Mali na Zambia zirahura kuri uyu wa mbere tariki ya 22 Ukuboza, kuri Stade Mohammed V i Casablanca, zitangiza imikino yazo ya TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. Kubera ko amakipe yombi afite amateka meza ku mugabane w’Afurika, umukino uzaba ari uw’imbaraga nyinshi, intambara z’amayeri, n’amanota atatu ya mbere y’ingenzi ashobora gushyiraho umurongo mu irushanwa risigaye.
Mali, ni ikipe ifite intego yo gutsinda imikino mu irushanwa aho yarangije iri ku mwanya wa kabiri mu 1972 kandi imaze kugera muri kimwe cya kabiri cya nyuma. Kubera ko ifite intego yo kugera muri iri rushanwa ry’uyu mwaka, izaba ishaka kubona umusaruro mwiza no kwegukana amanota atatu ya mbere.
Hagati aho, Zambia iraba ikipe ikomeye, ishaka gutsinda umukino ushobora kugira uruhare mu mikino isigaye ya TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.
Umukino hagati ya Mali na Zambia uteganijwe kuba umwe mu mikino ishimishije cyane mu matsinda, bitewe n’akamaro kayo mu mupira w’amaguru n’ubuhanga bw’amakipe yombi. Ni umukino uzakurura abafana n’abahanga mu by’amateka.
Mali izinjira mu irushanwa nk’ikipe ifite disipuline mu buryo bw’amayeri, yishingikiriza ku kibuga cyo hagati gikomeye no gushyira hamwe, yunganiwe n’ikipe ivanga ubunararibonye n’imigambi. Ikipe y’umutoza Tom Saintfiet ifite ubushobozi bwo kugenzura umuvuduko, gutegeka umukino, no guhanga amahirwe atandukanye yo gusatira, ikabaha amahirwe meza yo gukina neza.
Ku rundi ruhande, Zambia yishingikiriza ku muvuduko, imbaraga z’umubiri, n’umukino utaziguye, ikava mu bwugarizi ijya mu busatirizi. Ikipe y’umutoza Musa Sichone ifite amateka yubashywe mu marushanwa yo ku mugabane w’Afurika kandi izi uburyo bwo guhangana n’imikino ikomeye. Kubera ko badafite igitutu kinini, Zambia ishobora kugira ubushobozi bwo gukoresha umwanya no gutungurana.
Ibisobanuro birambuye, kwibanda, no kurangiza neza bizagaragaza ko ari ingenzi mu kugena ikipe izatsinda, mu gihe impande zombi zishaka intangiriro nziza y’irushanwa.
Ni iki cyavuzwe mbere y’umukino?
Umutoza wa Mali, Tom Saintfiet, yagize ati: “Inshingano yacu ya mbere nuko tuzaba dukina na Zambia, ifatwa nk’imwe mu makipe meza muri Afurika. Ikidufitiye akamaro ni amanota atatu. Tugomba kubaha abo duhanganye bose no gukomeza kwibanda ku mukino wose. Dufite ikipe nziza, kandi nta kibazo mfite ku gitutu. Kuva nagerayo, twageze ku musaruro mwiza w’ibarurishamibare hamwe na Mali.”
Umukinnyi wa Mali, Aliou Dieng, yongeyeho ati: “Imana nibishaka, tuzatangira neza. Umukino na Zambia ntuba woroshye. Ntituzavuga byinshi muri iri rushanwa; tuzabigaragaza mu kibuga.”
Umutoza wa Zambia, Musa Sichone, yagaragaje icyizere: “Tugamije gutangira neza irushanwa. Abakinnyi bose biteguye neza, bafite ubuzima bwiza, kandi biteguye gukina. Tuzaba dutera intambwe ku yindi. Mfite icyubahiro cyo kwitabira Igikombe cya Afurika nk’umukinnyi n’umutoza, kandi kuri njye, kwitabira iri rushanwa ni ukugira ngo tugere ku musaruro, ntabwo ari ugukina gusa.”
Kapiteni wa Zambia Fashion Sakala yongeyeho ati: “Twiteguye neza irushanwa. Intego yacu ni ugutanga byose mu buryo bw’amayeri no mu bwenge. Ndishimye cyane kuri iri rushanwa, kandi inyungu kuri njye ni uko mfite ubunararibonye bwinshi. Twiteguye neza kandi tugamije kugera kure.”
Imibare mbere y’umukino
Mali na Zambia barahura ku nshuro ya kabiri mu mateka y’igikombe cya Afurika. Umukino umwe rukumbi bahuye mbere muri iri rushanwa ni uwo mu mwaka wa 1994, aho Zambia yatsinze Mali ibitego 4-0.
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