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Umqeqeshi uDesiree Ellis usale ngemuva njengoba izingxoxo zenkontileka yakhe neSafa zifika kwangqingetshe, kwashiya iBanyana iziqeqeshe e-DRC iyodwa.
Leli qembu lilungiselela ukududulana ne-DRC kanti linabadlali abafike sekwephuzile okuhlanganisa noLinda Motlhalo nabadlali baphesheya kwezilwandle abajoyine kuphela emlenzeni wokubuya.
IBanyana Banyana isaqhubeka nekhempu yayo yokuhlungela i-Wafcon 2026 e-Kinshasa, kodwa ngaphandle komqeqeshi wayo omkhulu, uDesiree Ellis.
U-Ellis akahambanga neqembu ukuya e-Democratic Republic of the Congo njengoba izingxoxo zenkontileka yakhe neSA Football Association (Safa) zingakaxazululeki.
Inkontileka yakhe yaphela ngemuva kwemidlalo yokuhlungela ama-Olympics ngoNtulikazi, kanti ubesebenza inyanga nenyanga kusukela lapho. ISafa isigunyaze inkontileka entsha yeminyaka emine, kodwa imibiko ithi u-Ellis akeneme ngalezi zimo.
Lokho kusho ukuthi ngeke abe khona lapho iBanyana isibhekene ne-DRC e-Pentecost Martyrs Stadium ngoLwesithathu ebusuku.
Yize engekho kodwa iqembu lisaqhubekela phambili nokuzilolonga. Ekhempini ihlanganisa ukuqeqeshelwa amakhono, ukujima kanye nokulungiselela izinselelo zokuhamba ngaphambi komdlalo we-FNB Stadium ngoLwesibili oluzayo.
Umdlali wasemuva uBongeka Gamede usevele wajoyina ekhempini kanti umdlali wasesiswini uLinda Motlhalo kulindeleke ukuthi afike ngokuhamba kwesikhathi namuhla.
Abadlali abane abazinze e-Mexico, uThembi Kgatlana, uHilda Magaia, uSinoxolo Cesane no-Amogelang Motau, bazomataniswa nesikwati somlenze wasekhaya eGoli kuphela.
Esithombeni esingenhla: uDesiree Ellis.
Umthombo wesithombe: @Banyana_Banyana