Amakhosi athabisiwe ngokuqhamuka komdlali phambi kweZamalek
IKaizer Chiefs izaphefumula ngesimilo njengoba ilungiselela umdlalo omkhulu weCaf Confederation Cup esigabeni samaqembu iphathene leengangi zaseGibhide, iZamalek.
Umdlalo okhulunywa ngawo uzakudlalelwa ePeter Mokaba Stadium ngoMgqibelo uqale nge-3 ntambama.
Lokhu kukhombisa umhlangano wabo wokuqala kusukela ngo-1993, okusengezelela ukulangathela okuphezulu phakathi kwamalunga.
Amatikiti athengiswa ngentengo ye-R80.
Amakhosi azakwamukela umdlali omnengi wezinhlelo, uGaston Sirino, obuyako ngemva kokubhadaliswa ukuhlala ngaphandle ngomdlalo munye.
USirino waba ngowokuqala wabokudlalela iChiefs ukubhadaliswa kulesi simenywa ngemva kokuthola amakhadi amathathu ayelula.
Wathatha amabili ngesikhathi bedlala leKabuscorp eringini lokuqala elilungiselako, kwabuye kwalandela elinye ngesikhathi bedlala leAS Simba Kolwezi eringini lesibili elilungiselako.
Ngemithetho yeCaf kaziphathi, ukuqongelela amanye amakhadi amathathu njalo — nanyana ikhadi lebovu ngqo — kungamisa uSirino ngemidlalo emibili.
IChiefs isele nemidlalo emihlanu yesigaba samaqembu.
Nangalokha u-Amakhosi bangangena kumakhotho ekugcineni, amakhadi ayelula angakhwabaniswa nangabe awakaqhathi ukumiswa.
Kodwana nangabe uSirino afike kumakhadi alithoba kuhlobo lolu simenywa, uzakumiswa kokuphela komkhankaso.
Lo mdlali oneminyaka eli-34 seleke waba nomlando omkhulu wamakhadi, sele athathe alitjhumi nambili emidlalweni eyi-40 eChiefs.
Umdlalo wangoMgqibelo ungabuye wamtjele nokubuya komdlali wangaphambili waseKongo, uGlody Makabi Lilepo, okaphelelwe ukuhamba eGibhide ngeenhloso zokuthintana nokulimala.
Umvikeli uRushwin Dortley naye useduze ukubuyela, okutjengisa ukwesekela okukhulu emuva eqenjini leChiefs esigabeni sabo esinzima samaqembu.
