I-Sundowns ibambeke emdlalweni omqoka womlenze wokuqala

I-Mamelodi Sundowns ibambane ngo-0-0 ne-Wiliete SC, ehamba phambili ku-Girabola, emdlalweni wokuqala womzuliswano wesibili wokuhlungela i-CAF Champions League. Lo mdlalo ububanjelwe e-Estádio Nacional da Tundavala eLubango, e-Angola.

Ompetha bezwekazi ababambe isicoco abakwazanga ukuthola igoli ngesikhathi bebhekene naleliqembu, ebelidlalela ekhaya, futhi lidlala ngohlelo oluqinile, nokwenze ukuthi iSundowns ibuyela ePitoli nomphumela ka-0-0, nokusho ukuthi ithuba lokudlulela phambili lisavulekile ngokuphelele.

I-Sundowns ifike e-Angola isanda kunqoba ngo 4-1 kwi-Richards Bay emdlalweni weligi, iphinde yanqoba isicoco se-MTN8, futhi ibihamba phambili ku-Betway Premiership ngemuva kwemidlalo eyisishiyagalolunye.

I-Wiliete ingene kulo mdlalo ingakaze ihlulwe futhi isesimweni esihle kakhulu noba idlalela ekhaya, futhi isanda kunqoba ngo 5-0 isiyonke (aggregate) ibhekene ne-Foresters Mont Fleuri futhi ihleli phezulu kwiligi yase-Angola, ngakho iqembu lasekhaya belinezizathu ezizwakalayo zokukholelwa ukuthi lingenza izivakashi zikhandleke kakhulu.

Imizuzu engu-45 yokuqala ibibonakala ngokuhleleka kahle kwamaqembu njengoba bekunamathuba okushaya amagoli. Ukuvikela okuqinile kwe-Wiliete kwenze izivakashi zaba nobunzima phambi kwabalandeli bazo, kanti i-Sundowns ibilawula ibhola isikhathi eside kodwa ingakwazi ukuthola indlela ecacile eya ngasemapalini ezimbangi. Akukho hlangothi olukwazile ukudala ithuba eliyingozi ngaphambi kokuya ekhefini.

Izivakashi zizame kakhulu ngemuva kwekhefu. UMatthews uvivinye unozinti we-Wiliete ngomzuzu wama-66, kodwa unozinti wawubamba kalula lowo mzamo.

UCardoso ube eseshintsha uhlelo lwakhe lokuhlasela, efaka uThabo Cele noSiyanda Ndlovu esikhundleni sikaMatthews noNuno Santos ngomzuzu wama-70, wabe esefaka u-Iqraam Rayners noDivine Lunga esikhundleni sikaLeón noBasadien ngomzuzu wama-77.

Abadlali abangene esikhundleni banikeze izivakashi ithuba lazo elihle kakhulu ekupheleni komdlalo. Ngomzuzu wama-89, uRayners ushaye ngonyawo lwakhe lwesokudla esuka emaphethelweni ebhokisi, kodwa umzamo wadlula eceleni futhi wavimbela iSundowns ukuthi iwine ngendlela emangalisayo.

I-akhawunti esemthethweni ye-X yeSundowns ifingqe isimo sengqondo ngesikhathi esigcwele: “Umdlalo wethu wokuqala we-#TotalEnergiesCAFCL uphela ngokulingana. Masikwenze futhi eLoftus.” Abalandeli ezinkundleni zokuxhumana baphinde bavumelana nalowo mbono, begcizelela ukuthi ukulingana ngaphandle kumele kuguqulwe kube ukuqhubeka phambi kwabalandeli babo.

I-Wiliete izoya ePitoli ngokuzethemba futhi izofuna amathuba amaningi, kodwa-ke, iSundowns inelungelo lokusekelwa yizwekazi kanye nokusekelwa ekhaya, futhi ihlala iyizintandokazi zokuqhubekela phambili. Umlenze wesibili uzoba seLoftus Versfeld ngoLwesihlanu, mhla zingama-23 kuMfumfu 2026.