From pan into fire for ‘Weslians’
MFixture: GREEN MAMBA VS MANZINI WANDERERS
B A BANE - As focus shifts to week 18 of ‘Y’ello’ action, log leaders Green Mamba take on a struggling Manzini Wanderers.
:anderers are without a win in their last two games in the MTN 3remier /eague.
Heading to this fixture, *reen Mam Ea Eoast a Eetter head to head after avoiding defeat in the last six meetings. The last time :anderers Eeat *reen MamEa, µit rained in the .alahari Desert.¶
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However, the Ernest Mavuso led side will need to Ee wary of a side that is much wounded coming to the fixture, and having the nec essary players that can cause an upset when all players are switched on.
Catch
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The green and white ensemEle have so far shown that they made their Eiggest catch in former MEaEane High landers marksman Sa Eelo µSikhali¶ Nd]inisa, who was not only second on the scorers¶ charts with goals last season Eut was named the league¶s Eest. Sikhali comes into the weekend game as the major weapon that Mavuso possesses, with nine league goals so far in the season.
He is just three goals away from joint top scorers )elix %ad ernhorst and NjaEulo Ma]iya who are Eoth tied at goals each.
Despite struggling so far in the tough MTN league, the Terisayi
PLATYEEARMSDTEOTAWIALSTC: H:
Green Mamba:
Sabelo ‘Sikhali’ Ndzinisa Njabulo Magagula, Mxolisi Mkhontfo.
Wanderers:
Sibonginkhosi Dlamini, William Kunene, Mlamuli Nkambule. 12/11/22
05/06/22 23/01/22
26/06/21 28/04/21
25/01/20 22/08/19
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
Mamba
Mamba Wanderers
Wanderers Mamba
Crucial
Wanderers
Wanderers Mamba
Mamba Wanderers Wanderers 0-0 Mamba
Mamba Wanderers
Changara led side, on the other hand, still Eoast one of the Eest sTuads in the league led Ey the talented midfielders including %onginkosi Dlamini, ThaEo /anga and Mlamuli NkamEule who has in the past six games Eeen deployed into the central defence partnering Sihle Mkhonto.
The tough Mkhonto looks highly un likely to Ee part of this crucial match for the :eslians after appearing to have torn his groin in last Saturday¶s MTN 3remier /eague defeat to /uEom Eo Eased side, TamEuti )C.
The Dumsani Makhanya led side will aim to replicate their first round win over Man]ini :anderers in a game that was played at .a/anga Technical Centre.