Owe-Eritrea uxwayisa iBafana ukuthi izibambe ziqina

Umqeqeshi wase-Eritrea uHesham Yakan usephawule ngamandla e-Bafana Bafana, njengoba iqembu lakhe lilungiselela ukubhekana nayo.

UYakan uthe ulindele ukuthi kuzodingeka ukudlala ngokuzivikela okuqinile nokuthembela ekuhlaseleni ngokuzumisa.

Emdlalweni wokuqala, leli lizwe elincane elise-East Africa libambane ngo-1-1 neKenya.

“Bekungaba kuhle kakhulu ukunqoba. Bengilungiselele lolu hlobo lomdlalo,” kusho lo mqeqeshi.

“Futhi sivale kahle emuva, sahlasela ngokuzumisa okusheshayo uma sesithole ibhola,” kusho uYakan kwi-El Match.

Uthe iqembu lakhe liselincane futhi abadlali balo abanawo amava emidlalo yamazwe ngamazwe.

“Iqembu lethu lesizwe lisanda kwakhiwa, abadlali abakaze badlale imidlalo eminingi yamazwe ngamazwe futhi abanalo ulwazi lwale midlalo.”

UYakan uveze nokuthi nakuba benabadlali abadlala e-Europe, iningi labo lidlala ezigabeni eziphansi.

“Kunabadlali abasezingeni elikhokhelayo, kodwa badlala ezigabeni zesibili, zesithathu noma ezesine e-Europe,” kuchaza yena.

Nokho, umqeqeshi wase-Eritrea uyazi ukuthi ukuhlangana ne-Bafana kuzoba yisivivinyo esinzima impela.

“Umdlalo olandelayo neNingizimu Afrika unzima kakhulu,” kusho yena.

“Kodwa uma uNkulunkulu evumile, sizothola umphumela omuhle. Sinonozinti osezingeni eliphezulu.”

Lo mdlalo uzoba owokuqala ngqa phakathi kwalamazwe. Use-Al-Salam Stadium kanti uzoqala ngo-6 ebusuku.