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Sekuyiminyaka embalwa iStellenbosch FC ihambela amakilabhu ethungatha abadlali abaseqophelweni eliphezulu, kodwa lokho kuphazamise inqubekela phambili yeqembu, ngokusho komqeqeshi uSteve Barker.
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Lo mdlali oneminyaka engu-55 ubudala osebambe izintambo kuStellenbosch kusukela ngo-2017 ngesikhathi leli qembu lisadlala kumaligi aphansi ebholeni laseNingizimu Afrika, usebone abadlali abaningi abanekhono bephuma bephuma, kodwa iqembu lisaphumelele ukudlondlobala ngokungenisa. ithalente elisha, ikakhulukazi elivela ezinhlakeni zabo zokuthuthukisa.
UBarker uthi kumele kume lokhu uma befuna ukuba yiqembu eliphumelelayo kuDStv Premiership.
Ngesizini edlule uBarker ulahlekelwe ngabadlali bakhe abasezingeni eliphezulu uZitha Kwinika no-Ashley du Preez kuKaizer Chiefs edlala kuDStv Premiership.
Njengamanje kunezingxoxo zokuthi uJunior Mendieta noSibongiseni Mthethwa bangase balishiye leli qembu njengoba kubikwa ukuthi laba badlali ababili basohlwini lwabafunwa uthuli emaqenjini amaningi okuhlanganisa neChiefs.
Kodwa, ukulahlekelwa yilaba badlali ababili kuzophinde kube yimbuyiselo ekuqhubekeleni phambili kukaBarker eqenjini.
UBarker ukwazile ukukhuphula abadlali abanekhono abafana noJayden Adams noDevin Titus eqenjini elikhulu futhi bafake kahle kakhulu eqenjini, kanti uBarker uthi kubalulekile ukuthi bangalahlekelwa ngabadlali babo abahamba phambili.
“Ngokwami njengomqeqeshi ngifuna siphumelele, ngifuna siqale sidlale kahle siphezulu kuligi siphinde sibe nezindebe njengoba senza (okwamanje neNedbank Cup). Uma sifuna ukwenza lokho kubalulekile ukuthi siqale sibe yiqembu elingalahlekelwa ngabadlali balo abasezingeni eliphezulu futhi sikwazi nokugcina abadlali bethu abasezingeni eliphezulu,” kusho lo mqeqeshi uStellies.
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“Ngakho-ke, uma sikwazi ukugcina abadlali bethu abasebancane esinabo – abahlanu kubo baqokelwe isikwati sokuqala sika-Under 23. Nabadlali abafana noMendieta noMthethwa, Iqraam Rayners, labo ngabadlali abanamava esibalethe futhi baneqophelo eliphezulu. Kubalulekile kithina njengeqembu ukuthi nathi siphumelele futhi lokho kuzoba wukugcina abadlali esinabo.”
IStellenbosch isendaweni yeshumi ku-log ngamaphuzu angu-27.
Azokwamukela AmaZulu FC asendaweni yesishiyagalombili eDanie Craven Stadium ngoLwesihlanu kanti ukunqoba ku-Usuthu kuzowafaka ku-top 8.
