Times Of Swaziland: SWAZIBANK CUP IS BACK, LAUNCH, DRAW TOMORROW SWAZIBANK CUP IS BACK, LAUNCH, DRAW TOMORROW ================================================================================ BY NTOKOZO MAGONGO on 14/02/2018 00:45:00 MBABANE – Finally, it is here. The 2018 SwaziBank Cup 15th edition will be launched tomorrow at Esibayeni Lodge (Esangweni). The draw for the 32 teams to play in the lucrative tournament will be done during the draw. SwaziBank Public Relations Officer (PRO) Phesheya Vilakati said each team is expected to send two representatives to the event to start at 8am. “Highlights for the event include a speech by the SwaziBank Managing Director Zakhele Lukhele in which he will announce the sponsorship package, unveil this year’s SwaziBank Cup slogan, amongst other things,” he said. Last year, the tournament was won by Young Buffaloes who defeated Matsapha United 2-1 in the finals. Matsapha United were the surprise package as on the maiden appearance, they defeated Mbabane Swallows, Manzini Sundowns and Manzini Wanderers to reach the finals. Buffaloes took home E1 million first prizes in the 2017 edition while the runner’s up got E400 000 with the player of the series pocketing E13 000 and the top goal took home E10 0000. Vilakati said this year package will be revealed during the launch.