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(Additional information sourced from the internet)
Should any captain refuse to sign the protest, the referee and/or the match commissioner shall indicate that in his/their report(s). Sea Birds were protesting that the game was played outside the MTN Premier League Rules and Regulations and also cited in their protest that when they were told about the replay, they were made to understand they would replay the 45 minutes with the same set of players, but pointed that Njabulo Maziya was not present. Maziya was signed by Young Buffaloes before the closure of the second window period.
Just when all looked good and the game was about to start, Madlenya also lodged a protest, citing that two players in Mthokozisi Gwebu and Innocent Dlamini were without their playing cards. They felt that if would be folly not to lodge a protest. They felt if the players who had no cards caused a foul, they would not be liable since they did not appear in the match officials’ books.
Sea Birds were the better team in the 45-minute replay but missed three chances through Muzi Tsabedze,Innocent Dlamini and Mkhuleko Magagula, who all missed from edge of the box. However, the visitors
Total Fights Wins Losses Draws 19 19 0 0
No-Contests KO Wins Titles won 0 19 3
Eswatini boxer Thabiso Dlamini (inset), who is training in Russia had the opportunity to meet the unified world light heavyweight champion Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev recently. eventually pulled one back through Tsabedze who tapped in a header from close range to make it 2-1.
Madlenya were leading 2-0 in the first 45 minutes which was called off on February 3, 2023. Sethu Ngcamphalala had opened the scorers’ chart 23 minutes into the game while Njabulo Maziya scored with just five minutes before half-time. The game could not continue because Sea Birds cited that there were no ambulance and enough security.
Reached for comment after the game, Madlenya Coach William Gamedze confirmed that they lodged the protest against the two players without cards.
Meanwhile, Sea Birds Manager Sibusile Mamba also confirmed that they did lodge a protest of their own, citing that the game was played outside the rules. “The game was played outside the MTN Premier Rules and Njabulo Maziya was not present when both teams were instructed to bring all players who were present during the game on that day,” said Mamba.
The win for Madlenya means that they jump to the eighth spot with 22 points, leapfrogging Sea Birds who moved one place from the eighth spot.