Kunikeza uPitso inkinga ukubuya kukaMbokazi ekulimaleni

Umqeqeshi omkhulu weBafana Bafana, uPitso Mosimane, ubhekene nenkinga eyabonwa yikati ngesikhathi libhekene nobisi kanye nenyama. UMosimane uzithola ephakathi komhlane nembeleko ekukhetheni abadlali ngaphambi kwemidlalo emibili ebalulekile ye-Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ezodlalwa ngenyanga ezayo, njengoba sekubuye ngokushesha komvikeli ovelele, uMbekezeli Mbokazi.

UMbokazi owaphuthelwa yiyo yonke imidlalo emithathu ngesikhathi seBafana Bafana idlala imidlalo yamazwe ngamazwe ye-FIFA, okwakuhlanganisa imidlalo emibili yokuhlungela i-AFCON ka-2027 bedlala neGuinea ne-Eritrea, kanye nomdlalo wobungani obukhulu neGibhithe ngeSonto. UMosimane wafaka iqembu elishintshwe kakhulu ngesikhathi bedlala neGibhithe (amaPharaohs) eCairo International Stadium, okuhlanganisa u-Ime Okon nomvikeli osemaphakathi we-Orlando Pirates, uLebone Seema, obedlala okokuqala eqenjini lesizwe.

Ekuqaleni kwakulindeleke ukuthi uMbokazi aphuthelwe yimidlalo yonyaka osele ngemuva kokulimala engxenyeni engezansi yomzimba emdlalweni we-Major League Soccer. Nokho, lo mvikeli owayekade edlalela i-Orlando Pirates walulama ngokushesha, wadlala imizuzu engu-80 futhi wakwazi ukukhipha ibhola emgqeni wezinti ngesikhathi iChicago Fire inqoba ngokumelene neNashville SC ngasekupheleni kwenyanga edlule.

Ukubuya kukaMbokazi ngesikhathi esifanele kuza ngaphambi kwemidlalo yasekhaya neyokuhambela eKenya ezodlalwa ngenyanga ezayo—imidlalo uMosimane agcizelela ukuthi izonquma ikusasa leNingizimu Afrika mayelana nokungena emqhudelwaneni we-AFCON ka-2027.

UMosimane uvumile ukuthi uyaqikelela ekulawuleni umthwalo wabadlali ngenxa yalo mdlalo omkhulu wangoMgqibelo:

“Ngibone uMbokazi edlala; Sifake uSibisi emaminithini amahlanu okugcina ukuze silawule ukubuya kwakhe ekulimaleni njengoba enomdlalo wamanqamu ozayo,” kuchaza uMosimane.

“Kumele sivikele abadlali bawo womabili amaqembu azodlala kowamanqamu ukuze kungabikho osisolayo ngokukhetha uhlangothi olulodwa.”