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IBHEKENE NENGWADLA IBAFANA BAFANA

- PHILANI NCALANE

IBHEKENE nengwadla ibafana Bafana ngaphambi kwemidlalo emibili emqoka nesenegal yokugcina yokuhlunge­la ukungena emqhudelwa­neni wendebe yomhlaba ozokuba ngonyaka ozayo erussia.

Ibafana ibuyise ithemba ngokuya kulo mqhudelwan­o inenebula iburkina Faso ngo-3-1 izolo ngomgqibel­o ntambama EFNB Stadium, egauteng. Amagoli okunqobe ngawo ibafana avalelwe enethini ngupercy Tau ngomzuzu wokuqala, uthemba Zwane ngowama-32 nosibusiso “Villa” Vilakazi ngowama-46 okwenze kwayiwa ekhefini ibafana ihamba phambili ngo-3-0. Eleburkina Faso libekwe enethini ngu-alain Traore ngobuchule kuyi- free-kick ngomzuzu wama-86. Utau uqokwe njengomdla­li ovelele kulo mdlalo njengoba ebeyiphela endlebeni ezitobheni zezitha.

Ibafana izogijima imidlalo emibili yokugcina nesenegal ixhugela njengoba ezokube engekho u-andile Jali othole ikhadi eliphuzi izolo elimjikije­la ngaphandle emdlalweni wokuqala ozokuba ngolwesihl­anu mhla zili-10 kulwezi (November) ngo-19h00 epeter Mokaba Stadium, epolokwane.

Lo mdlali kulindelek­e ukuba akhuze ibuya kowokugcin­a nesenegal ozokuba ngolwesibi­li lomhla zili14 enyangeni efanayo ekuhambeni. Ubongani “Ben 10” Zungu ngeke ayidlale yomibili le midlalo njengoba enikwe ikhadi elibomvu kowayizolo. Nokho lishiye imibuzo eminingi ikhadi elinikwe uzungu njengoba bekucaca ukuthi ubeyokhuza umdlali weburkina Faso osuse udweshu engqubuza owebafana ngendololw­ane ngamabomu.

Ustuart Baxter ongumqeqes­hi webafana, wenze izinguquko eziyisi-8 esikimini esihlulwe yicape Verde Island emidlalwen­i emibili ebingenyan­ga edlule yokuhlunge­la lo mqhudelwan­o. Kubukeke kumsebenze­la ukubophela abadlali abazanayo njengoba emuva maphakathi ebevale ngomorgan Gould noclayton Daniels abadlala ndawonye kwisupersp­ort United. Bekubukeka kulula ukuxhumana ku-itumeleng Khune ovimbela ibafana nogould njengoba bedlale isikhathi eside ndawonye kwikaizer Chiefs. Ubaxter kumsize kakhulu ukubophela abadlali bemamelodi Sundowns abanesipil­iyoni sokugijima emidlalwen­i yase-afrika. Ukudidiyel­wa kwabadlali bedowns kuthele izithelo njengoba kuyibona bodwa abavalele amagoli okunqobe ngawo ibafana.

Kulo mdlalo kucacile ukuthi abantu bese beliphonsi­le ithawula ngeBafana njengoba ububukwa yinkesheza­na yabalandel­i yize bekuthiwa kuthengwe amathikith­i ayizi-18 000. Kuze kwaphoqele­ka ukuthi kwehliswe intengo yamathikit­hi okubuka lo mdlalo ngenxa yokuhudula izinyawo kwabalande­li ukuwatheng­a.

Ibafana idlale ibhola elihleleki­le cishe kuzona zonke izingxenye. Lesi sikwati besisebenz­isa ijubane nokuphasel­ana ibhola ngokushesh­a ngemuva kokuliphuc­a izitha. Lokhu kubukeke kuzidida izitha njengoba bezivuleka kalula emuva. Uthamsanqa Mkhize wecape Town City obeqala ukugijima kwibafana kowayizolo, ubewapheke ngebhodwe elincane amafolosi eburkina Faso ekubeni nosifiso Hlanti webidvest Wits ubebuye ashoshele mawala phambili. Ukhune ube nesandla emagolini amabili ebafana njengoba engene ngemuva kweminyaka­zo yakhe. Nokho zimdide zamqeda izinduku ngesikhath­i utraore evalela i- free-kick yezinga eliphezulu. Ubaxter ufake uhlompho Kekana endaweni kajali waphinde wachibiyel­a ngolebogan­g Manyama endaweni kavilakazi wase egcina ngokukhiph­a utau indawo yakhe yathathwa ngudino Ndlovu.

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