Ga Mandii da Terry Pratt, aikin sa-kai koyaushe yana da ma'ana fiye da kawai cika lissafin ayyuka. Yana nufin iyali. Yana nufin ƙwallon ƙafa. Kuma wannan bazara, yana nufin FIFA World Cup 2026 — a garinsu na Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Wannan uwa da 'yarta sun yi aiki kafaɗa da kafaɗa a matsayin masu sa-kai tsawon kusan shekaru 20, suna ɗaukar tafiyarsu daga ƙwallon ƙafa na matasa, zuwa wasannin Philadelphia Union, har zuwa babban gasar wasanni a duniya. Kusan masu sa-kai 600 suna tallafawa ayyukan ranakun wasa a Philadelphia kadai, ɓangare na ƙungiyar masu aiki kusan 50,000 a duk gasar.

Ƙaunar da wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ya haɗa su

Terry ta taso da 'ya'yanta a matsayin uwa marar aure, kuma ta yaba wa wannan kwarewar don gano ƙaunarsa ta wasanni a hanyar. "Duk abin da suke son yi, na nuna sha'awa a ciki, ko da bai yi mini daɗi ba, kawai don in yi shi tare da su," in ji ta. "Amma kaɗan kaɗan na ƙaunaci abin da suke ƙaunaci, domin yana ɗaukar mutum."

Mandii ta bayyana haɗin kansu da sauƙi: "Kullum muke cewa mun kasance abokan haɗin gwiwa. Idan ɗaya tana son yin wani abu, ɗayan ta ce, 'To, mu tafi'."

Wannan biyu, waɗanda duk suke aiki a US Postal Service, sun kawo wannan ruhun zuwa FIFA Club World Cup 2025, inda suka yi hidima a matsayin Masu Sa-kai na Tantancewa, suna maraba da baƙi daga ko'ina cikin duniya. Sun ci gaba da kasancewa masu aiki ta hanyar Shirin U-Serve na Philadelphia Union, kuma an ba su girmamawa ta nuna MLS Supporters' Shield na kulob — kyautar da ake bayarwa ga ƙungiyar da ta sami mafi kyawun rikodin kakar yau da kullum.

Ganewar Terry da ƙudurin da bai ragewa

Kaka da ta gabata, yayinda tana taimaka wa FIFA wajen zaɓar sauran masu sa-kai, Terry ta rasa hanyarsa lokacin da ta koma daga abincin rana a lokacin aikin ta. Abin da ya biyo baya ya canza rayuwarta gaba ɗaya — an gano cewa tana da cutar ƙwayar kwakwalwa mai suna glioblastoma. Duk da haka, ƙudurinta bai ragu ko kaɗan ba.

Yanzu Terry na cika mafarkin FIFA World Cup 2026 na a matsayin Matakin Sa-kai na Partner Rights Delivery, yayin da Mandii ke hidima a Competition Management — tare, kamar koyaushe. Ɗaya daga cikin lokutan da Terry ta fi ƙaunata shi ne lokacin da ta jagoranci yaran tare da 'yan wasa zuwa filin wasa kafin wata wasa. "Na jagoranci yaran zuwa filin wasa. Wannan kwarewar ta yi kyau sosai," in ji ta. "Tafiya a filin wasa ka ga duk waɗannan mutane a gaban kujeru suna yi murna — yaran suna tsoron amma suna farin ciki, dukkaninsu sun yi aiki sosai, kuma na yi alfahari da su."

Saƙon Tchouaméni

Sadaukarwarsu ba ta wuce ba tare da an lura da ita ba. A cikin saƙon bidiyo mai ban mamaki da aka nuna a allon filin wasa, ɗan wasan ƙasa da ƙasa na France Aurélien Tchouaméni ya miƙa godiya ta sirri ga wannan biyu. "Sannu Terry da Mandii, ni ne Tchouaméni. Na so kawai in gode muku don duk abin da kuke yi don Kofin Duniya da kuma al'umma," in ji shi. "Na ji cewa kuna masoyiyar Real Madrid ne, don haka ina fatan wata rana za mu haɗu a Madrid. Gode sosai kuma don duk abin da kuke yi, kuma yana cike da ƙauna."

Ga Mandii, kwarewar ta wuce wasannin kansu. "Har yanzu ya kasance abin farin ciki, ba kawai kasancewa mai alaƙa sosai da gasar kanta ba, amma tare da abokan sa-kai na," in ji ta. "Akwai mutane nan daga ko'ina cikin duniya, daga asali daban-daban, da yaruka daban-daban. Don haka kawai zamantar da sauran masu sa-kai ya kasance abin ban sha'awa."

Terry ta taƙaita haɗin kansu a sarari: "Ita abokiyar aiki ce mai kyau, domin tana ƙoƙarin sabon abu, kuma yana nufin komai gare ni cewa muna wannan irin dangantaka." Mandii ma tana da tabbaci: "Ita ce ƙawata. Don haka ba zan yi wannan tare da wani ba — ita ce zaɓina na farko tabbas."