Iliso likaSteve Barker lisemdlalweni wokugqibela weMTN8

USteve Barker unethemba lokuba iStellenbosch FC yakhe iza kuba phakathi kwamaqela amabini aza kuya emdlalweni wokugqibela weMTN8 kulo nyaka. Oku ukuthethe phambi komdlalo oza kunika umdla ophakathi kweStellenbosch neSekhukhune United ngorhatya (18:00) namhlanje eDanie Craven Stadium.

Kunyaka ophelileyo, iStellenbosch yabethwa yi'Orlando Pirates emdlalweni wokugqibela eMoses Mabhida Stadium owamshiya okhwina kakhulu uSteve Barker ngenxa yezigqibo zikasompempe ezadala ingxoxo eyathatha ixesha elide.

Emva kokuzama ukuphumelela iMTN8 Cup iminyaka eliqela ilandelelana, ngoku iStellenbosch iza kulwela yona kwakhona. Ukuthethe oku emva kokuba iStellies ibethe AmaZulu ngamagowuli amathathu kwamabini emdlalweni wokuqala weMTN8.

Umqeqeshi ukuqonda ngokupheleleyo ukuphumelela kweqela lakhe emdlalweni wanamhlanje. "Yinto enkulu kuthi ukuba kwisigaba sesibini seMTN8 kwakhona. Ndifuna ukuncoma abadlali neqela ngokwenza umsebenzi omhle," utshilo uBarker phambi komdlalo onamhlanje.

Ukusukela oko yanyuselwayo, iStellenbosch iqhube kakuhle yade yafumana indebe yeCarling Knockout Cup ngo2023. Ngoku umqeqeshi ukhangela enye emva kokuqhuba kakuhle nakwiCAF Confederation Cup kwisizini egqithileyo.

"Siliqela elikwazileyo ukukhula lade lafikelela kwizigaba zokugqibela kwimidlalo yokhuphiswano kwiisizini ezidlulileyo. Ukhona umnqweno wokubona iqela liqhuba ngcono kakhulu kule isizini. Kodwa sineqela elilushica ekufuneka sigqithe kulo emidlalweni emibini. Ingqondo yethu ikulo," utshilo uBarker ethetha neentatheli eKapa izolo.