ISafa ishayisana neCosafa ngemuva kokuhlasela iPSL

Lubhalwe nguMichael Madyira

I-South African Football Association (Safa) ingase ibhekane nengwadla kwinhlangano eyengamele ibhola lesifunda, i-Cosafa.

I-Safa ayineme ngendlela imiqhudelwano ye-Cosafa ebiqhutshwa ngayo kuleli eminyakeni edlule, ithi lolu hlelo luphazamisa ukusebenza kwebhola lezwe ezifundazweni.

Usoseshini oholwa nguDanny Jordaan ufuna i-Cosafa ibuyele ekusingatheni imiqhudelwano yayo ngokushintshana njengoba yayenza phambilini.

Imiqhudelwano yezifunda kusukela emaqenjini esizwe aphezulu kuya kwamancane kubo bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane yayivame ukusuka kwelinye izwe iye kwelinye.

“Besingajwayele ukuqhudelana ngemiqhudelwano ye-Cosafa, kodwa bekwenzeka kuleli,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu se-Safa uTebogo Motlanthe.

“Akumele sizikhathaze ngemiqhudelwano ngoba kwesinye isikhathi isuke ishayisana nezinto esizibekele zona njengososeshini.”

Leli qembu elinamalungu angu-14 laziphendulela ku-Safa ngesikhathi lizwakalisa ukukhathazeka futhi lichaza amazwi kaMotlanthe njengeshwa. 

“I-Cosafa iphawule ngokukhathazeka kwizitatimende ezishiwo i-South African Football Association mayelana nokusingatha imiqhudelwano ye-Cosafa kuleli,” ngokubhalwa kwesitatimende se-Cosafa ngoLwesithathu.

“I-Cosafa ifisa ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izimisele ngokuqeda konke ukungaboni ngaso linye okungenzeka kube khona ne-Safa.”

I-Cosafa ithe bazoxoxisana ne-Safa ngalolu daba nokuyinto engase ibangele umdonsiswano phakathi kwalezi zinhlangano zombili.

Amanye amazwe aseNingizimu ne-Afrika ayazihlangula ekuhleleni imiqhudelwano ebalula ukushoda kwesabelomali kanjalo nokushoda kwezinsiza ezifanele zebhola nengqalasizinda.

Ukuma kwe-Safa kwi-Cosafa kulandela ukuma okuqinile kwenye inhlangano eyengamele ibhola.

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule inhlangano yebhola yakuleli ike yadlala ku-Premier Soccer League (PSL).

Basola ukuthi iligi ishaya indiva imithetho ye-CAF yamalayisense futhi bathembisa ukuthi bazokwehla kanzima kwi-PSL.

I-Safa iphinde yafuna ukuthi i-DStv Diski Challenge ephethwe i-PSL ishintshwe isuke kumqhudelwano ka-Under 23 ibe kumqhudelwano ka-Under 18.

Esithombeni esingenhla: Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Safa uTebogo Motlanthe

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