Amakhosi aza kudibana neZamalek emdlalweni weCAF Confederation Cup oza kube useCairo.
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UBobby Motaung ugxininise ukubaluleka kokuqhuba kakuhle kweKaizer Chiefs emdlalweni ongempelaveki. IChiefs intingela eYiphutha - apho iza kudibana neZamalek emdlalweni weCAF Confederation Cup oza kube useSuez Canal Authority Stadium emalanga ngoMgqibelo.
La maqela mabini adibana emdlalweni obaluleke kakhulu ngoba afuna ukudlulela phambili. Amakhosi ahleli phezulu kuGroup D emva kokuqokelela amanqaku alishumi emidlalweni emihlanu. Kodwa ayeke ithuba lokudlulela phambili ngethuba eyeka iAl Masry efake igowuli emdlalweni odlulileyo.
Ngoku Amakhosi aza kulwela ukuyibethela kowayo iZamalek okanye afumane inqaku elinye ukuze adlulele phambili kwiCAF Confederation Cup. Emva kokubethwa kwiNedbank Cup, ngoku Amakhosi azimisele ukuzijula kule indebe.
"Kubalulekile kuthi ukuya phambili kwiConfederation. Asikwazanga ukufumana igowuli lesithathu ePolokwane ebeliza kuqinisekisa indawo - kodwa ithuba lisekhona. Kunyanzelekile ukuba sizame ukuyibetha iZamalek," utshilo uMotaung emsithweni weChiefs neCarling Black Label kule veki.
Amakhosi agqibele ukuqhuba kakuhle kwiCAF Champions League ngonyaka ka2021 nangoba abethwa yiAl Ahly emdlalweni wokugqibela. Ukuphumelela iConfederation Cup yinto ayifunayo Amakhosi nangona ejongene nomqobo omkhulu ngempelaveki.
"Iingqondo zethu sizibeke kwiConfederation Cup ngoku. Sakujongana neBetway Premiership xa sibuya eYiphutha. Ukudlala imidlalo yeCAF kohambelana nezinto esithe siyazifuna kule sizini. Sayiphumelela iCAF Super Cup ngo2001 kusekho uMuhsin Ertugral - kodwa asakwazi ukuphumelela iChampions League ngo2021.
"Kula sizini saqhuba kakuhle noxa sasingavumelekanga ukuba sityikitye abadlali. Asikafiki kwindawo esifuna ukuba kuyo - kodwa ukuggcina abaqeqeshi nabadlali esinabo ngoku kusincedile kakhulu," utshilo uMotaung.
Emva komdlalo ongempelaveki, Amakhosi aza kuphumla kancinci emva koko alungiselele ukudibana neStellenbosch FC emdlalweni weBetway Premiership ekuthambekeni kwale nyanga.