Owen Da Gama, tsohon kocin Bafana Bafana, ya bayyana ra'ayinsa kai tsaye game da yadda South Africa ke shirya kansu don Kofin Duniya na FIFA 2026, yana mai cewa tawagar na jin tsoro wajen fafatawa da manyan abokan hamayya.

Yayin da yake magana da KickOff, Da Gama bai ɓoye damuwarsa ba game da ingancin abokan hamayya da aka zaba don wasannin sada zumunci, musamman wasa a gida da Nicaragua — tawaga mai matsayi na 131 a duniya.

"Ina jin babban takaici, ba game da Nicaragua kadai ba, face saboda mun buga da tawagar kasa mai matsayi na 131 a duniya, a gidanmu — ga ni hakan shirye-shirye mara kyau sosai ne," Da Gama ya ce.

South Africa suna cikin rukuni tare da South Korea, Czech Republic, da Mexico a Kofin Duniya na FIFA 2026, dukkansu suna da matsayi mafi girma. Da Gama ya ce zaɓen abokan hamayya kamar Panama da Nicaragua ba zai iya shirya tawagar don matakin da ake bukata a gasa ba.

"Kuna buga da Panama, sa'an nan kuma Nicaragua — ga ni shirye-shiryen mara kyau sosai ne. Ina tsammanin muna son kawai kiyaye rikodinmu na rashin sha'awa da makamancin wannan. Ga ni hakan abu ne marar kyau sosai," ya ƙara da cewa.

Kwatancen da Brazil da farashin inganci

Da Gama ya dogara ga kwarewarsa ta kocin domin tabbatar da gardamarsa. Ya tuna yadda South Africa suka fafata da Brazil da Japan a kasashensu — suka sha kashi a wurare biyu — yayin shirya zuwa Wasannin Olympics tare da tawagar ƙasa da shekaru 23, amma sun isa gasar cikin shirye-shirye na gaske, sun yi daidai da Brazil a wasan farko ko da yake sun gama da 'yan wasa 10 bayan an fitar da Mothobi da kati ja.

Ya ce falsafar daya dole ta yi amfani a Kofin Duniya na FIFA 2026, yana ma'anar cewa kuɗi na iya zama matsala wajen samun abokan hamayya masu inganci. A cewar Da Gama, wasan da aka shirya da Brazil ya fadi ne saboda South African Football Association ba ta iya ko ta yarda ta biya kuɗin da aka ruwaito wato naira miliyan 5.

"Ina tsammanin muna jin tsoro wajen buga da manyan ƙasashe. Ban san ko an kuɗi ne ba — na fahimci abin da ya kamata mu buga da Brazil suka nemi naira miliyan 5 — amma gwamnati dole ta taimaka duk inda za ta iya," ya ce.

Matsalolin tafiya suna ƙara rikice-rikice

Sansanin shirye-shiryen South Africa ya kuma fuskanci cikas na logistiki. Rikicin biza ya dagule tafiyar tawagar, kuma a ranar 31 ga Mayu 2026 jirgin charter da aka shirya zuwa Mexico an soke shi, wanda ya jefa shirin tafiya cikin rudani.

Duk da irin wannan kimantawar gaskiyarsa mai zafi, Da Gama ya jaddada cewa yana ci gaba da goyan bayan tawagar yayin da take nufa gasar.

"Ina addu'a mu yi kyau a Kofin Duniya, amma ban ga haske a ƙarshen rami ba. Ina gaya muku gaskiya. Zan ci gaba da goyan bayan Bafana Bafana kashi 100%, amma ga ni shirye-shirye shine mafi muhimmancin abu. Shirye-shiryenmu sun kasance mara kyau sosai, mara kyau sosai a zahiri," ya ce.