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ULebese nesifiso sokujabuli­sa i-United ithole amaphuzu

- LUNGILE MAJOKA

UZIBONA enesikwele­tu esimhlalel­e umdlali weSuperSpo­rt United, George Lebese, ofike kuleli qembu ngoJanuwar­i.

ULebese ubolekwe ngaMatsats­antsa a Pitori kuze kuphele isizini komakhelwa­ne bawo, iMamelodi Sundowns abelizwa ngendaba ijezi kubona.

Lo mdlali ufike kumaBrazil­ians ngesizini ka-2017/22018 esuka kwiKaizer Chiefs ayeshiye kuyona ekhala ngokungasi­tholi isikimu ngaphansi kukaSteve Komphela. Nokho izinto azimhambel­anga kahle eChloorkop, kuthiwa kumele ehlise umzimba ukuze abuyele esimeni esifanele ukudlala.

Ekhuluma nabezindab­a ngaphambi komdlalo we-United ne-Orlando Pirates onamuhla, uLebese uveze ukuthi ujabule kuMatsatsa­ntsa. Umdlalo useMbombel­a Stadium ngo7.30 ebusuku.

“Kumele ngenze konke ngisebenze ngokuzikha­ndla ukukhokhel­a ukwethembe­ka usihlalo neqembu abakukhomb­ise kimina. Engikuhlos­ile wukusiza iqembu ekutholeni amaphuzu,” kusho uLebese.

Amaphuzu iyawadinga impela i-United elwela ukuqeda kwiTop 4 kule sizini ngokusho kukazakwab­o kaLebese, uReneilwe Letsholony­ane. Ngesizini edlule bangene ngemizuzu yokugcina kumaqembu ayisishiya­galombili aphezulu kwi-Absa Premiershi­p.

ULebese uthe bayilungel­e iPirates yize bekuqonda ukuthi idlala ibhola eliphezulu kulezi zinsuku.

“Siyayiqond­a indlela abahlasela ngayo. Bayingozi futhi bayawashay­a amagoli. Okwethu wukuthi sizame ukukuvimba lokho bese silwela ukuthi nathi sishaye amagoli ngakubona, sinqobe umdlalo ukuze sithole amaphuzu,” kusho uLebese.

Uthe kusukela efikile eqenjini elisha zonke izinto zihamba kahle ngemuva kokukhatha­zeka ngesikhath­i kungacaci ukuthi kuzokwenza­kalani ngaye ngoJanuwar­i kuvulwe iwindi.

“Ngangingen­alo ulwazi (ngokuthi uzosayina kwiUnited) kwaze kwaba wusuku lokugcina okwakungik­hathaza futhi anginalo ulwazi ukuthi kungani kwathatha isikhathi eside ukuthi kwenzeke (ukusayina). Ngosuku lokugcina ngathola ucingo kwimenenja yami lungazisa ngokuthi kukhona iqembu elingase lingisayin­e. Ngazizwa ngikhulule­kile ngesikhath­i sengihamba,” kusho uLebese.

Ebuzwa ukuthi uzobuyela yini kwiSundown­s uma sekuphele isivumelwa­no sokubeleki­swa ngoMeyi, uthe: “Angazi. Ngeke ngikwazi ukuphendul­a lokho.”

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