ISundowns ihlukane nomqeqeshi uRulani Mokwena ngemuva kokuqopha umlando wePremier Soccer League ukunqoba iligi, nokuwukuphela kwayo ukuhlulwa ngosuku lokugcina lwesizini, ngesikhathi inqoba i-African Football League yokuqala. “Ebholeni abaqeqeshi bayafika bedlule, abadlali bayafika bahambe kodwa ikilabhu isala.” kusho umdlali wasemuva weMamelodi Sundowns, uMosa Lebusa, uthi umqeqeshi uManqoba Mngqithi uzolikhuphula kakhulu iqembu kule sizini.
Kodwa ukuphuthelwa yiMTN8, Carling Knockout, Nedbank Cup neCAF Champions League, okwengezwe ‘ngokungawashayi ngokwanele amagoli’ kuthiwa kuqede izintambo njengomholi wamaBrazilians. Bekuhlale kunezinkulumo zikaMokwena eqenjini njengomholi ‘oqinile’ futhi osebenza kanzima eqenjini njengoba elwela ukuphelela emsebenzini wakhe – ngesikhathi ekhiqiza ibhola elimangalisayo kumasizini akhe amabili njengomqeqeshi.
“Ngiqonde ukuthi nomqeqeshi uRulani besinobudlelwano obuhlukile naye njengabadlali, futhi ubengumqeqeshi osezingeni eliphezulu, ubefana nomfowethu kithina, kodwa ebholeni abaqeqeshi bayafika bedlule, abadlali bayafika badlule kodwa iqembu lisala,” uLebusa
“Ngakho-ke silapha kuSundowns, sinomholi omusha kumqeqeshi uManqoba, ngesikhathi eqala ukuthatha izintambo asizange sishintshe kakhulu, kodwa sengeze izinto ezimbalwa emdlalweni wethu futhi kuze kube yimanje uyasebenza, ngisho. ku-pre-season yethu.
“Uzobona ngemiphumela yethu nokuthi sinamandla kangakanani futhi njengoba siya phambili, singathathi lutho kumqeqeshi uRulani, wenze umsebenzi oncomekayo neqembu, sizohlezi simhlonipha kodwa njengamanje ngicabanga ukuthi umqeqeshi uManqoba. ophethe, siyameseka ngokugcwele futhi ngicabanga ukuthi uzolikhuphula kakhulu iqembu.”
ISundowns izovula isizini yayo ka-2024/25 ngaphansi kukaMngqithi ngeSonto ibhekene nePolokwane City koweMTN8 eLucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium (15h00).
