Benni McCarthy, tsohon koci na Manchester United da ɗan wasan ƙasa da ƙasa na South Africa, ya bayar da hukunci mai tsanani game da fara rashin nasarar Bafana Bafana a gasar World Cup 2026, yana mai kiran wasan da aka yi da Mexico "mai tsanani" kuma ya yarda cewa bai "iya gaskata" abin da ya shaida ba.

South Africa sun sha kashi 2-0 ga Mexico a filin Azteca, sakamako wanda McCarthy da masu sa ido da yawa ke ganin ya zama mai tausayawa ga baƙin, musamman ganin cewa Bafana Bafana sun kuma rasa ɗan wasa biyu ta hanyar katin ja a lokacin wasan.

"Mun rasa cikakkiyar asalinmu"

Yana magana da mai gabatar da shirin BBC Mark Chapman a matsayinsa na mai sharhi kafin wasan Ivory Coast da Ecuador, McCarthy bai yi wa kowa sulhu ba a cikin sukarsa.

"Sun kasance masu tsanani. Ban iya gaskata abin da na gani ba. Na yi tsammanin South Africa za su zo, watakila ba za su doke Mexico ba, amma aƙalla su nuna kyakkyawar ɗabi'a ta 'waɗannan su ne ƙarfinmu', amma mun rasa cikakkiyar asalinmu."

McCarthy, wanda ya buga ƙwallon ƙafa a Blackburn Rovers da West Ham a lokacin aikinsa na kulob, ya bayyana damuwa mai zurfi game da yadda al'umma a gida suka ji damuwa. "Mutane ba su iya gaskata cewa ba mu nuna abin da ƙwallon ƙafa ta South Africa ke nufi ba," in ji shi.

Hanya mai wahala a gaban Czech Republic da South Korea

Tare da South Africa har yanzu suna da wasanni da Czech Republic da South Korea a matakin rukuni, McCarthy yana jin tsoron cewa lalacewa ta riga ta shafi ƙudurin ƙungiyar da 'yancin su na dabaru.

Ya gano cewa ƙwallaye da ake harba daga gefen wasan na iya zama raunin da yake iya amfani da shi a gefe ɗaya, yana mai nuni cewa Czech Republic sun yi niyya ta hanyar harba kwallo daga gefen wasan, kusurwa, da jifar nesa da South Korea — kuma ya gargaɗe cewa South Africa na iya fuskantar abu iri ɗaya.

"Sun nazarci South Africa kuma sun gano cewa South Africa ba su yi kyau wajen dakatar da ƙwallaye daga gefen wasan ba. Sabili da haka, hakan wata hanya ce ta kai musu hari," McCarthy ya bayyana, yana kuma nuni ga gazawar South Africa wajen dakatar da ƙwallon Raul Jimenez a matsayin shaida ta gazawar tsaro.

Tsohon ɗan wasa na harin ya ƙara cewa yanayin da ake ciki a gida a South Africa yana cike da mamaki, kuma ya gargaɗe cewa matsin lamba na buƙatar sakamako yanzu na iya hana Bafana Bafana su buga kamar yadda suke so a zahiri. "Ban yi tsammanin za mu sami damar yin hakan yanzu ba, domin za su ƙididdige yadda ba za su sha kashi a wasanni biyu ba," in ji shi.

Gasar South Africa a World Cup 2026 tana ci gaba da wasannin rukuni masu matuƙar muhimmanci waɗanda suka ɗauki babban matsin lamba bayan wannan fāɗuwar farko a Azteca.