Abanye bathi iNigeria izanqoba eleIvory Coast namuhla emdlalweni wenguqu owokucina owomncintiswano weAfrica Cup of Nations ozadlalwa kusihlwa.
Umlandeli womdlalo wenguqu uTaurai Matandirocha uthi iqembu leNigeria lizaphakamisa inkezo ngoba lilabagadli abayimbazane.
“Ngibona angani iNigeria izatshaya abantu ngoba iqine kakhulu phambili nxa bengaqhubeka bedlala ngendlela abadlale ngayo emidlalweni eyedluleyo. Lasemuva imvimbi zayo kangizisoli. Iqembu leIvory Coast lona lilamaphutha amanengi njalo linqobe manayinayi kuzigaba ezedluleyo.”
Omunye njalo olandela limidlalo yeAfrica Cup of Nations uIssa Yadini laye uthi iqembu leIvory Coast lisinde ngenhlanhla ukuze lifinyelele kufinal.
“Laphana vele liyanqoba iqembu leNigeria njalo nxa lidlale kuhle linganqoba 2 ka 1 kumbe 1 ka 0. OFofana ngababona labana imidlalo iqalisa ukuthi akulalutho njalo banqoba ngoJesu. Umgadli weNigeria uOsihmen ngendlela athuza ngakhona liyanqoba iqembu leNigeria.”
Owesifazane othanda umdlalo wenguqu uParley Dlakama – Daka uthi laye uhamba leqembu leNigeria.
“Esikufisayo yikuthi umdlalo ungafiki kumbekwa ngoba eleNigeria selinganqotshwa ngoba ngesikhathi linqoba eleSouth Africa ngembekwa eleIvory Coast belibakhengele. Mina ngingazi njalo kodwa mina ngisekela iqembu leNigeria njalo bengifisa kunqobe lona.”
Unozindaba othatha imifanekiso yezemidlalo uResta Chikomo uthi yena akasekeli hlangothi kodwa ukhangelele ukuba umdlalo uzachaza.
“Sikhangelele ukubukela ifinal yanamhla njalo asazi ukuba yiliphi iqembu elizanqoba phakathi kweIvory Coast kanye leNigeria kodwa sikhangelele ukuba lumdlalo uzachaza ngoba amaqembu womabili alabadlali abaphezulu abadlalela amaqembu aphetsheya.”
Owadlalela iqembu labasakhulayo eleHighlanders uTinashe Dube uthi lamaqembu azayehlukaniswa yimbekwa ngoba zindala zombili.
“Ngamaqembu amakhulu lawa njalo womabili adlala ibhola elifanayo okokuthi isikhathi sesingaphela zilokhu zingutshiki lobhanqa zize ziqedelane sekungezelelwe isikhathi kumbe sekutshaywa imbekwa. Iqembu leIvory Coast selingaba lethuba elingcono njengoba lona liyabe lilabasekeli abanengi kodwa sekungenzeka ziqedelane sekungezelelwe isikhathi.”
Odlalela iqembu leEast Rovers uMichael Moyo laye uthi abasekeli sebengadlala indima enkulu kumpumela yalumdlalo.
“Iqembu leIvory Coast lizabe lilabalandeli abanengi abazakhulela abeNigeria njalo eleNigeria lingakulandela lokho lizaswela amandla okuthi likhulele eleIvory Coast kodwa nxa siqathanisa indlela ezidlala ngayo zombili eleNigeria lihamba phambili.”
Omunye njalo olandela imidlalo yeAfrica Cup of Nations uSimbarashe Chitamba uthi yena imali yakhe uyifaka kuqembu leIvory Coast ngoba lilenhlanhla enkulu.
“Iqembu leIvory Coast selingaphakamisa ngoba sekukhuthe ukuthi liphume endaweni ezinengi. Lilenhlanhla njalo selivele selifike kufinal kanje osekusele yikuthi lithathe kuphela.”
Iqembu leIvory Coast selake layiphakamisa kabili inkezo yeAfrica Cup of Nations ikanti eleNigeria lona like layiphakamisa kathathu.