ezindabeni zebhola – njengoba amazwe amaningana esikhathini esidlule ake abhekana nokumisa ukubandakanyeka kukahulumeni kwezemidlalo.
Abadlali beqembu labesifazane bazwakalise ukudumala kwabo ngokungakwazi ukuqhudelana kungelona iphutha labo.
“Kuyishwa ukuthi lokhu ebesikulungiselela ngeke kusenzeka,” kusho ukaputeni we-Kenya uCorazzone Aquino, njengoba baqala ukuzilolonga neqembu kusukela ngomhlaka-26 kuMasingana belungiselela i-Uganda eshaya amakhanda amabili ngetshe elilodwa.
I-Harambee Starlets yagcina ukuqhudelana kwi-Africa Cup of Nations yabesifazane ngonyaka ka-2016 futhi ibikubheke ngabomvu ukubonakala kwayo okwesibili. Ukaputeni wabo uthe iqembu ngeke lililahle ithemba ngomqhudelwano olandelayo.
“Sizohlezi sigxilile sizimisele futhi sibe nethemba lokuthi kuzolunga ngokuzayo,” kusho u-Aquino.
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