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Abadlali beBanyana bazoklaba aluhlaza

- LUNGILE MAJOKA

ABADLALI beBanyana Banyana ababili bazoklaba kwaluhlaza emuva kokusayina eqenjini laseLithua­nia, iFC Gintras Universita­s.

UNothando Vilakazi noJermaine Seoposenwe bandisa isibalo sabadlali beqembu lesizwe abathola amathuba okudlala kumaligi angcono ngaphandle ngesikhath­i kusalindwe ukuthi kwakhiwe iligi yabesifaza­ne.

Umengameli weSafa, uDanny Jordaan, usanda kuveza ukuthi babeke u-R10 million okuhloswe ngawo ukuqala iligi kazwelonke eyayikade ikhaleleka.

Umfutho wokuqinisa izinhlelo zokuyisung­ula uqhamuke ngemuva kokuthi iBanyana iqophe umlando izibekisel­a okokuqala indawo kwiNdebe yoMhlaba eseFrance ngoJuni.

Izindaba zokusayina kwabadlali eqenjini elisha zivele izolo ngesikhath­i kumenyezel­wa isikwati esizobheka­na ne-USA eCarlifoni­a ngoMeyi 12. Umdlalo ungowokugc­ina wokulungus­elela ukuya eFrance.

Emasontwen­i amabili edlule iBanyana ibambane ngo 1-1 neJamaica eMoses Mabhida Stadium. Umqeqeshi, uDesiree Ellis, wasala engeneme ngendlela abadlali ababegeja ngayo phezu kokudlala ibhola elihle.

U-Ellis ushiye ngaphandle izethenjwa zeBanyana eqenjini elizobheka­na ne-USA ngenxa yokubambek­a kwazo emaqenjini azo. Umdlalo awukho ekhalenden­i leFifa okusho ukuthi amaqembu awaphoqele­kile ukudedela abadlali.

Abazobe bengekho uThembi Kgatlana noLinda Motlhalo abadlala kwiBeijing Phoenix, eChina, noLeandra Smeda, odlala eSweden kwiVittsjo GIK.

“Kuyinto enkulu ukudlala neqembu eliklelisw­e endaweni yokuqala emhlabeni futhi elingompet­ha bomhlaba. Sesibe nemidlalo embalwa kulo nyaka sangathola imiphumela emihle kodwa kuyona yonke sifundile. Lapha sizothola isivivinyo esikhulu kunazo zonke kodwa futhi yithuba labadlali lokulwela indawo kwiNdebe yoMhlaba njengoba sizomemeze­la isikwati ngemuva kwalo mdlalo,” kusho u-Ellis kwi-website yeSafa.

EFrance iBanyana iqhathwe neSpain, China neGermany. Isikwati seBanyana Onozinti: Andile Dlamini, Kaylin Swart, Jessica Williams, Mapaseka Mpuru.

Emuva: Lebogang Ramalepe, Nothando Vilakazi, Janine van Wyk, Noko Matlou, Bambanani Mbane, Tiisetso Mabhubela, Bongeka Gamade, Karabo Dhlamini, Yonela Keto noChamelle Wiltshire.

Esiswini: Mamello Makhabane, Nompumelel­o Nyandeni, Nomvula Kgoele, Busisiwe Ndimeni, Refiloe Jane, Ongeziwe Dlangisa, Kholosa Biyana, noSibulele Holweni.

Phambili: Jermaine Seopsenwe, Amanda Mthandi, Rhoda Mulaudzi no-Ode Fulutudilu.

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