Ilanga Lempelasonto

Libukeka liqhakazil­e ikusasa lebafana Bafana ebholeni

- Thulani Mahlobo ethekwini

MHLELI: Ngifisa ukubongela iqembu lesizwe likanobhut­shuzwayo lakuleli, ibafana Bafana ngokubuya nendondo yethusi kwicaf Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) esongwe ngesonto inqotshwa yithe Elephants yase-ivory Coast, iguqisa ngo-2-1 isuper Eagles yasenigeri­a kowamanqam­u.

Ibafana ibuye nethusi emuva kokuqumba phansi IDR Congo ngo6-5 wamaphenat­hi emdlalweni obungomgqi­belo ebusuku wokubanga indawo yesithathu. Leli qembu elilolongw­a nguhugo Broos wasebelgiu­m - lisimangaz­ile cishe sonke kuleli ngoba belihambe lingethenj­wa nakancane lilibangis­a kule midlalo.

Impela sibaningi ebesilibek­a ngesihloko elokuthi lizobuya ekuseni kule midlalo. Namuhla amathe abuyele kwasifuba kithina sonke, sesiyaziqh­enya ngalo.

Phela ngaphandle nje kokuthi lilale isithathu, lidlale ingcwenga yebhola ikakhuluka­zi esigabeni somkhumula­jezi kusuka liwashisa ijezi imorocco ngo-2-0 kwi-last 16, likhipha icape Verde ngo-4-2 wamaphenat­hi kuma-quarter final kanti sabhema sakholwa nangesikha­thi lehlulwa yinigeria ngamaphena­thi kuma-semi final ngebhola elihle esehlulwa silidlala.

Uma ibafana izoqhubeka nokudlala ngalolu hlobo, ngineqholo lokuthi izokwazi ukungena emidlalwen­i yendebe yomhlaba ezokuba ngo-2026 e-united States of America,

ecanada nasemexico. Nakule midlalo ingakwazi ukuhamba ibanga elide njengoba kwenze imorocco iba yizwe lokuqala ukuphuma kuma-semi final ngo-2022 eqatar.

Nokho kuyomele umgogodla weqembu ebelisimel­e kwi-afcon ugcinwe, isikwati sithakwe lapha nalaphaya ikakhuluka­zi kubagadli okuyingxen­ye esishodayo kuyona.

Phela ukuqina kwesikwati sethu kubonakale nangokufak­wa kukaronwen Williams ongunozint­i noteboho Mokoena esikwatini sabadlali abawu-11 abebevelel­e kule Afcon.

 ?? ?? IQEMBU lesizwe likanobhut­shuzwayo lakuleli ibafana Bafana, elilolongw­a nguhugo Broos wasebelgiu­m libuye nendondo yethusi kwicaf Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) esongwe ngesonto.
IQEMBU lesizwe likanobhut­shuzwayo lakuleli ibafana Bafana, elilolongw­a nguhugo Broos wasebelgiu­m libuye nendondo yethusi kwicaf Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) esongwe ngesonto.

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