Lubhalwe nguMichael Madyira
Isilomo seKaizer Chiefs uJoseph “Banks” Setlhodi akaboni ukuthi uhambo oluhlelelwe i-Orlando Pirates neMamelodi Sundowns lokuya e-Europe luzobazuzisa ngaphambi kwesizini ezayo.
IPirates izolibhekisa e-Spain kule mpelasonto ukuyodlala imidlalo yobungani ne-Maccabi Tel Aviv yase-Israel kanye ne-Independiente del Valle yase-Ecuador ngaphambi kokubhekana ne-Las Palmas edlala ku-La Liga.
ISundowns izobhekisa amabombo e-Netherlands lapho izodlala khona ne-Eredivisie i-NAC Breda.
Ngesikhathi la maqembu ese-Europe izimbangi zawo iKaizer Chiefs zizobe zilungiselela isizini entsha ekhaya.
USetlhodi akakholelwa ekutheni ikhempu yokulungiselela isizini phesheya kwezilwandle izohlukanisa iPirates neSundowns kuChiefs.
“Uvakashela e-Europe. Ukumosha isikhathi nemali nje,” kusho uSetlhodi etshela i-Scrolla.Africa.
“Banakho ukunethezeka ukwenza lokho. Kodwa ngokombono webhola angicabangi ukuthi kukhona okuthile abazokuzuza kulokho.”
Mhlawumbe imizwa kaSetlhodi ithonywe uhambo lweTS Galaxy lokuya e-Turkey maphakathi nesizini lapho eyabuya khona ekhaya isizolwelwa ukugwema izembe ngesizini edlule.
Kodwa iChiefs ikhethe ukuhlala kuleli kanti njengamanje ise-Mbombela futhi ekuqaleni kwaleli sonto imemezele ukuthi isisayinise abadlali abasha abayisithupha.
“IChiefs izama ukwenza izinto ngendlela,” kusho uSetlhodi.
“Abanalo iqembu njengamanje kanti iPirates neSundowns banamaqembu. IChiefs ibizoya ekhempini e-Europe ekubeni ingenalo iqembu. Basathungatha abadlali.”
Emizamweni yokwakha isikwati esizoqhudelana iChiefs isayinise abadlali basemuva uThatayaone Ditlhokwe noGiven Msimango.
Umgadli uRanga Chivaviro usefikile esuka kuMarumo Gallants kanti uPule Mmodi, uMduduzi Mdantsane kanye nomdlali wase-Venezuela u-Edson Castillo nabo sebesayiniswe.
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