Online Reporter
Eddie Chikamhi
MURAIRIDZI weNsingizini Hotspurs, Mandla Qhogi, anoyambira chikwata cheScottland kuti chitarisire mutambo wakasiyana zvachose pachasangana zvikwata zviviri izvi mumutambo wechipiri wakakosha mumakwikwi eCAF Champions League munhandare yeSomhlolo kuEswatini Mugovera uno.
Chikwata ichi, icho chine mukurumbira kuEswatini, chiri kupinda mumutambo uyu chichitungamirirwa nechibodzwa chimwe chete pasina (1-0), mushure mokunge mutambi wekuCameroon, Neville Tengeg, anwisa muchikamu chechipiri, izvo zvakapa Scottland kukunda kuNational Sports Stadium nomusi weSvondo.
Zvisinei, Qhogi anovimba kuti mukana wekukunda uchiripo kune mativi ose, zvikuru sei mushure mokunge chikwata chake charwa nesimba panguva yachakange chiri muHarare chichitamba nevatambi gumi chete mushure mekudzingwa kwemutambi wacho wekumashure, Kingsley Kwakyi, mumaminetsi matatu okutanga.
Qhogi, uyo ane chikwata chakatora mikombe mitatu muEswatini, ari kuwana chivimbo kubva parwendo rwa2025 rweCAF Champions League apo vakakwanisa kushandura zvinhu mushure mekukundwa mumutambo wokutanga nechikwata chemuZimbabwe cheSimba Bhora, ndokuzopfuurira mberi kumutambo unotevera.
Nsingizini yakakundwa 1-0 mumutambo wokutanga asi yakadzoka nesimba mumutambo wechipiri, ichimanikidza kuti mutambo upere nemapena mushure mekuenzanisa zvibodzwa kuva 1-1. Vakazopedzisira vakunda 4-2 pamapena.
“Ndinofunga kuti pavanouya kumusha kwedu, vachisangana nevatambi gumi neumwe, vachaona zvinhu zvakasiyana. Ndinokumbira kuti vataure neSimba Bhora, vabvunze nezveurongwa hwemutambo, nokuti isu hatisi kuzoita kuti mutambo uyu uve nyore. Tiri kuita zvose zvinogoneka kuti tipfuurire mberi,” anodaro Qhogi.
“Simba Bhora inogona kuvapa urongwa hwakanaka. Ndinoziva kuti vane vamwe vavanoshanda navo vanodyidzana neSimba Bhora. Pamwe vachauya neurongwa huri nane.”
Kunyangwe zvazvo vakasara nevatambi vashoma mumaminetsi matatu okutanga, Nsingizini Hotspurs yakaramba yakarongeka uye ichitevedzera urongwa hwayo, ichinetsa Scottland kwenguva refu uye ichidzivirira kuti chikwata chemuZimbabwe ichi chisawane mukana mukuru wekunwisa.
Scottland yakatonga mumutambo uyu uye yaiva nebhora nguva yakawanda muchikamu chokutanga, ichikurudzirwa nevatsigiri vayo, avo vaive nemufaro mukuru. Asi yakatadza kunwisa kusvika Tengeg azozviita pakati pehafu yechipiri.
Qhogi anoona sokuti kadhi dzvuku rakapihwa mutambi wake rakakanganisa zvikuru urongwa hwavo hwemutambo.
Kwakyi akabuditswa mumutambo mushure mekusvikira zvine njodzi mutambi weScottland wekumashure, Moses Shidolo, danho rakamanikidza chikwata chaishanya ichi kuti chishandure urongwa hwacho hwokutanga hwekutamba, ndokutanga kunyanya kurerekera kumatambiro ekuzvidzivirira.
“Handizivi, handisi muridzi wepembe kana vabatsiri vacho vemutambo, asi ndingati pamwe aifanira kumupa kadhi reyero nokuti ndiko kutanga kwemhosva uye mutambo uchangotanga.
“Handifungi kuti zvaive zvine njodzi yakanyanyisa, asi muridzi wepembe akaona zvakasiyan. Zvisinei, hapana chatingaite panguva ino. Tinofanira kuenderera mberi, toona kuti tadzokera kumusha, togadzirisa zvikanganiso zvedu, tozodzoka neurongwa huri nane. Ndinofunga kuti vatambi vangu vakaita zvakanaka nokuti takakwanisa kuchengetedza bhora pane dzimwe nguva tiri vashoma, uye takavaisa pasi pekumanikidzwa pane dzimwe nguva.”
Kunyangwe zvazvo chikwata cheNsingizini chichiri netariro, murairidzi weScottland, Norman Mapeza, anonyevera pamusoro pekusazvidzikisira kana kufunga kuti vatokunda mumutambo uri kutevera.
Aimbove kaputeni wechikwata chenyika cheWarriors uyu anobvuma kuti chikwata chake chakarasikirwa nemukana wekuona kuti vakunda zvachose nekutadza kushandisa mukana wekuva nevatambi vakawanda kupfuura Nsingizini.
“Ndakambosangana nemamiriro ezvinhu akadai kare. Handigoni kutaura zvose zviri mupfungwa dzangu pari zvino,” anodaro Mapeza.
“Sezvandakataura mushure memutambo, ndatove neurongwa hwezvatichaita patinosvika ikoko.
“Handisi kupemberera (mushure mekuhwina 1-0). Ini handina nguva yekupemberera. Mushure memutambo, hongu ndinofara. Asi mushure mezvo, pfungwa dzinenge dzave pamutambo unotevera.”
Vachiziva nezvedambudziko rakavamirira kuEswatini, chikwata cheScottland chiri kuita gadziriro dzakakwana.
“Tinofanira kungwarira zvikuru. Takawana mukana wekutungamira nechibodzwa chimwe chete pasina chavakawana (1-0). Mumutambo wenhabvu, hapana anoziva kuti chii chingaitika. Kana tikaenda ikoko takarongeka zvakanaka pakudzivirira, pamwe tingadzoka taita mangange (0-0). Asi tinofanira kuronga. Tinofanira kunyatsoronga,” anodaro Mapeza.
Mapeza anokurudzirawo vatambi vake kuti vagadzirire nzira dzekutamba nepfungwa dzevanhu (psychological games), idzo dzinowanzoonekwa mumitambo yenhabvu yemuAfrica.
“Isu tinoronga, asi Mwari ndivo vanosarudza. Tinoenda ikoko tiine pfungwa dzakanaka. Tine mukana wekutungamira nechibodzwa chimwe chete. Hazvizovi nyore kana taenda ikoko. Unoona zvavari kuita vasati vatamba mutambo wacho nezvimwewo.
“Mitambo iyoyo yekutamba nepfungwa ichauya patinosvika ikoko. Saka, tinofanira kunge takagadzirira mupfungwa kuti titarisane nezvose patinoenda ikoko,” anodaro Mapeza.
