Sihlangu leave today for COSAFA Cup
MBABANE – The national team Sihlangu will leave today for the 2022 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup.
This year’s edition, which has a new sponsor in Hollywoodbets, returns to the coastal city of Durban after it was last staged there in 2019. The previous edition was held at the Nelson Mandela Bay.
The Dominic Kunene-led side is in Group B with Lesotho, Malawi and Mauritius and they will begin their campaign on Wednesday against ‘Club M’, as Mauritius are fondly known in football circles.
The game is scheduled for the King Zwelithini Stadium, starting at 2pm. Sihlangu will try to improve from last year’s
Mbabane giants’ Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mandla Madonsela, performance. They were booted in the semifinals by guest nation, Senegal on penalties.
Eswatini Football Association (EFA) Marketing and Communications Officer Muzi Radebe said as per plans, the national team was supposed to leave today for South Africa.
Depart
“According to what I know, they will depart for COSAFA tomorrow (today),” Radebe said. He said if there were any changes, he would inform the media. The squad is currently in camp at Lobamba Technical Centre.
Sihlangu Skipper Lindokuhle Mkhonta said they wanted to make history by becoming the first squad to bring home the trophy.
He was echoed by his assissaid they would give an update on the players’ movement this week.
tant in Mbabane Highlanders captain Sabelo ‘Sikhali’ Ndzinisa, who also said it was high time to bring home the trophy.
Ndzinisa also said his dream was to be counted as one of the best the country had produced in the history of the regional football tournament.
Meanwhile, Sihlangu Coach Dominic Kunene has introduced new faces for the COSAFA Cup squad in Royal Leopard new signee Simanga ‘Stina’ Masangane; Mbabane Swallows midfielder Leon ‘Schuster’ Manyisa and Young Buffaloes’ enterprising winger Bongwa Matsebula.
It is worth noting that he excluded the two international players in South Africa TS Galaxy winger Justice ‘Figa’ Figuareido and top Angolan outfit Sagrada Esperanca’s Bonginkhosi ‘Manyovu’ Dlamini.