‘Besazi ukuthi u-Andile uzowavimba,’ kusho u-Ellis weBanyana
IBanyana Banyana idlulele esigabeni semidlalo eyandulela owamanqamu kwiCaf Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) — kanti u-Andile Dlamini ubatshazwa yonke indawo.
Lo nozinti uvimbe amaphenathi amabili amakhulu ngesikhathi benqoba iSenegal ngo 4-1 ngoMgqibelo ebusuku.
Umdlalo bewuphele zibambene ngo 0-0 ngemuva kwesikhathi esengeziwe eStade d’Honneur e-Oujda, eMorocco.
Umqeqeshi weBanyana, uDesiree Ellis uthi ubehlezi ekholelwa ku-Andile Dlamini nekhono lakhe.
“Besazi ukuthi u-Andile angayivimba iphenathi eyodwa noma amabili,” kusho u-Ellis.
Bekungokokuqala ngqa iBanyana Banyana inqoba sekukhahlelwa amaphenathi kwiWafcon njengoba yahlulwa kulesi sigaba somdlalo ngo-2006 nango-2018.
U-Ellis uncome isibindi nokuqina ngokomqondo kweqembu lakhe.
“Besizilungiselele ukukhahlela amaphenathi. Besazi kahle ukuthi ongabi abazowakhahlela. Besiwalungele,” kwengeza lo mqeqeshi.
Isihlabani seBanyana Banyana nesethenjwa kumaphenathi, uLinda Motlhalo kudingeke ukuthi aphume ngenxa yokulimala esikhathini esengeziwe.
Lokhu kube yisikhubekiso esikhulu eqenjini, kodwa u-Ellis uthi akuzange kumkhathaze kakhulu lokhu.
“Sinabadlali abaningi abakwazi ukushaya amaphenathi. U-Andile usinike ukuzethemba,” kusho u-Ellis.
UKarabo Dhlamini nguye osukume kuqala ukuyoshaya iphenathi yokuqala, futhi wenza umsebenzi oncomekayo eyinamathisela enethini.
“Isibindi esiboniswe yileli qembu siyamangalisa,” kwengeza u-Ellis.
IBanyana Banyana yiyona ebilawula isiwombe sesibili ngesikhathi esengeziwe.
Kodwa ikuthole kunzima ukugqobhoza udonga lwasemuva lweSenegal kwazise inabadlali abade.
“Sibe nawo amathuba. Kodwa besingenza kangcono ngokwezinqumo uma sesibheke epalini,” kuqhuba u-Ellis.
Ukhale nangephenathi ephikiwe kade kudlaliswe kabi uHildah Magaia.
“Ngithole imiyalezo eminingi ethi bekumele kube yiphenathi leya,” kusho lo mqeqeshi.
ISenegal icishe yawuntshontsha umdlalo ngasekugciineni, kodwa iBanyana Banyana ayabambelela ngokuqinile.
“Uhlelo lwethu lokudlala belulula,” kuchaza u-Ellis. “Besifuna ukubalawula futhi singakhathali. Sikwenzile lokho.”
IBanyana isizobhekana nezimbangi zayo ezindala iNigeria emdlalweni owandulela owamanqamu ngoLwesibili eCasablanca ngo-6 ntambama.
