‘Weslians’ seek to clip ‘Birds’ wings
MBABANE – It’s an epic clash This is the MTN Premier League match between strugglers Manzini Wanderers and the unpredictable red and white capital city giants, Mbabane Swallows later today at the Mavuso Sports Centre. The maroon and white hub giants are coming to this game targeting the maximum points and in the process, end Swallows’ dominance over them. The Ikabort Masocha-coached side have suffered six losses in a row against Umkhonto KaShaka spanning from 2021.
On paper, Swallows look the better side as coming to this match, they had beaten Wanderers in their last outing with a 4-0 humiliation on March 12, 2023 at the same venue, but football being football, they can cause an upset. They are yet to lose a match as they had recorded draws in their last two outings against Madlenya and
Ezulwini United respectively. They will be hoping that Skipper Mlamuli ‘Mlaba’ Nkambule and goalkeeper Sandile ‘Nkomishi’ Ginindza’s experience will help them grind the positive results to ease their relegation woes.
Meanwhile, Swallows will be looking at returning to their winning ways after dropping points in their last two games. They drew with Nsingizini Hotspurs and log leaders Royal Leopard. Coach Ngwenya has arsenal to
bag the three points to dethrone Ingwe Mabalala from the summit as going to this match they trail the Edwin Matsebula-led side by two points. Wanderers had to guide against the likes of Ayanda ‘Gandaganda’ Gadlela, Siyabonga ‘Gusheshe’ Zwane and Neliswa ‘Tiger’ Dlamini, as these players on their day can cause havoc. The two sides are coming to this match with Wanderers perched on the 11th position with 14 points, while Swallows are in position four with 31 points from 18 games.