Dylan Bettencourt
I-Richards Bay FC inethemba lokuthi amaphuzu ayo amabili okuhola phezulu esicongweni se-GladAfrica Championship azohlala enjalo ngemuva komdlalo wale mpelasonto.
Leli qembu laseThekwini lizobhekana ne-Pretoria University ngeSonto kanti umqeqeshi uSimo Dladla uzolindela amaphuzu aphezulu kakhulu njengoba izimbangi ezibambe indawo yesibili i-Royal AM zihlose ukugcina ingcindezi ezimbangini zayo zasedolobheni.
Njengoba kuza imidlalo emihlanu yokugcina yesizini, i-Richards Bay ne-Royal AM kulindeleke ukuthi balwe kuze kube usuku lokugcina lomdlalo ukuze bavikeleke ku-DStv Premiership lapho iqembu lesibili kufanele liqhudelane kowomkhumulajezi ukuze lizuze ukukhushulwa.
I-Richards Bay isanqobe imidlalo emibili kuphela kwemihlanu edlule futhi izothemba ukuthi le fomu izothuthuka ekugcineni kule sizini. I-Royal AM iphinde yathola amaphuzu amathathu kuphela amahlandla amabili emihlanganweni yabo emihlanu edlule edinga ukwenziwa kangcono uma bezodlula nezimbangi zabo zedolobha kuleyo ndawo ephezulu.
Kule mpelasonto kwi-GladAfrica Championship kuzoqala i-Cape United ezodudulana ne-JDR Stars. Umdlalo wangoMgqibelo uzokwenza i-Polokwane City idlale ne-Cape Town Spurs, kuthi i-Steenberg United idlale ne-Royal AM ehamba phezulu. I-Jomo Cosmos izobhekana neBizana Pondo Chiefs kuthi i-Sekhukhune United ibhekane ne-Utongathi FC.
Imidlalo yangeSonto ifaka phakathi abaholi i-Richards Bay ezobhekena ne-Pretoria University. I-Pretoria Callies izodlala ne-Cape Town All Stars bese kuthi ekugcineni i-Free State Stars idlale ne-TS Sporting.
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