E12 000 fine for misconduct in WFL

BY NIMROD HLOPHE

TOMORROW ESRIC November Monthly Mug

Golfers will take to the greens in the Eswatini Royal Insurance Corporation (ESRIC) Monthly Mug, which will tee off at 9:30am at Mbabane Golf Course.

Mbabane Parkrun

Parkrunners will tomorrow take to the trails of the Mbabane Golf Course during the weekly timed 5km race. This is going to be the 192nd edition and the race starts at Albert Millin at 8am.

Manzini Parkrun

Manzini Golf Course will again welcome parkrunners during the Manzini Parkrun. The race starts at Manzini Golf Course at 8am.

SUNDAY Motocross, Enduro-Round 5

The Eswatini Motocross and Bike Association (EMBA) will host its final round of testing and grading bikers. The riders stand to improve their fourth edition ranks in the event set to take place at Exodus Motocross premises, with warm-up starting at 8:30am.

MBABANE – Teams that will engage in unsporting behaviour in women football are in for a shock.

Article 7 of the Eswatini Women Football League (EWFA) 2022/23 Rules and Regulations states clearly that the teams whose members have been found guilty of misconduct will be liable for punishment and the highest penalty they stand to face is a minimum of E12 000 for third time offenders guilty of assaulting the match official, opposing team’s players, match commissioner, officials or referees. This is one of the seven types of misconducts listed in the rules and regulations adopted and approved by the Eswatini Football Association (EFA) last month.

A club whose fans have been charged and found guilty of invading the field of play will be fined E500 for a first time offence; E1 000 summary for the second offence and double the amount for third time offenders. A similar fine will apply for throwing missiles of any kind into the field of play.

Warning

EWFA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ntandoyenkosi Hlatjwayo issued a stern warning against violence and unsporting behaviour, saying it ruined the image of the sport and chased away potential sponsors.

“The steep fines were deliberately intended to discourage bad behaviour. Football is a fun sport, so we do not expect to see any form of violence. Women’s football is at a development stage and we need every form of support that we can get so we need to protect our own and make sure that it is not disrupted,” Hlatjwayo said.