Lubhalwe nguMichael Madyira
IMamelodi Sundowns, egcine ukunqoba isicoco sezwekazi lase-Africa ngo-2016, izimisele ngokuyiphinda ngemuva kokuphuthwa izikhathi eziningi.
AmaBrazillians aqala umkhankaso wawo wokulwela isicoco se-CAF Champions League ngoMgqibelo ngomdlalo wokuqala womlenze wokuqala neMbabane Swallows eLucas Moripe Stadium, e-Atteridgeville.
Yize abalandeli beSundowns bengase banganaki imidlalo yokuqala yalo mqhudelwano, umqeqeshi uManqoba Mngqithi ubathathela phezulu ompetha baseSwatini.
“Banezinto ezintathu eziyingozi: bahle kakhulu kuma-set-piece, baqinile ekushintsheni, futhi bayashesha,” uMngqithi etshela ithimba labezindaba leSundowns.
“Sifunde amandla abo futhi sahlonza izindawo esingazisebenzisa. Kubalulekile ukusondela emdlalweni ngenhlonipho futhi singabukeli phansi izimbangi zethu.”
Ngemuva kokuthola umdlalo wokuvalelisa emzuliswaneni wokuqala, lokhu kuzoba okokuqala ukubona iSundowns emdlalweni weChampions League kule sizini.
Iqembu lamukele abadlali abayisishagalombili abebephuma emsebenzini wamazwe ngamazwe, okuhlanganisa nezihlabani zeBafana Bafana eziyisikhombisa ezibuyele ekuzilolongeni ngoLwesine.
Khonamanjalo, i-Orlando Pirates ilungiselela ukubhekana neJwaneng Galaxy eBotswana National Stadium eGaborone ngoMgqibelo.
AmaBhakabhaka azobe enethemba lokugwema impinda yangonyaka odlule lapho iGalaxy yawakhipha kuChampions League ngesikhathi esifanayo.
IPirates ibheke ukwenza kangcono emdlalweni wayo wokugcina ekuhambeni, lapho ibambane khona (0-0) ne-CS Disciples ngaphambi kokunqoba ngamagoli amane eqandeni ekhaya.
Abadlali abamqoka abafana noThalente Mbatha noRelebohile Mofokeng bazophokophelela ukubuyisela isimo sabo esiqinile seBafana eqenjini labo.
Esithombeni esingenhla: Abadlali beMamelodi Sundowns.
Umthombo: IMamelodi Sundowns