Umqeqetjhi we-SA U20 uMdaka ukhuluma ngemva kokukhitjwa eWorld Cup

Iqembu le South Africa U20 lathola ukudumazeka ku 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup eChile ngemva kokukhitjwa ku-Round of 16 emva kokunqotshwa 3-1 yiColombia e Estadio Fiscal de Talca ngoLwesithathu ebusuku.

Amajita aqale umdlalo ethembisa okunengi, kodwana iColombia yasibamba ngaleso sikhathi ekuqaleni, yathatha ibhola ngenhloso yokuhola.

I-South Africa iphinde yabuyisa ithemba ngesigaba sesibili, lapho Mfundo Vilakazi egadla iphenathi ukuze alinganise ibhola.

Kodwana amagoli amabili avela kwabavakatjhi aseLatin America aqeda umdlalo, aqeda umkhankaso waseNingizimu Afrika.

Umqeqetjhi Raymond Mdaka uchaze ukulahlekelwa njengento “enzima ukudela”, ikakhulu ngenxa yokukholwa kwakhe ekutheni iqembu lakhe lingathola imiphumela emihle.

“Sijwayele ukunqoba, kodwana uma ulahlekelwa, kukusha nzima.

Kodwana ngaphandle kwalokho, siyaqonda ukuthi kuyimvelo yebhola, ikakhulu ezikhathini zokukhishwa — udlala, awunqobi, bese uphuma,” kutjho uMdaka kuSAFA Media.

Ngaphandle kokudumazeka, uMdaka ugcizelele amava afundwe abadlali nethimba lobuchwepheshe, ethi umqhudelwano uletha izifundo ezibalulekile kubo bonke ababekhona.

“Sasibanjwe emizuzwini yokuqala lapho singakwazi ukwakha ukudlala njengoba sivame. Sathola igoli loku-1 livela ngasohlangothini esingaliboni, kodwana kusukela lapho, sahlaliseka,” echaza yena.

“Emva kwalokho sathola amathuba amanengi esingawaphumeleli, futhi sathola igoli ngephenathi. Kodwana saphulukana negoli lesibili nelekugcina — akuningi okungakhulunywa ngakho.

Sitshele abafana bahlale benesibindi, sizabona okwenzekayo kusasa.”