Sekumzuzu wokugcina wemidlalo ka-Group A emqhudelwaneni we-CAF

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Sekumzuzu wokugcina njengoba la maqembu amane aku-Group A esenethuba lokudlulela kuma-quarter-final e-CAF Confederation Cup.

I-Orlando Pirates iphezulu eqoqweni ngamaphuzu ayisishiyagalolunye, bese kuthi i-Al Ahly Benghazi yase-Libya isendaweni yesibili ngamaphuzu ayisikhombisa.

Iqembu lase-Nigeria i-Enyimba isendaweni yesithathu ngamaphuzu ayisithupha neqembu lase-Algeria i-ES Setif isendaweni yesine ngamaphuzu amahlanu.

NgoLwesithathu, la maqembu amane azodlala emidlalweni yokugcina ka-Group A.

AmaBhakabhaka adinga iphuzu elilodwa kuphela ukuze adlule i-Enyimba, e-Enyimba International Stadium e-Nigeria ngehora le-11 ebusuku.

Amabhakabhaka angeke akwazi ukuvumela ukuhlulwa futhi, uma kwenzeka behlulwa ngo-1-0 noma ngo-2-0, i-Enyimba izodlulela phambili ngomthetho wamagoli asekuhambeni.

Umqeqeshi wePirates uJosef Zinnbauer, uthe nokho unesiqiniseko sokuthi abafana bakhe bazowuqeda lo msebenzi badlulele kwabayisishiyagalombili bokugcina.

“Emdlalweni wethu wokugcina neSwallows yebo, angijabule ngemiphumela kodwa ngijabule ngokudlala kwethu. Uma singadlala ngendlela esadlala ngayo uma sesibhekene ne-Enyimba ngeke kube khona esizokhathazeka ngakho,” kusho uZinnbauer ngemuva kokudlala kwabo ngempelasonto neSwallows.

IPirates iya kulo mdlalo inonozinti oyedwa osekhulile uWayne Sandilands, ngoba uRichard Ofori kanye noSiyabonga Mpontshane abekho ngenxa yokulimala.

Abase-Nigeria nabo banezinkinga zabo okufanele bakhathazeke ngazo ngaphambi kwalo mdlalo okumele bawunqobe. Uzobe engekho ukaputeni omisiwe nongumshayimagoli ohamba phambili u-Augustine Oladapo.

U-Oladapo nguyena onikeze i-Enyimba lelo goli lokududuza ngesikhathi behlulwa ngo-2-1 emdlalweni wokuqala wamaqoqo e-Orlando Stadium.

Umqeqeshi wakhe, uFatai Osho, ukhulume ne-Goal.com wathi: “Ngangazi ukuthi leli qembu lizofika ekugcineni. Kumele siqoqe amaphuzu aphezulu kuPirates ukuze sigcine amathemba ethu okuba ngabanqobi bokuqala abasuka e-Nigeria.”

Khonamanjalo, uSetif uzobhekana neBenghazi komunye umdlalo ka-Group A ozokuba se-Stade 8 Mai 1945 e-Algeria ngehora le-11 ebusuku.

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