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UMNYAKA ophelayo ubumuhle ebholeni labesifazane beSouth Africa njengoba iqembu lesizwe liqophe umlando ngokuba ngompetha bezwekwazi i-Afrika. Ezingeni lamaqembu iMamelodi Sundowns Ladies iqhubekile lokuba ngelinye lamaqembu ahamba phambili.
IBanyana Banyana:
Iwuqale ngebatha umnyaka ngesikhathi itshaywa yiZambia ngo 3-0 emdlalweni wobungani ngoNhlolanja, okwenze kwaba lokungabaza ngaphambi kwemidlalo yokuhlungela iWomen’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) ebizodlala le-Algeria enyangeni efanayo.
Kuthe sekuhlungwa, iBanyana yanqoba ngo 2-0 ekhaya, ngaphambi kokudlala ngokulingana ngo 1-1 ekuhambeni, yanqoba ngo 3-1 sekuhlanganiswa imilenze yomibili.
Lo mphumela yiwona oweze ezikaDesiree Ellis, zaba ngelinye lamaqembu azobanga isicoco seWafcon eMorocco ngoNtulikazi.
Kulo mqhudelwano elakuleli liqale eyamaqoqo eWafcon ngendlela encomekayo, liguqisa izitha ezinkulu iNigeria emdlalweni wokuqala wamaqoqo.
IBanyana ilandelise ngokwehlula neBotswana, yaqeda iqhwakele eqoqweni. Emidlalweni yomkhumulajezi idlule kwiTunisia ngo 1-0 lakwiZambia ngamagoli afanayo, yafinyelela kowamanqamu.
Iqembu lakuleli lidle isicoco seWafcon okokuqala ngqa ngoNtulikazi 23 ngesikhathi lithela phansi osokhaya iMorocco ngo 2-1 ePrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, eRabat. UHildah Magaia ube yiqhawe ngokutshaya amagoli amabili esiwombeni sesibili.
Ngo-Ncwabakazi iqembu ebelibunjwe ngabadlali abancane liqale imidlalo yeCosafa Women’s Cup eGqeberha lapho lifinyelele kowamanqamu. Kodwa kaliyithathanga indebe ngenxa yokuguqiswa yiZambia ngo 1-0 esikhathini esengeziwe.
Ngokungena kowandulela owamanqamu eWafcon, iBanyana iphinde yazibekisela indawo kwiFifa Women’s World Cup. Iqhathwe neSweden, Italy ne-Argentina kwiGroup G kulo mqhudelwano ozodlalelwa e-Australia naseNew Zealand ngoNtulikazi ngomnyaka ozayo.
Imidlalo emine yobungani abayidlalile lamaqembu aphetsheya lomnyaka ikhombise ukuthi usemkhulu umsebenzi okumele wenziwe ukuze balungele ukugadulisana lamaqembu ahamba phambili emhlabeni.
Ngokungena kowandulela owamanqamu eWafcon, iBanyana iphinde yazibekisela indawo kwiFifa Women’s World Cup
Ngo-Mabasa, iBanyana ixetshulwe yiNetherlands ngo 5-1 phesheya, ngoMpandula yabhudluzwa yiBrazil ngo 3-0 eGoli nango 6-0 eThekwini, kwathi ngo-Mfumfu yatshaywa yi-Australia ngo 4-1 eLondon.
Champions League:
IMamelodi Sundowns Ladies iqhubekile ngokumela iNingizimu Afrika emqhudelwaneni weCosafa, wokuhlungela iCaf Women’s Champions League obuseThekwini ngo-Ncwabakazi.
Kodwa ayikwazanga ukuvikela isicoco eyayisinqobe ngomnyaka odluleyo ngenxa yokuthi iguqiswe yiGreen Buffaloes yaseZambia ngo 6-5 sekukhahlelwa amaphenathi eSugar Ray Xulu Stadium, eClermont.
Njengoba ibiyiqembu ebelivikela isicoco seChampions League, iSundowns ibisivele izibekisele indawo kulo mqhudelwano, yabe isijoyinwa ngompetha abatsha beCosafa, iGreen Buffaloes.
AmaSandawana aphinde enza kahle kuChampions League ebidlalelwa eMorocco, kusukela ngo-Mfumfu kusiya kuLwezi, afinyelela kowamanqamu.
Ahlulekile ukuvikela lesi sicoco ethelwa phansi yiqembu lasekhaya, i-AS Far, ngo 4-0.
