Dylan Bettencourt
Umqeqeshi weBafana Bafana, uHugo Broos, usezwakalise ukukhathazeka ngesenzo esenzelwe izimbangi zabo i-Ghana ngenxa yokuthi bazodlala ne-Ethiopia enkundleni yezemidlalo i-Orlando, kodwa iBafana yadlala nabo enkundleni engeyinhle yezemidlalo i-Bahir Dar.
Elakuleli lahlula i-Ethiopia ngamagoli amathathu kwelilodwa ngoMfumfu ngonyaka odlule, kodwa iBafana yabonakala ihlukumezeka ngenxa yezinga elingelihle lenkundla engakaqedwa nesavaliwe i-Bahir Dar. Ngemuva kwalokho i-Confederation of African Football (i-CAF) ithuthele umdlalo ukuthi ube enkundleni yezemidlalo i-Orlando.
“Akulungile okwenzekile, bavumele amazwe amabili ukuthi adlale kuleyo nkundla embi kakhulu,” kusho uBroos.
“Bekufanele sikwenze. Bekuwumdlalo obalulekile kwi-Zimbabwe. Manje kungazelelwe i-Ghana isingakwazi ukudlala umdlalo wayo epharadesi,” esho.
Umdlali osanda kuqokwa kwi-Belgium wengeze ngokuthi i-Orlando Stadium inkundla elula kakhulu ukudlalela kuyona.
“Angiqondi ukuthi i-FIFA iyigunyaze kanjani le nkundla bese kuthi ngemuva kwemidlalo emibili bangabe besayigunyaza. Lokhu kungenzeka e-Afrika kuphela, lapho imbangi ingadlala cishe yonke imidlalo ekhaya ngoba elinye iqembu alinayo inkundla yasekhaya! Lokhu akulungile ngempela,” esho.
Kuyisonto elibalulekile kuBroos kanye neqembu lesizwe likanobhutshuzwayo njengoba bezotholana phezulu ne-Zimbabwe ngoLwesine bese beya e-Ghana ngeSonto. Njengamanje iNingizimu Afrika izihola phambili eqoqweni layo ngephuzu elilodwa.
IBafana idinga okungaphezu kokunqoba i-Zimbabwe, futhi ukugwema ukuhlulwa i-Ghana kuzokwenza iBafana idlulele esigabeni esilandelayo sokuhlungela iNdebe yoMhlaba ye-FIFA yowezi-2022 lapho abanqobi abayishumi bezotholana phezulu belwela izikhala ezinhlanu emqhudelwaneni wangonyaka ozayo.
UBroos uthe unethemba elikhulu lokuthi iqembu lakhe lingadlulela esigabeni esilandelayo, ngendlela ebelidlala ngayo.
“Le midlalo ayinginiki uvalo. Ngiyalithemba iqembu lami. Sizogxila kwi-Zimbabwe kuqala,” kusho umqeqeshi.
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