Lubhalwe nguMichael Madyira
Iqembu le bhola labesifazane leMamelodi Sundowns lizoqhudelana kuWomen’s Cup e-United States.
Iqembu elaziwa ngokuthi amaBrazilians, lise-Kansas, lapho lizobhekana khona nabangamele imidlalo i-Kansas City Current, i-Atletico Madrid, ne-Kobe yase-Japan kulo mqhudelwano ozoqala namhlanje ngomhlaka-14 kuya kumhlaka-17 kuNcwaba.
Lesi yisikhathi esiyingqophamlando kuSundowns Ladies futhi bayiqembu lokuqala lase-Afrika ukubamba iqhaza kulo mqhudelwano wamaqembu amane.
Bazoqala umdlalo wabo ne-Kansas City e-CPKC Stadium ngoLwesine.
“Sithole ithuba lokubuka eminye imidlalo ye-Kansas City, futhi badlala isitayela esifana nesethu,” kusho umqeqeshi weSundowns uJerry Tshabalala.
“Sidinga ukuzimisela ngakho konke uma sibhekana nabo, kodwa futhi sigxile lapho simandla khona. Size lapha ukuzokhombisa ibhola lase-Afrika futhi sikhombise ukuthi kungani singompetha base-Afrika. Umsebenzi wami njengomqeqeshi ukugcina abadlali behlise omimoya futhi ngibasize bangagqitshwa inkundla enkulu.”
Njengoba isinqobe ebholeni lasekhaya futhi sawina umqhudelwano wase-Afrika kabili kumasizini amathathu adlule, iSundowns Ladies manje ibhekene nenselelo entsha e-US lapho ibhekene namaqembu aphezulu ase-Europe nase-Asia.
“Lo mqhudelwano awubalulekile nje kuSundowns Ladies naseNingizimu Afrika kuphela kodwa nakubadlali abancane abazogqugquzelwa umdlalo wethu,” kwengeza uTshabalala.
“Bangase babone lokhu bese becabanga”, kusho yena wathi bangacabanga bathi: ‘Badinga ukuhlonipha ithalente lami ngoba ngolunye usuku ngingase ngidlale ebangeni lomhlaba.’
Uma iSundowns Ladies iwina umdlalo wayo ne-Kansas City ngoLwesine, izodlulela kumdlalo weChampionship Title ngoMgqibelo.
Uma ihluliwe izodlala emdlalweni wendawo yesithathu.
Isithombe esingenhla: Abadlali beMamelodi Sundowns Ladies bezilolonga e-US, belungiselela umdlalo wabo neKansas City Current.
Umthombo: IMamelodi Sundowns Ladies