UMZUKULU KAMHLANGANYELWA
I-Orlando Pirates izoba nokumelwa okunamandla enkundleni enkulu yebhola emhlabeni ngemuva kokuthi abadlali bayo abayisishiyagalombili befakwe eqenjini lokugcina labadlali abangu-26 leBafana Bafana elizobhekana neNdebe YoMhlaba yeFIFA ezoba seNyakatho Melika.
Umqeqeshi weBafana Bafana, uHugo Broos, umemezele iqembu lokugcina ngoLwesithathu, esusa abadlali abayisithupha ohlwini lwabangama-32 olwalumenyezelwe ekuqaleni, kwasala abadlali abangu-26 abazomela iNingizimu Afrika emqhudelwaneni omkhulu ozosingathwa yiMexico, i-United States kanye neCanada ngenyanga ezayo.
Ukukhethwa kwaleli qembu kugcizelela isizini emangalisayo ye-Orlando Pirates, njengoba abadlali abayisishiyagalombili beBuccaneers bevuzwe ngezindawo eqenjini lesizwe ngemuva kokusiza iqembu laseSoweto ukuthi linqobe izicoco ezintathu zasekhaya ngesizini esanda kuphela.
Omunye wabadlali abagqamile abakhethiwe nguKamogelo Sebelebele, ongadlala ezindaweni eziningi enkundleni. Ubuyela eqenjini lesizwe okokuqala kusukela adlala emidlalweni yokuhlungela iNdebe YoMhlaba neLesotho kanye neNigeria ngoSepthemba 2025. Ukudlala kwakhe ngendlela evelele ekuvikeleni nasekuhlaseleni ngesizini yakhe yokuqala nePirates kumzuzele indawo eqenjini elizoya kulo mqhudelwano.
USebelebele uzojoyinwa ngunozinti uSipho Chaine, obuyela eqenjini ngemuva kokuphuthelwa umdlalo wobungani nePanama, kanye nokaputeni wePirates uNkosinathi Sibisi nomdlali wasesiswini uThalente Mbatha.
Abadlali abahlaselayo bePirates nabo bazomela kahle iqembu lesizwe. Laba kubalwa kubo u-Oswin Appollis, uTshepang Moremi, uRelebohile Mofokeng kanye no-Evidence Makgopa, bonke abagcine izindawo zabo ngemuva kokubizwa eqenjini eladlulela emidlalweni yamazwe ngamazwe ngoMashi.
Amalungiselelo eBafana Bafana aqala ngomdlalo wobungani neNicaragua ngoLwesihlanu e-Orlando Amstel Arena.
Ngemuva kwalokho, iNingizimu Afrika izobhekisa amehlo ayo kwiNdebe YoMhlaba lapho izovula khona umkhankaso wayo ngokubhekana neMexico, elinye lamazwe asingethe lo mqhudelwano, ngomhlaka-11 Juni. Iqembu lizophinde libhekane neCzechia ngomhlaka-18 Juni ngaphambi kokuthi liphethe imidlalo yamaqoqo ngokudlala neSouth Korea ngomhlaka-24 Juni.
Njengoba inqwaba yabadlali ivela eqenjini le-Orlando Pirates elibe nesizini eyimpumelelo, abalandeli beBafana Bafana bazobe bethemba ukuthi lowo moya wokunqoba uzosiza iNingizimu Afrika ukuthi ibe nomkhankaso okhumbulekayo kwiNdebe YoMhlaba.
Leave a Reply