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Kuqhilika izihlathi kumqeqeshi weDowns kubuya izilomo koweCaf

- MFANAFUTHI NDLOVU mfanafuthi­n@ilanganews.co.za

KUQHILIKA izihlathi kuRulani Mokwena ongumqeqes­hi weMamelodi Sundowns ngokubuya kwezingwaz­i ebezilimel­e ngaphambi komdlalo neYoung Africans (Yanga) SC yaseTanzan­ia we-quarter final yeCaf Champions League ozokuba kusasa ngoLwesihl­anu ngo-20h00 eLoftus Versfeld Stadium, ePitoli.

Amathikith­i alo mdlalo abiza uR20 kanti adayiswa eTicketPro. ISundowns izokuya kulo mdlalo ihambela phezulu emuva kokuvela kwezindaba zokubuya kukaThemba “Mshishi” Zwane obengekho emlenzeni wokuqala neYanga obusekuham­beni noBongani “Ben 10” Zungu owalimala kulo mdlalo ophele ngo-0-0 ngeledlule.

Bobabili laba badlali bebengekho iDowns ihlula iRichards Bay FC ngo-1-0 wegoli likaJunior Mendieta alibeke enethini ngesikhath­i somusa kanondweba.

UMokwena ekhuluma nabezindab­a, uthi uyakuqonda ukuthi iYanga iyikilabhu enzima njengoba ihlasela ngamandla ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uthe kakumele abadlali bayinike intuba yokuphefum­ula enkundleni.

“Ukubuya kwabadlali abafana noMshishi benoZungu kuzonyusa ukuncintis­ana ekilabhini. UZungu ubelimele umsipha kanti ubedonsa isigwebo samakhadi emdlalweni weBay. Kuningi okufanele sikulungis­e kulo mdlalo weYanga ngoba nginelikhu­lu ithemba lokuthi abadlali bami ngeke bangiphoxe, sizokwazi ukudlulela esigabeni esilandela­yo. “Ngiyazi ukuthi izitha zigabe ngomqeqesh­i olaziyo ibhola futhi owake waba yingxenye yekilabhu phambilini. “Kumqoka ukuthi amathuba siwasebenz­ise ngendlela kulo mdlalo. Kumele siwunqobe kumnyama kubomvu.”

UKhuliso Mudau oyisitobha seDowns uqokwe njengomdla­li ovelele emdlalweni weBay ayincome ngokuthi inzima ukuyihlaka­za.

“Kuzomele sisebenze kanzima ukuze siphumelel­e size siyodlala owamanqamu weCaf Champions League,” esho.

UMiguel Gamondi ocija iYanga, uvumile ukuthi ubhekene nomdlalo onzima kwiSundown­s. Uthi bazokulwa uze uphele umdlalo wakusasa. Uthe ugculiseki­le ngendlela abadlali bakhe abaziphath­a ngayo enkundleni.

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