Bafana Bafana batjhidile Nigeria ngo1-1 eBloemfontein

Bafana Bafana batjhidile iSuper Eagles yeNigeria ngomphumela onganqotjhwa ngo1-1 emdlalweni wokuhlungela iFIFA World Cup 2026 eBloemfontein.

Umphakathi owagcwalisa iFree State Stadium ubekhumbuza ukuthi iMzansi iyakwazi ukubamba iqembu elikhulu.

Iphuzu lokuthoma lifikile ngomzuzu wama-25 lapho ikaputeni weNigeria, uWilliam Troost-Ekong, enza igoli lakhe.

Ibhola lakhe lokuhlenga labamba umphumela ongafunwanga, kwenza iBafana iqale phambili ngo1-0.

Kodwana ngaphambi kwekhefu, umvikeli weSuper Eagles, uCalvin Bassey, wakghona ukukhamisa ngekhanda, kwenza umphumela waba ngu1-1.

Isigaba sesibili sibonise ukulwisana okukhulu. UThemba Zwane loKhanyisa Mayo bazamile ukulisa ibhola, kodwana isivikelo seNigeria besiqinile.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uRonwen Williams wenza izinqophiso ezihlakaniphileko, waphenduka inhloko yomdlalo.

Umqeqeshi uHugo Broos uthe: “Ngiyaziqhenya ngebafana bami. Sibonisile isibindi nesiphetho. Lokhu kukhomba indlela yethu eya eWorld Cup.”

Abalandeli nabo babonge iqembu ngokudlala ngesibindi, kasi flair kanye nesimilo seMzansi.

Umphumela onganqotjhwa ulethe iphuzu elibalulekile kuBafana, nabalandeli bathi iphupho lokuya eNdebeni yoMhlaba lisesandleni.