WEEKEND SPORTS SUMMARY

LOCAL SPORTS

Football activities in communities within the reach of this publication have remained dormant since government implemented the first partial lockdown on January 08, 2020.
Although most sporting activities at local communities were still going on secretively despite government banning them in March last year, communities seemed to have fully abided with government call of no soccer sports activities in the country.
These means that there are no football activities one would expect to find in their respective communities pending the partial lockdown and the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

NATIONAL SPORTS

Pending the partial lockdown in the country, there is no football action taking place in both elite and National First Division (NFD).
Group trainings according to Eswatini Football Association are also not allowed.
Premier League games took a break before Christmas with topflight league having played 2 games while the NFD having played a single match.
All eyes and hopes are on the return of football when the 4 weeks national partial lockdown elapses probably on 18 February.

INCASE YOU MISSED IT!!

Manzini Wnderers Ladies Team will be first local women team to partake in the maiden African Women’s Champions league.
Young Buffaloes will enter into a 21 day bubble as they start their preparations for 14 February CAF Confederation’s match against Tunisia’s Etoile du Sahel.
Mbabane Highlanders and Mbabane Swallows have come out and declared that they will not slash players’ salaries over this period of COVID-19.
Royal Leopards Mfan’zile Fash Dlamini has tested positive of COVID-19 disease.

Mbabane Highlanders will bid for ex-Mbabane Swallows auctioned sprinter.

DSTV PREMIERSHIP

Thembinkosi Lorch has scored his first DSTV goal after 15 games.