Umqeqeshi weMamelodi Sundowns, uRulani Mokwena, uthi iqela lakhe liza kuya emidlalweni yeCAF Champions League linenjongo yokudlulela phambili. OkaMokwena ukuvakalise oku emva kokuthelekiswa kwamaqela akwiCAF Champions League ekuqaleni kwale veki. Amasandawa athelekiswe notshaba lwawo elikhulu, iAl Ahly yaseYiphutha, iCoton Sport yaseCameroon neAl Hilal yaseSudan. Kunyaka ophelileyo, iSundowns ikhe yathelekiswa neAl Ahly neAl Hilal futhi yagqitha kuzo ngaphandle kobunzima. UMokwena uvumile ukuba iSundowns ithelekiswe namaqela omeleleyo kwaye – kodwa akukho nto intsha ngoba baza kuhamba indlela abayiqhelileyo.
Iintshatsheli zeDStv Premiership zikhutshwe liqela lase-Angola kulo nyaka kwiChampions League – kodwa kulindeleke zilwe kube mdaka iisali xa zidibana neAl Ahly ezikhe zayibetha isaqeqeshwa nguPitso Mosimane kunyaka kwisizini egqithileyo. “Ndicinga ukuba kufuneka sivume ukuba maninzi amaqela anzima angenileyo kwisigaba esikuso kwiChampions League,” utshilo uMokwena kwikhasi lomnatha leqela lakhe. “Ekuhambeni kweminyaka, ukhuphiswano lwamaqela lukhululile kwiChampions League. Yiyo le nto kunzima kakhulu ukudlala iChampions League, akukhathaliseki nokuba uthelekiswe neliphi iqela.
Indlela amaqela athelekiswe ngayo iyafana naleya ka-2021. Siza kuya eSudan – apho esiza kudibana neAl Hilal enabadlali abasemgangathweni ophezulu. Emva koko siza kuya kwiCoton Sport yaseCameroon. Eyona nto ephambili kuthi kukuzama ukuqokelela amanqaku anokusisa kumjikelo olandelayo,” utshilo uMokwena ongumqeqeshi oyintloko weSundowns emva kokuthotyiselwa kukaManqoba Mngqithi kwiinyanga ezigqithileyo. Kanti yona iMarumo Gallants ithelekiswe namaqela aquka iAl Akhdar SC, USM Alger neFC Saint Eloi Lupopo kwiCAF Confederation Cup. Yonke imidlalo iza kuqala kwinyanga yesibini kunyaka ozayo.
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