FOLLOWING THE RISE IN ABUSE RELATED ISSUES:
M%A%A1E ± The Eswatini )ootball Association E)A has Moined the wagon of organisations who are fighting against gender-based violence G%9 .
This was revealed by EFA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frederick Mngomezulu during the Hub Utility Stores Under-17 prize presentation, which was held at the Sigwaca House yesterday.
The event was also graced by MTN Premier League giants Royal Leopard, Mbabane Swallows and Madlenya public relations officers (PROs) Frank Hurube, Knowledge ‘Bhambo’ Ngwenya and Comfort Jele respectively.
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Umkhonto KaShaka are one of the football entities which made their stand known in terms of trying to curb GBV in the country. The red and white capital city giants partnered with Swatini Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGGA) to preach the gospel of stopping GBV in the country through the use of football.
Mngomezulu said as the governing football body in the country, they were totally against the abuse of players of both genders in the sport and they were going to deal with those to be found on the wrong side of the law.
“As an association we say no to gender-based violence in the sport and we will sanction those to be implicated from the game,” Mngomezulu said.
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He said this was a programme that was from the world governing body of the sport, the International Football Federation Association (FIFA).
“We want parents to easily release their children to attend games without any fear of thinking that they would be abused,” he said.
The EFA Secretary General (SG) made this statement amid alleged rumours that cases of GBV were on the rise in the Eswatini Women Football League (EWFL).