Léopards Yasezerewe mu Gikombe cy’Isi, Ariko Yasigiye Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo Ishema Rikomeye
Urugendo rw’Ikipe y’Igihugu ya Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo (Léopards) mu Gikombe cy’Isi rwarangiriye mu cyiciro cya kimwe cya cumi na gatandatu, nyuma yo gutsindwa n’Ikipe y’Igihugu y’u Bwongereza ibitego 2-1. Nubwo yasezerewe, Léopards yagaragaje umukino mwiza, isiga ishimwe kubera uburyo yahanganye n’imwe mu makipe akomeye ku isi.
Uyu mukino wahuje RDC n’u Bwongereza, igihugu kiri mu makipe aza ku isonga ku rutonde rwa FIFA. Nubwo benshi bahaga amahirwe u Bwongereza, Léopards yerekanye ko ifite ubushobozi bwo guhatana ku rwego rwo hejuru.
RDC yatangiye umukino ifite icyizere n’imbaraga nyinshi. Ku munota wa karindwi gusa, Brian Cipenga yafunguye amazamu atsinda igitego cyiza cyashimishije abakunzi ba Léopards. Iki gitego cyagaragaje uburyo ikipe y’igihugu yari yinjiye mu mukino yiteguye kandi ifite intego yo gukora amateka.
Nyuma yo kubona iki gitego, abakinnyi ba RDC bakomeje kwitwara neza mu bwugarizi no hagati mu kibuga. Bashoboye kuburizamo ibitero byinshi by’u Bwongereza, bakomeza kurinda izamu ryabo igihe kirenga isaha imwe. Imikinire yabo yatumye abakunzi b’umupira w’amaguru batangira kwizera ko bashobora gutahana intsinzi.
Icyakora, ku munota wa 75, rutahizamu Harry Kane yatsindiye u Bwongereza igitego cyo kwishyura, agarura icyizere mu ikipe ye. Nyuma y’iminota icyenda gusa, yongeye gutsinda igitego cya kabiri ku munota wa 84, ahesha igihugu cye intsinzi n’itike yo gukomeza mu cyiciro gikurikiraho.
Nubwo RDC itabashije gukomeza, yavuye muri aya marushanwa ifite ishema rikomeye. Nyuma y’imyaka 52 ititabira Igikombe cy’Isi, kuba yarabashije kurenga icyiciro cya mbere ni amateka akomeye agaragaza ko umupira w’amaguru w’iki gihugu uri gutera imbere.
Imikinire yagaragajwe na Léopards muri iri rushanwa yatanze icyizere ku bakunzi bayo no ku bakurikiranira hafi umupira w’amaguru muri Afurika. Abakinnyi bagaragaje ubwitange, ubufatanye n’ubushake bwo guhesha ishema ibendera ry’igihugu, bahangana nta bwoba n’amakipe afite uburambe ku rwego mpuzamahanga.
Nubwo urugendo rwabo rurangiriye muri iki cyiciro, Léopards isize yanditse amateka mashya ndetse yerekanye ko ishobora guhangana n’amakipe akomeye ku isi. Uru rugendo rutanga icyizere ko mu marushanwa azakurikiraho, Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo izakomeza kwitwara neza no guhatanira kugera kure kurushaho.
