Lubhalwe nguMichael Madyira
Isicoco somshayi magoli yesizini ka-2022/23 ye-Premier Soccer League singase sithole ikhaya elisha uma umgadli we-Cape Town City uKhanyisa Mayo eshaya igoli kule mpelasonto.
Iqembu le-Cape Town City liya e-Gauteng okuyilapho lizotholana khona phezulu neKaizer Chiefs enkundleni yase-FNB ngoMgqibelo kanti le kuzoba impelasonto yokuvala iligi.
Njengamanje uMayo unamagoli angu-12 kanti ungumshayi magoli ohamba phambili noPeter Shalulile weMamelodi Sundowns.
Kodwa njengoba iSundowns iphothule umkhankaso wawo weligi, uMayo usenethuba lokuhoxa futhi aphume njengomshayi magoli kule sizini.
Uya emdlalweni wokugcina ejabule ngemuva kwempelasonto edlule yokushaya igoli bedlala ne-Richards Bay ukuze alingane noShalulile, ongumshayi magoli ohamba phambili ku-PSL.
“Yebo njengamanje uselitholile ithuba lokungena emdlalweni wokugcina awunqobe eyedwa,” kusho umqeqeshi we-City, u-Eric Tinkler, esekela umgadli wakhe ukuthi athathe umklomelo we-Golden Boot.
Esikhathini esingcono kakhulu sesizini uShalulile bekubhekwe ngabomvu ukuthi abe umshayimagoli ophambili, kodwa ubengekho ezingeni lakhe elihle futhi washodelwa ngamagoli angu-11 kunaleli aliphethe ngesizini edlule.
Lokhu kuvumele uMayo ukuthi azimisele ngendlela emangalisayo washaya amagoli amahlanu emidlalweni emihlanu yokugcina ye-City.
Nakuba umgadli we-Cape Town city ebonakala eyintandokazi yokubanga isicoco se-Golden Boot, bakhona nokho abanye abadlali abangase bangene phezulu eshadini labashayi magoli ngosuku lokugcina.
Umgadli osefomini yeMarumo Gallants, uRanga Chivaviro unamagoli ayishumi kanti i-hat-trick bebhekene neSwallows FC izomfica phezu kukaShalulile.
Uphinde wahlohla amagoli ayishumi ku-Orlando Pirates uMonnapule Saleng oshaye igoli lokugcina emlandweni wePirate bebhekene namaMaZulu.
UBradley Grobler we-SuperSport United usehlohle amagoli ayishumi futhi usethubeni lokuba ngumshayimagoli ohamba phambili.
Lo mdlali osemnkantshubomvu uphokophele ukubuyisa umklomelo awugcine kumasizini amabili edlule ngesikhathi eshaya amagoli angu-16.
Umgadli weSundowns obolekwe iChippa United, u-Etiosa Ighodaro naye useshaye amagoli ayishumi kanti uzokwengeza esibalweni sakhe uma ama-Chilli Boys esemukela i-Golden Arrows.
Isithombe esingenhla: UKhanyisa Mayo ongumgadli weCape Town City
Umthombo wesithombe: ICape Town City