UMOSIMANE UVIKELE UNOZINTI NGODAKA ALUSHAYE KOWE-TKO
UMQEQESHI weMamelodi Sundowns, uPitso “Jingles” Mosimane uphumele obala wavikela unozinti wakhe uReyaad Pieterse kulandela ukugxekwa kwakhe ngokushaya udaka leli qembu likhishwa yiBaroka FC kwiTelkom Knockout ngempelasonto. Nakuba uPitso emvikela uPieterse kodwa iqhawe lakho uPotshoza likholwa ukuthi kwalona lalingenza kangcono egolini lesibili lo nozinti okunguyena olifake enethini. NgokukaPitso, uPieterse ojwayele ukuvala isikhala uma kunenkinga kuDenis Onyango noma kuKennedy Mweene, akukho abengakwenza ukugwema la magoli agxekelwa wona. Akuwona wodwa lo mdlalo okugxekwe ngawo lo nozinti oseke wavimbela iKaizer Chiefs, kepha nendlela adlale ngayo iDowns icazelana amaphuzu naMaZulu ibakhalisile abaningi. Evikela lo nozinti uPitso ukhumbuze abantu noPotshoza ukuthi (uPieterse) ungunozinti obeqavile kwiSuperSport kanti ubuye abizelwe nakwiBafana Bafana. Lo mqeqeshi uphinde wakhumbuza abalandeli ukuthi alizange lingene igoli ihlasela iLamontville Golden Arrows okungeminye yemidlalo aseyivimbile uPieterse.
“Ungenelwe yiphenathi. Kulandele ngokuthi angenelwe yigoli elishaye komunye umuntu lashintsha lapho belibhekwe ukuthi liya ngakhona. Nifuna mina ngahlulele unozinti wami ngalokho? Amathuba okuvimba iphenathi maningi ngendlela efanayo nalawo okuthi ingene. Ibhola elishayise komunye umdlali mancane kakhulu amathuba okuthi unozinti alivimbe.
“Amabhola adle uPieterse sengiwabone kaningi engena ku-Onyango. Lolu hlobo lwamagoli sengilubone kaningi lungena ku-Itumeleng Khune (weChiefs). Ngisho abaphesheya onozinti njengoDavid De Gea weManchester United ungenelwa amagoli alolu hlobo. Iphenathi nebhola elishaye komunye umuntu lashintsha indlela ngeke ngiwabale emagolini engingabheka ngawo ukuthi unozinti uwuhlobo olukahle yini noma cha,” kusho lo mqeqeshi.
Esesonga lo mqeqeshi ucele ukuba zonke izinto zibhekisiswe ngendlela efanayo kuwona wonke amaqembu. Kungabi nesikhathi lapho okweSundowns kubhekwe ngeso elihlukile.
“Akuyona indlela yokwenza izinto ukuthi nithule nonke uma edlala kahle sinqoba kwiArrows kodwa kusuke umsindo uma esengelwa amagoli amabili engicabanga ukuthi abengadla nanoma yimuphi unozinti emhlabeni.” uMandela ziqale ngegiya eliphezulu kulo nyaka, kulandela ukuthi iMamelodi Sundowns ibe nomdlalo wesihle nezinkunzi zaseSpain, iBarcelona. ISouth African Football Association (Safa) kuthiwa ifuna ukulandela ezinyathelweni zeSundowns ngokubiza elinye lamazwe alihlonishwayo kunobhutshuzwayo.
Ngokusho kukaRussel Paul, oyisikhulu esiphuzulu kwiSafa, bazobiza izwe elingaphandle kwase-Africa okungasho ukuthi kuzoba ngelase-Europe noma eSouth America. Lo mdlalo weNelson Mandela Challenge uzoba ngoNovemba 20 ngokusho kwalesi sikhulu sitshela i-website iKickOff.com. neMexico kanti amanye amazwe abaqhathwe nawo iBrazil neJapan.
“Lo mdlalo usinike isivivinyo esisidingayo ngaphambi komqhudelwano njengoba besidlala nosokhaya. Sihluliwe kodwa kukhona esikufundile. Umphumela wona awugculisi ngoba amagoli angene ngezikhathi ezimqoka zomdlalo okusho ukuthi bekukhona nokunganaki. Sizobuyela emuva siyolungisa lawo maphutha. Kodwa lo mdlalo ubungaphela sishaywe okungenani amagoli ayisithupha ukube siwasebenzisile amathuba ethu. Esiwombeni sokuqala sakhe amathuba amane asobala kodwa sangawasebenzisa. Bona bathole amathuba amathathu wonke bawasebenzisa. Yilowo umehluko omkhulu engiwubonile. Kumele sifunde ukuba bukhali phambi kwamapali,” kusho uDludlu.