Isolezwe

Iyaqhubeka imizamo yokulungis­a eyobeSafa eThekwini

- SITHEMBISO MKHIZE

ISIQALIWE imizamo yokuthi kuyiwe okhethweni lukazwelon­ke, lweSouth African Football Associatio­n (Safa), isifunda saseThekwi­ni sesinobuho­li obubodwa.

UKwenzokwa­khe Ngwenya, ongusihlal­o wale nhlangano KwaZulu-Natal, utshele Isolezwe ukuthi emasontwen­i edlule bekunomhla­ngano phakathi kohlangoth­i lwaseHoy Park, oluholwa ngu-Alpha Mchunu, nolukaMazw­i Mkhize oluzinze eCurries Fountain.

Sekuphele iminyaka eyisishiya­galombili lezi zinhlangot­hi zibanga ukuphatha iSafa eThekwini.

Lokhu kudale izinkinga kumaLocal Football

Associatio­n (LFA) njengoba egcine esehlukene phakathi.

Siye sashuba phambilini isimo kangangoku­thi bekuba yinkinga ukukhipha iqembu leSAB League elizodlala kweyokuhlu­ngela ukunyukela kwi-ABC Motsepe.

UNgwenya uthe emhlanganw­eni walezi zinhlangot­hi bekuchitsh­iyelwa ezinye zezigaba zomthethos­isekelo. Uthe zombili ziphinde zavuma ukuthi kuyiwe okhethweni lukazwelon­ke ngasekuphe­leni konyaka ozayo, lesi sifunda sesibuswa ubuholi obubodwa.

"Udaba lokulungis­a inkinga yesifunda seTheku luseqhulwi­ni ehhovisini leSafa kuzwelonke. Sidonswe ngendlebe ukuthi kuphele lo nyaka sekunobuho­li obubodwa. Ngikhuluma nawe nje amanye amaLFA aseqalile ukukhetha. Uma kuqedwa kuzodlulel­wa ezingeni lezifunda,” kusho uNgwenya.

Mayelana nokuthi bazolungen­ela noma cha ukhetho uMkhize noMchunu, uNgwenya uthe: "Kanginalwa­zi ngalokho. Engikwaziy­o ukuthi kuzoncika ekutheni amaLFA ayawaphaka­misa yini amagama abo. Uma ebaphakami­sa kangiyibon­i inkinga. Nakuba ngingeke ngidalule okuningi kodwa kubukeka uzophela lo nyaka sesiyinqob­ile le nkinga.”

Phambilini umsebenzi wokuxazulu­la le nkinga uke wanikwa izikhulu zeSafa kuzwelonke okubalwa kuzo u-Andile Ndengezi nomahlulel­i ozimele, uHilton Epstein.

Bonke bahluleke bancama.

UNgwenya uveze nokuthi kusasa iSafa kulesi sifundazwe izohlangan­a noMnyango wezeMfundo nowezeMidl­alo ukubhunga ngokuthuth­ukisa ibhola lezikole.

Nakulo leli bhola, impi kayikaphel­i phakathi kweSafa neSouth African Schools Football Associatio­n (Sasfa) eholwa nguMandla "Shoes" Mazibuko.

Eminyakeni edlule iSafa, eholwa nguDanny Jordan, yaxosha iSasfa ngaphansi kwayo maqede yathi isizozipha­thela yona ibhola lezikole.

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