ABantwana babethwe bachiphiza iinyembezi kwindebe yehlabathi

South African Zethembiso Vilasaky (R) vies for the ball with Brazilian Maria Eduarda (L) during a Women's Under 17 World Cup match between South Africa and Brazil, in Montevideo, Uruguay, 20 November 2018. EPA/Raul Martinez

Umqeqeshi weqela
lesizwe lamantombazana aselula (Under-17 Women) oMzantsi Afrika, uSimphiwe
Dludlu, uzixolise ngelithi kuninzi okufundiweyo liqela lakhe kwindebe
yehlabathi. ABantwana bachiphize iinyembezi emva kokuvuthululwa yiBrazil
ngamagowuli amane kwelinye (4-1) kumdlalo weFifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup
ebanjelwe e-Uruguay. Kanti kwiveki ephelileyo, uMzantsi Afrika ungonjwe yiJapan
kakubi ngamagowuli amathandathu kwelinye (6-1) emdlalweni wesibini kwindebe
yehlabathi. Ukubethwa koMzantsi Afrika kuthetha ukuthi libuyela ekhaya
linenqaku elinye jwi elafumaneka kumdlalo owadlala kuwo ntanganye (0-0)
neMexico.

Nakubeni
iqela likaDludlu liye kwindebe yehlabathi linethemba lokuya kumjikelo
olandelayo – kodwa kuye kwabonakala ukuba umgangatho walo usephantsi. Umqeqeshi
uthi nangona iqela lakhe libethiwe kwindebe yehlabathi – kodwa libuyela ekhaya
kukho into eliyifundileyo. “Sizile, sabona saphinda safunda e-Uruguay.
Namhlanje sidlale kakuhle kakhulu noxa soyiwe emdlalweni. Ikhadi elibomvu
esilifumeneyo libenayo indawo yokusichana ngoba kuye kwanyanzeleka ukuba
sidlale singaphelelanga. Ndiyafuna ukuthi abadlali bawafumene amava,” utshilo
uDludlu.