Times Of Swaziland: MBABANE REAL GIANTS IN  SADC MASTERS TOURNAMENT

MBABANE REAL GIANTS IN  SADC MASTERS TOURNAMENT
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BY NTOKOZO MAGONGO on 05/12/2017 00:57:00


MBABANE – Mbabane Real Giants social team are the best in the Southern Africa
Development Community (SADC).
The team that is dominated by former Mbabane Highlanders and Swallows players
were victorious in the annual SADC Masters tournament hosted in Pine Town, South
Africa on Saturday and Sunday. The club won 4-1 against Drienfontein in the
finals. The players include former Highlanders’ Nana ‘Take Me Home’
Dlamini, Msizi Lukhele, Sifiso Masuku, Swallows’ Bright Zondo and Malanti
Chiefs’ Raphael Ntimane, among others.
The team was unstoppable from the start at they won 2-0 against Sedibeng and
thrashed XYZ 7-2 to reach the finals.
The team was dressed by Swazi Mobile. Manager Musa Masuku said they had been
competing in this tournament for the past 10 years and the country once hosted
the tournament three years ago.
“Thanks to Swazi Mobile, who made sure that we connect with the rest of SADC
through this tournament. We were among the best dressed team in the tournament.
In the field of play, they couldn’t match us as we won all our games with
convincing results. We are happy that we marketed the country well, especially
in football,” he said.
Masuku said teams present in the tournament came from countries including
Mozambique, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa. He said there were 13
team and most of them came from South Africa, the hosts.