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MBABANE – Shocker!

Elite sides Manzini Sea Birds and Tambankulu Callies are defaulters in the MTN Premier League, after failing to adhere to a 30day temporary permit or provisional club licence granted by the Eswatini Football Association (EFA) to register Under-15 and Under-19 development sides, despite an instruction to do so by the Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) and the former as sports was back to normal after COVID-19 subsided. This licence expires after 30 days, wherein trouble begins.

PLE Board of Governors (BoGs) who are mainly the teams’ owners, were shocked to learn of the news when the EFA Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Frederick Mngomezulu tabled his report on CAF Club Licensing.

Participation in the League Competition:

- 4.9) A provisional Club License issued by EFA shall expire after 30 days from date of issue.

- 4.9.1) Upon the expiry of the EFA Provisional License, the Club shall not be eligible to participate in official PLE competitions until it submits a valid EFA Club License to the PLE.

This topic was part of the PLE BoGs Workshop at Happy Valley Hotel and Casino in Ezulwini last Saturday, where the EFA CEO was included to present licensing issues for next (The Club Licensing requirements must be met for registration purposes but if not met, you are given the 30-day licence after which you must have met all the expectations.) - 4.9.2) The opponent of a Club with an expired Provisional License shall be granted a win, 3 points and three (3) goals for each fixture the Club is unable to provide a valid EFA Club license.

season. Inevitably, the report started from the current season which has already gone through its two transfer window periods.

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