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check temperatur­es and also participan­ts are encouraged to wear masks before and at the end of the race. We also encourage runners to vaccinate because the whole point of the race is promoting a healthy lifestyle,” he said.

Record holder Nkululeko Gama

MBABANE – It’s a battle of the forces not worth missing. ABOUT PARKRUN WFL FIXTURES (WEEK 8)

Saturday

Technical Centre

Elangeni vs S. Roses Kappa Ladies vs S. Divas AS Interladie­s vs G. Mamba Sunday

Technical Centre – Lobamba

M. Swallows vs Mbekelweni M. Wanderers vs Illovo Y. Buffaloes vs R. Leopard

Young Buffaloes Ladies and Royal Leopard will clash on Sunday in the eighth week of the Women’s Football League. The 90-minute clash is set to take centre stage at the Eswatini Football Associatio­n (EFA) Technical Centre. Kick-off time is 3pm.

Young Buffaloes Ladies are boasting an unbeaten run and a whopping 73 goals and 23 points. They have not conceded a single goal in the past seven fixtures. Royal Leopard would be hoping to break this record but past experience­s has it that whenever these two teams cross swords, it is bound to be a thrilling encounter. Buffaloes are renowned for registerin­g ‘cricket scores’ as they opened their league campaign with a 25-0 victory against Illovo and are fresh from a 19-0 victory over Shiselweni Roses. 148

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Gugu Mthembu: 20:02 minutes (Event 51-April 2018)

Nkululeko Gama: 14:56 minutes (Event 36-January 2018)

welcomed the news.

“I was not aware of this great news. I am happy and I will be there to protect my record. It has been a while since we participat­ed in the parkrun, I will be doing this race to prepare for upcoming races this year,” he said. 11am 2pm 3pm 11am 1pm 3pm

Meanwhile, Leopard are placed third on the log table with 13 points behind another forces’ team, Green Mamba Ladies who have 16 points. Also featuring on Sunday, Mbabane Swallows and Mbekelweni have a date scheduled for 11am, followed by Manzini Wanderers and Illovo at 1pm.

Interestin­g fixtures lined up for Saturday include a showdown between Elangeni and Shiselweni Roses starting at 11am. Kappa Ladies and Southern Divas will put each other to the test at 2pm. Wrapping up the day with a clash between Green Mamba and Kappa Ladies at 3pm.

 ?? (File Pic) ?? Young Buffaloes’ Lonica Vasco and Green Mamba’s Welile Shabangu challangin­g each other in their previous game. Buffaloes will face Royal Leopard on Sunday at the EFA Technical Centre in Lobamba at 3pm.
(File Pic) Young Buffaloes’ Lonica Vasco and Green Mamba’s Welile Shabangu challangin­g each other in their previous game. Buffaloes will face Royal Leopard on Sunday at the EFA Technical Centre in Lobamba at 3pm.

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