Menzi Magubane
Abathandi bebhola likanobhutshuzwayo abaningi bazwakalise ukuphoxeka kwabo ezinkundleni zokuxhumana futhi basola uhulumeni ngokungabavumeli ukuthi babuyele ezinkundleni zezemidlalo.
Kodwa abalandeli abebegxeka uhulumeni ne-South African Football Association (i-SAFA) befuna ukuqhubeka nokukhomba abantu ngeminwe, kufanele bakhombe i-Premier Soccer League (i-PSL).
Ngemuva kokuthi uMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa ehlise izinga lezwe labuyela kuzinga lokuqala lomvalelo ngenyanga edlule, izinto eziningi, okuhlanganisa nezemidlalo, zavunyelwa ukuthi ziqale phansi ngaphansi kwemithetho ye-Covid-19.
UNgqongqoshe wezeMidlalo uNathi Mthethwa, kanye noNgqongqoshe wezeMpilo uDkt Joe Phaahla, bavumelana ne-SAFA ukuthi bavumele isibalo esilinganiselwe sabalandeli abagonyiwe ukuthi babuyele ezinkundleni.
I-SAFA isebenzise umdlalo weBafana Bafana ne-Ethiopia enkundleni yezemidlalo i-FNB emasontweni amabili edlule ukuzwa amanzi ngobhoko ngokuvumela abalandeli abayizi-2 000 ukuthi babukele lowo mdlalo ngaphansi kombandela wokuthi bagonyiwe.
Yize inkundla yezemidlalo i-FNB ingathatha abantu abangaphezu kwabayizi-90,000 bekujabulisa ukubona abalandeli abayizi-2 000 futhi.
Kuyaqondakala ukuthi abanye abalandeli bebecabanga ukuthi njengoba i-SAFA ivumele labo balandeli abayizi-2 000 ukuthi babukele ibhola bukhoma, bazovunyelwa ukuthi babuyele ezinkundleni ukuyoseka amaqembu abawathandayo ku-DStv Premiership.
Kodwa bafikelwe ukuphoxeka ngesikhathi i-PSL ikhipha isitatimende esehlukene nalesi esishicilelwe i-SAFA, ithi bebengakakulungeli ukwamukela abalandeli ezinkundleni.
Ngemuva kokuxoxisana ne-SAFA, i-PSL ithe: “Kuze kube kufika isikhathi esifanele, umthetho we-PSL we-Covid-19 usaqhubeka nomkhawulo wenani labantu abayi-165 abadingekayo enkundleni”.
Ngokombiko we-PSL, umdlalo wamanqamu we-MTN8 ozayo phakathi kwe-Mamelodi Sundowns ne-Cape Town City enkundleni yezemidlalo i-Moses Mabhida uzosetshenziselwa ukuhlola izimiso ezizosetshenziswa.
Kodwa abantu abayi-165 enkundleni yezemidlalo engathatha abantu abayizi-50,000 kuyihlaya. Hlobo luni lwezinqubomgomo okumele luhlolwe?
Kulabo bantu abayi-165, abangama-55 kuzobe kungabezindaba kanti abanye bazogcwaliswa yizicukuthwane okusho ukuthi abalandeli ngeke bavunyelwe.
Sekukonke, i-PSL ibenzele phansi abathandi bebhola kanti njengoba sekukhulunywa ngegagasi lesine le-Covid-19, akubukeki sengathi labo balandeli bazobuya maduze.
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