Timmy T Maranda
UTshegofatso Mabaso ongene esiwombeni sesibili usize i-Orlando Pirates ukuba iqophe ukunqoba kwayo okokuqala ibhekene neqembu lase-Nigeria i-Enyimba kowe-CAF Confederation Cup ngoLwesithathu ebusuku.
IPirates ihlule i-Enyimba enenkani ngamabili kwelilodwa ukuze iye esicongweni ku-Group A ngamaphuzu amane ngemuva kwemidlalo emibili ngaphambi kwe-Enyimba, enamaphuzu amathathu.
UDeon Hotto ushaye igoli esiwombeni sokuqala wanika iPirates ithuba lokuhola e-Orlando Stadium, kodwa uKaputeni uAustin Oladapo ulinganise amagoli ngesikhathi eshaye iphenalthi ngemuva kokuthi uMpontshane kuphume isinqumo sokuthi udlalise kabi u-Anayo ebhokisini.
IPirates ithole ithuba lokuhola phambili ngephenalthi ngemuva kokudlaliswa kabi kukaGabadinho Mhango, kodwa uTshegofatso Mabasa ukwazile ukuthumela ibhola enqamula indawo engamayadi ayisishiyagalolunye.
Kodwa-ke, uMabaso usibuyisile isithunzi ngesikhathi eshaya igoli lokunqoba.
Komunye umdlalo ka-Group A, i-Al-Ahly Benghazi yase-Libya ihlule i-ES Setif ngelilodwa eqandeni ukuqopha ukunqoba kwabo kokuqala nokuhlala endaweni yesithathu bebambene ne-Enyimba ngamaphuzu amathathu ngoLwesithathu e-Petro Sport Stadium eCairo, e-Egypt.
Umdlalo ubudlalelwa e-Cairo ngenxa yezizathu zokuphepha.
UJibreel Alwadawi ushaye igoli elilodwa kuphela ngomzuzu wesithathu.
Izinsuku ezine ezisele zomdlalo ka-Group A zihlelelwe uMbasa kanti abaphumelele emaqoqweni nabazophuma phambili bazongena kuma-quarter final.
Emdlalweni wabo olandelayo i-Orlando Pirates iya e-Libya ukuyodlala neBenghazi emdlalweni wesithathu we-CAF Confederation Cup enkundleni esazomenyezelwa.
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