ICape Town City izophusha isicoco sesibili seMTN8, kanti iSekhukhune United ifuna indebe yokuqala ngqa kwiligi ephezulu uma la maqembu esedudulana emdlalweni we-quarter final ePeter Mokaba Stadium.

ICitizens iwine iMTN8 ka-2018 ngaphansi kukaBenni McCarthy kodwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ithwale kanzima.

Manje sebenethuba lokuphumelela emqhudelwaneni wamaqembu ayisishiyagalombili, futhi banethemba lokuthi umdlalo abazowudlala neBabina Noko uzobeka isisekelo sesizini ka-2024-25 ezingeni.

Umqeqeshi u-Eric Tinkler ubematasatasa esayinisa abadlali abafana noCarlinhos, uFortune Makaringe, uHaashim uDomingo, uKamohelo Mokotjo, ozobhekana neqembu lakhe lakudala.

“Ngiyazi ukuthi sihlanganise isikwati esihle kakhulu emuva ngo-2016, kodwa ngicabanga ukuthi njengamanje sineqembu elingcono kakhulu esake saba nalo,” kusho uTinkler kwabezindaba.

“Siyazi ukuthi kuningi esikwaziyo engicabanga ukuthi kubalulekile kakhulu.

Fika Mgqibelo, sesizokwazi ngawo ukuthi sineqembu elihle yini.”

ICity izoqala ngaphandle kukaKhanyisa Mayo osanda kujoyina iqembu lase-Algeria i-CR Belouizdad.

NeSekhukhune ngeke ifune ukuthi sibonakale isikhala sika-Elias Mokwana, ojoyine izinkunzi zase-Tunisia, i-Esperance ngesonto eledlule.

Kodwa ukufika kwabadlali abanesipiliyoni uThabang Monare, uShaune Mogaila noNjabulo Ngcobo osayiniswe kuKaizer Chiefs kungase kusize iBabina Noko.

“Kuzoba umdlalo othokozisayo. Siyazi ukuthi yini engenziwa yiCape Town City ngalolu suku,” kusho ukaputeni weSekhukhune uLinda Mntambo.

“Selokhu bathola izinga labo kuMpumalanga Black Aces, abakaze bashintshe ukuthi bangobani. Bebehlezi beyiqembu elidlala unyawo oluphambili.”

Uthe indlela abadlale ngayo ngesizini edlule nendlela abavimbe ngayo iSundowns kwisizini ikhombisa ukuthi bayiqembu elihle kangakanani.

Imibiko yasekuqaleni kwaleli sonto iveza ukuthi umqeqeshi weSekhukhune, uPeter Hyballa, uxabane nabanye abadlali bakhe iqembu lathi licabanga ukubuyisa uLehlohonolo Seema.

Isithombe esingenhla: Umqeqeshi weCape Town City u-Eric Tinkler nomsizi wakhe u-Diogo Peral.

Umthombo: Cape Town City