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Ibafana isizolwela isithunzi kwi-afcon

Ukaputeni uveza ubuhlungu ababuzwile bedliwa yinigeria

- MFANAFUTHI NDLOVU

IZOLWELA ukugcina isithunzi seningizim­u Afrika siphezulu kunobhutsh­uzwayo ibafana Bafana njengoba ifuna ukubuya nethusi emqhudelwa­neni wecaf Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) e-ivory Coast.

Ukuze abadlali bebafana bagibele ezitebhisi­ni zabazohlon­ishwa ngezindond­o kulo mqhudelwan­o, kumele bahlule IDR Congo namuhla ngomgqibel­o ngo-22h00.

Umdlalo wamanqamu uzogijinyw­a ngosokhaya ithe Elephants nesuper Eagles yasenigeri­a kusasa ngesonto ngo-22h00.

Ukaputeni webafana uronwen Williams uthi nakuba beguqe kungafanel­e * kwinigeria ebashaye ngo-4-2 wamaphenat­hi ngolwesith­athu ebusuku, kepha indlela abalandeli baseningiz­imu Afrika abakhombis­e ukubeseka ngayo izokwenza bazimisele ngokuphind­iwe ukubesula izinyembez­i ngokubuya nezindondo zethusi.

Uthe bazizwa bethobekil­e ngothando lwabathand­i bebhola bakuleli.

“Okwenzeke emdlalweni wenigeria sesikudlul­isile.

“Sizimisele ngokulwela ukugcina isithunzi sethu kulo mdlalo wecongo.

“Kubaluleki­le ukuba siziqophel­e owethu umaka.

“Balwile abadlali bethu kulo mqhudelwan­o, futhi ngiyaziqhe­nya ngabo, yize sigcine singakwaza­nga ukufinyele­la kowamanqam­u.

“Okuhle wukuthi sesikwazil­e ukuphumuza imiqondo.

“Bonke abadlali sebelinde usuku lwalo mdlalo, bangene enkundleni benze abadume ngakho.

“Ngiyazi ukuthi icongo nayo iyizwe eliqinile, elilwela ukufeza izinhloso zalo, kepha kasizimise­le ngokuphoxa abalandeli bethu kulo mdlalo,” kusho uwilliams.

Uhugo Broos, ocija ibafana, uthe yize ephoxekile ngokuguqis­wa yinigeria kodwa uyayivuma induku.

Uthe uyaziqheny­a ngendlela abadlali bakhe abaziphath­e ngayo kulo mqhudelwan­o.

“Yebo ngiyavuma isidlile inigeria kepha sidlale kahle. Abadlali abaningi benze ngazigqaja ngabo,” kusho ubroos.

 ?? ?? YINGXENYE yethimba lebafana Bafana elimele izwe kwicaf Africa Cup of Nations esongwa kusasa ngesonto e-ivory Coast.
YINGXENYE yethimba lebafana Bafana elimele izwe kwicaf Africa Cup of Nations esongwa kusasa ngesonto e-ivory Coast.

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