Orlando Pirates

IPirates yenza isibiko esihle ngoMofokeng

IOrlando Pirates ilethe iindaba ezimnandi ngomumo wamalonda, iqinisekisa ukuthi abadlali ababili abancani sebaphilisa begodu sebaseduze nokubuyela emdlalweni.

Ukungabi khona komdlali ophakathi onedumo, uRelebohile Mofokeng, bekubonakala emidlalweni ye-Orlando Pirates emasontweni la abudlileko.

Lokhu bekungenxa yokuthi ikilabhu beyingenzanga sibiko ngesimo sikaMofokeng ngesikhathi ekhambile eqenjini.

Kodwana ngoLwesibili — usuku ngaphambi komdlalo weBetway Premiership wokudlala neGolden Arrows — iPirates inikele ngesibiko.

Omunye umdlali omutjha onethemba, obekangabonwa eqenjini ngaphandle kwesizathu, nguSimphiwe Selepe, obeyadlale kuhle ekupheleni kwesizini edluleko.

Kodwana manje i-Orlando Pirates iqinisekisile ukuthi bobabili sebaseduze nokubuyela eqenjini njengoba baphilisa emalondweni.

UMofokeng, othandwa khulu, wagcina ukudlala emncintiswaneni weCarling Knockout Cup kuRound of 16 lapho iPirates inqobile khona iSiwelele FC ngomhlaka 4 kuTjhidaga.

Ubebalekelwa yimalonda eyamenza waphuthelwa yimidlalo yeBafana Bafana yokuhlunga iWorld Cup neZimbabwe neRwanda.

Ngakwelinye ihlangothi, uSimphiwe Selepe naye useduze nokubuyela emdlalweni.

Lo mdlali ophakathi omutjha wadlala kuhle ngesikhundla esingemuva ngesizini edluleko ngemva kokulimala kukaMakhehlene Makhaula.

IPirates inikele ngesibiko esisemthethweni ngaphambi komdlalo weLesithathu ozakuba seKing Zwelithini Stadium.

“Abadlali beBuccaneers bazimisele ukuqhubeka nokwenza kuhle emncintiswaneni, lapho sebeqongelele amaphuzu emidlalweni esikhombisa edluleko.

“Kungenzeka kube nokutjhugululwa eqenjini njengoba uRelebohile Mofokeng noSimphiwe Selepe sebaseduze nokubuyela ngemva kokuphuthelwa yimidlalo eminingi yesizini.”

Ukubuyela kwabo kuzoba yinto eqakathekileko ngesikhathi iPirates izama ukuqhubeka nokulwela isicoco seBetway Premiership.