UMbokazi noDithejane Balindelwe Ukuguqula iChicago Fire ⚽️
Ngemva kokuba uPuso Dithejane ephumile elizweni esiya eMelika ukuyajoyina iqembu leChicago Fire, lapho afike khona kanye noMbekezeli Mbokazi njengabasayinwe abatsha.
Umqeqetshi omkhulu uGregg Berhalter usetshengise lokho akulindele kubadlali laba baseNingizimu Afrika ngaphambi kokuqala kwesizini yeMajor League Soccer.
IChicago Fire, eyagcina iphansi kuEastern Conference ngo2024, isiguquke kakhulu selokhu uBerhalter, ophinde abe ngumqondisi webhola, wafika ngo2025.
Ngalowo nyaka iqembu laqeda lisemaphakathi kwethebula, litshengisa ukuthuthuka okukhulu ekudlaleni.
Iqembu latshengisa amandla okuqhudelana lamaqembu amakhulu ngemva kokuqeda isizini edlule linamagoli ayi 68, elalingelesibili ngobunengi, lilandela iInter Miami eyaba ngompetha.
Noma kunjalo, iChicago yayilobunzima bokuvikela ngemva kokuvumela amagoli angamatshumi ayisithupha.
Iqembu liphinde lalahlekelwa ngumhlaseli osemncane uBrian Gutierrez, owathuthela eqenjini leChivas eMexico ngoMpalakazi.
Ukusayinwa kukaMbokazi loDithejane ngaphansi kohlelo lweU22 kulindeleke ukuthi kuqinise ukuvikela kanye lokuthuthukisa ukuhlasela.
UBerhalter uthe iqembu lalidinga abadlali abalolwazi, abangaletha ukuzinza lokuvuthwa enkundleni.
Umqeqetshi lo uveze ukuthi balahlekelwe ngamandla okuhlasela ngemva kokuhamba kukaGutierrez, owayeletha amagoli alitshumi, okumele agcwaliswe ngabafikayo.
IChicago izaqala isizini ngomdlalo wangaphandle ibhekane leHouston Dynamo mhlaka 21 Nhlolanja.
UBerhalter uthe uyazethemba ngokukhula kweqembu, esithi kukhona ukubambisana, ukuzwana kanye lokujwayelana phakathi kwabadlali labaphathi, okunganceda iqembu lifinyelele impumelelo enkulu kule sizini entsha.
Abalandeli bathemba ukuthi abafana laba bazaletha umehluko omkhulu ngesikhathi esizayo bephakamisa isithunzi seqembu emincintiswaneni yonke kule minyaka ezayo ngokuzimisela okukhulu kakhulu.
