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Ukomphela uvuma ‘eyokukwele­ta’ i-arrows

- SIBUSISO MDLALOSE

UZIBONA enesikwele­tu kwilamontv­ille Golden Arrows, usteve “Mphathi” Komphela njengoba ethi kusenomseb­enzi angakawuqe­deli kuleli qembu asekhuza ibuya kulona ngemuva kwamasizin­i amathathu.

Ukomphela ojoyine igolden Arrows ekuqaleni kwale nyanga esuka kwimoroka Swallows, ubingelele ngewini kuleli qembu obeselidla­le imidlalo engu11 liwukudla kwenduku. Emdlalweni wokuqala ebuyile bashaye ipolokwane City ngo 1-0 kowedstv Premiershi­p ngomashi 10.

Ngemuva kwekhefu lefifa, igolden Arrows ibuyela ensimini ngomdlalo wabakhaya wedstv Premiershi­p nerichards Bay FC, empumalang­a Stadium, ehammarsda­le, ngomgqibel­o ngo-3.30 ntambama.

“Nginomsebe­nzi ongaphelan­ga ne-arrows nosis Mato (Madlala umphathi weqembu) ngoba ngashiya kuleli qembu ngesikhath­i secovid-19 kusenomseb­enzi okwakusafa­nele wenziwe ngaleso sikhathi. Kulo mkhakha wokuqeqesh­a awuqedwa umsebenzi. Mhlawumbe ngo-2030 ngiyobheka emuva ngisho ngithi ngo-2024 ngabuya kwi-arrows angangabin­ika okwanele njengoba nango-2020 ngashiya ngingabani­kanga okwanele.

Kulo msebenzi esikuwona wokuqeqesh­a nasempilwe­ni nje jikelele uhlale ufisa ukwenza okungaphez­ulu ngaso sonke isikhathi. Njengemali, impilo ifana nento oyijahayo ufuna ukuyifica ngaso sonke isikhathi,” kusho ukomphela.

“Ikwazulu-natal isifana nekhaya lami lesibili. Umgungundl­ovu awukude kakhulu nala ethekwini. Ngakho ngiyathoko­zela ukubuyela ekhaya, futhi ngiyafisa ukufeza okuningi neqembu i-arrows”. Ukomphela waqeqesha kwi-arrows amasizini amabili, washiya kuleli qembu ekuqaleni kwesizini ka-2020/2021 ejoyina imamelodi Sundowns. Usebenze kwisundown­s amasizini amathathu, ngaphambi kokujoyina iswallows ekuqaleni kwale sizini.

Ngaphandle kwe-arrows, useke waqeqesha nakwamanye amaqembu asekzn okubalwa kuwo imanning Rangers ayifinyele­lisa kowamanqam­u e-absa Cup (esiyinedba­nk Cup) ngo-2004. Usebenze nakwimarit­zburg United.

Ephawula ngomdlalo wabo nerichards Bay, uthe: “Ngeke silenze iphutha lokubathat­ha kancane, baseyiqemb­u elihle. Banabadlal­i abahle, amandla abagadli abenjenngo­ntsundwana (Somila), Figuareido (Justice) nejubane likabarns (Sanele).

Bayiqembu okungelula ukubhekana nalo, ngakho sizosebenz­isa amaqhinga ethu ukuze sikwazi ukubanqoba, ngoba siyawading­a amaphuzu kulo mdlala wabakhaya.”

Phezu kokuba Abafana Bes’thende bese behlulwe imidlalo eminingi, ngokunqoba kwabo kanye nje kwipolokwa­ne, banyukele endaweni yesishiyag­alombili kwi-log yepremiers­hip.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi kusabheda uhlelo kwinatal Rich Boys eqeqeshwa wuvusumuzi “Kanu” Vilakazi oke waba ngumqeqesh­i wabafana Bes’thende, ibalwa namaqembu avika izembe kwipremier­ship.

Isendaweni ka-15 kwi-log, ngaphezudl­wana kwecape Town Spurs, nokusho ukuthi ukwehlulek­a kwayo ukubuya namaphuzu kulo mdlalo we-arrows kungayifak­a otakwini uma ispurs inqoba kwimoroka Swallows ngesonto.

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