Dylan Bettencourt
Ukuhlulwa ngo 1-0 ekhaya bebhekene neqembu lakhe lakudala i-Mamelodi Sundowns kumphathe kabi uPitso Mosimane – kodwa kulo Mgqibelo unethuba lokuziphindiselela.
Ubudlelwano phakathi kukaMosimane waseNingizimu Afrika ne-Sundowns bube nezikhathi ezimnandi nezingezinhle. Uthathe ama-Brazilians wawabeka ezingeni eliphezulu futhi waphatha iligi. Kodwa kuvele kwaba muncu ngesikhathi eshiya ejoyina izinkunzi zase-Egypt, i-Al Ahly.
Noma ngathiwa ukhuphuke kangakanani uMosimane, kodwa abalandeli beqembu elihamba phambili eNingizimu Afrika namanje abazizwa kufanele bahloniphe indoda eyayiyimbangela yempumelelo yabo.
Yize abawina i-CAF Champions League i-Al Ahly idlale ngendlela ephansi njengoba ihlulwe ekhaya bebhekene ne-Sundowns, impela bekuwukunqoba okuhlakaniphile kwe-Sundowns. Bahlose ukuba iqembu elihamba phambili e-Afrika. Kodwa ukuze benze lokho kumele bashaye i-Ahly.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kulo Mgqibelo i-Al Ahly inethuba lokukhombisa ukuthi ukuhlulwa kwayo bekuyinto nje eyodwa.
Lezi zinkunzi zase-Afrika zizodudulana ngoMgqibelo ngehora lesithathu ntambama enkundleni yase-FNB lapho umdlalo uzodlalwa bukhoma ku-DStv channel 202.
➤ Amaqembu ebhola lombhoxo aseNingizimu Afrika amukela izimbangi zawo zase-northern hemisphere kuleli sonto kwi-United Rugby Championship (URC).
Amaqembu aseNingizimu Afrika awuqale kabi lo mqhudelwano. Kodwa izindawo zabo sezithuthukile ngemuva kwamasonto amaningi bedlala ama-derby asekhaya, beqinisekisa amaphuzu kumaqembu asuka kwi-southern hemisphere.
Ukuvakashela kwabo e-Europe emasontweni amabili edlule kube nemiphumela ehlukene. Manje sekuyisikhathi sokuthi amaqembu aseNingizimu Afrika akhombise ukuthi angakwazi ukuyixuba nezimbangi zawo zaphesheya kwezilwandle, njengoba lo mzuliswano wemidlalo usekhaya.
USiya Kolisi uzoba ukaputeni weqembu laseNingizimu Afrika elibekwe phambili kuma-Sharks uma sebedudulana ne-The Llanelli Scarlets ngoLwesihlanu ebusuku ngehora lesikhombisa ebusuku.
I-Loftus Versfeld yasePitoli izodlala nosokhaya uma ama-Blue Bulls esebhekene neqembu elisendaweni yesithathu, i-Munster ngehora lesithupha ntambama ngoMgqibelo.
Impi ephakathi kwamaqembu ka-13 nelika-14 lapho ama-Lions ezotholana phezulu ne-Cardiff Rugby enkundleni i-Ellis Park Stadium ngeSonto ngohora lesine ntambama.
Ama-Stormers abukeka ezonqoba uma esebhekene neqembu eliphansi i-Zebre ngeSonto. Iqembu lase-Italy likwazile ukucosha amaphuzu amabili kuphela emidlalweni yalo eyisishiyagalolunye kuze kube manje. I-Stormers izodlala enkundleni yase-Danie Craven ngehora lesithupha ngeSonto.
Yonke imidlalo ye-URC ingabukwa bukhoma kulempelasonto yonke ku-DStv channel 211.
➤ Umjaho webhola lase-Europe ungabonakala usuka e-Manchester United nakwi-Tottenham Hotspur, okwenza ukuhlangana ngoMgqibelo kube okubaluleke kakhulu.
I-United ibuya ngemuva kokushaywa okuyihlazo ngo 4-1 ngomakhelwane i-Manchester City ngenkathi i-Spurs igcwele ukuzethemba, ihlula iqembu elidonsa kanzima i-Everton ngo 5-0 ngoMsombuluko ebusuku.
Ama-Red Devils asele ngamaphuzu amabili kuphela kwi-Spurs, kodwa leli qembu lase-London linemidlalo emibili ku-Hand over United.
Kuzoba umdlalo ophakathi kweqembu lesi-5 nelesi-7 kodwa ukunqoba kwe-Spurs kuzobabona begxuma futhi kwengeze usizi kwi-Manchester.
Umdlalo okumele unqotshwe izinhlangano zombili use-Old Trafford ngoMgqibelo ebusuku ngo-7.30 kanti lo mdlalo iungabukwa bukhoma kwi-DStv channel 203.
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