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Kubhede ekugcineni kwiChiefs iphuma koweCaf

Xolile Mpisane|Published

UMDLALI weKaizer Chiefs uThabiso Monyane emakene noweZamalek u-Oday Dabbagh.

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AMATHEMBA eKaizer Chiefs okudlulela esigabeni somkhumulajezi kwiCaf Confederation Cup ashabalale emdlalweni wokugcina wamaqoqo ngesikhathi inqotshwa yiZamalek yase-Egypt ngo 2-1 eSuez Canal Authority Stadium ngoMgqibelo ntambama.

AmaKhosi angene kulo mdlalo obusedolobheni i-Ismailia, e-Egypt eqhwakele kuGroup D futhi edinga iphuzu ukuze azibekisele indaweo kuma-quarterfinal.

Bekusalihambela kahle leli qembu lasePhefeni ngesikhathi kuyiwa ekhefini zibambene ngo 0-0.

Izinto ziqale ukushintsha ngasekuqaleni kwesiwombe sesibili iZamalek ithola igoli elishaywe nguJuan Bezerra, u-Abdallah El-Said wayishayela elesibili ngomzuzu ka-72.

UGlody Lilepo ubuyise ithemba kwbeChiefs elibeka phakathi ngekhanda sekusele imizuzu engu-15 umdlalo uphele, kodwa yahluleka ukuthola elokulinganisa.

Okukhiphe iChiefs kulo mqhudelwano wukuthi iqembu lase-Egypt eliqale umdlalo lisendaweni yesithathu kuGroup D, i-Al Masry, liqumbe phansi iZESCO United ngo 2-0.

IZamalek iqede esicongweni kuleli coco ngamaphuzu angu-11, yalandelwa yi-Al Masry ngamaphuzu angu-10.

Yize Amakhosi nawo eqede imidlalo yamaqoqo enamaphuzu angu-10 kodwa asale ngaphandle ngenxa yesibalo samagoli esingaphansi kwese-Al Masry.

IZESCO iqede emsileni ngamaphuzu amathathu ewathole idla iZamalek ngo 1-0 ngempelasonto edlule.