Team bring candles, ‘burn out’

Gour spirits are down as we remember a fallen music icon Zahara, who succumbed to liver complications early in the week. Here is an Afro-soul queen, who took the industry by storm and her melodious voice captured the imaginations of millions across the globe. As singena with her Thekwana hit from the 2011 sizzling Loliwe album, we are bleeding from within. Before we get too emotional, we would like to join the rest of the world in mourning a legendary musician. Your legacy will live on. See you in the morning. We are deep into the festive season and those, who have planned for this time through savings are already reaping the rewards. As Shwashwaza Crew, we are always ready for this time and the disorganised people have started calling us fake friends lema-clubbin. Na next year ukhona December, so start saving now. For now phuma emabhozeni.

Most companies are already shutting their doors until next year and the Eswatini Football Association (EFA) will again have a long undeserved break. Hehehe. We hope the football bigwigs have a serious reflection following the disastrous performance of the country’s flagship football side, Sihlangu. After the Gibraltar-inspired performance by Sihlangu this year, a new coach would have been a perfect Christmas ‘present’ for the fans who have been given false hopes all year long. The other day one of the Shwashwaza

AZI,

Git seems some local teams will do anything to get the desired results.

There is this

AZI,

renowned

Crew members whose ears can be mistaken for this small flying mammal called a bat was overhead saying i-national team ikhona but ite coach – Kuncono.

This is the time when red carpets are being rolled out non-stop for fun lovers. Speaking of fun, it was excitement all the way last Sunday when the country’s football heavyweights Mbabane Highlanders and Mbabane Swallows renewed their rivalry in a pulsating derby. The tension could be cut with a blunt knife and besesaba kutsi there could be disaster if one of the teams lost. The rain did little to deter the spirit of enthusiastic fans. Tsine ke Gazi we are still analysing the footage from our dressing cameras and we can assure you that we are spoilt for choice. We are still negotiating with u-Mntolo who is in charge of the weekend sports section kutsi asikhisimuse with a minimum three pages so that we can unpack everything soon.

With the derby out of the way, focus shifts to the ‘Y’ello’ ‘carrot’ fight. With two games to go, Green Mamba might snatch it by the end of the day with a win at Rangers. The green and white ensemble ishaywa ngumoya letulu. Closest challengers Mbabane Swallows are four points and a win against Ezulwini United in a simultaneous fixture will not be enough if Green Mamba prevail at Rangers. Leopard are also in the picture but theirs is more of a wing and a prayer as they want their rivals to lose their two remaining games. They face Manzini Sea Birds today and face Green Mamba in the decider.

Gazi before you accuse us of kutsakuta kakhulu asivele sicondze endzabeni. There is this coach who felt enough was enough and hit back at an official from a certain team. With Artificial Intelligence-inspired English wakhela watakhela to this official, accusing him of spreading lies about him. Some of the exchanged heated words cannot be repeated in this family newspaper. Coach lona said he had endured enough bad mouthing and felt duty bound to set the record straight. The message from the coach directed to the official can fit into a Bible-sized book.

We are monitoring the issue closely and we hope ngeke iye etandleni. Asivani neludlame or any form of friction as we believe in solving conflicts amicably. Before we sign off Gazi, December is a time for giving, so natsi as Shwashwaza Crew ete sasala. In the next edition (December 23), we will be Father Christmas as it will be gifts galore for those in the sports fraternity. Don’t miss out. side that did the unthinkable in the past week in a bid to grind out the result. On top of bringing their jujuman on board a sprinter bus, the special

projects man never bothered to hide from the public while inside the vehicle as he performed his rituals.

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There were lit candles inside the bus. They were on for the duration for the game.