Volleyball finals unite multiple sporting codes
MANZINI – Indeed sport has a unifying factor.
Representatives of multiple sports disciplines united to watch the finals on the volleyball tournament played this past Saturday at the Mavuso Sports Emporium.
The dignitaries included Correctional Services Commissioner General Phindile Dlamini, Royal Eswatini Police Service’s Superintendent Vusi Masuku. They were also joined by local sports associations’ presidents.
These included Basketball Association of Eswatini President Nhlanhla Maphanga, and Eswatini Cricket Association
(ECA) President Rueben ‘Rhoo’ Nxumalo and Eswatini National Netball Association (ENNA) Vice president Nkabinde Shabalala as well as Eswatini Sport and Recreation Council (ESRC) Business Development Officer Nicholas Nyoni.
Support
“We always support our sport teams and our presence here is a moral boost for them. We lost the Ladies championship, but they played really well. I was happy to see the commissioner general here to support the teams and also thank the people from numerous sports associations as well as the spectators who came in numbers, “Masuku said.
On behalf of the nation’s sports mother body, Nyoni commended the support from the different disciplines and further thanked Eswatini Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (EOCGA) for sponsoring the volleyball tournament, among other sports teams.
“It is a good initiative that the sports associations invite each other to their epic events so that they can share ideas on how to improve their sectors.
“It is my first time seeing such a large number of spectators in our local tournaments. The turnout is amazing. Big up to EOCGA for making this tournament a possibility,” Nyoni said.