Times Of Swaziland: SICELO TO ALSO CONTEST FOR PLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITION

SICELO TO ALSO CONTEST FOR PLE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITION
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Sabelo Ndzinisa on 31/07/2020 09:58:00


MBABANE – Manzini Sea Birds co-director Sicelo Mkhonta has also been nominated
for the position of Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) Executive Committee member.
This is according to a memorandum released by PLE Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Pat Vilakati to all the 26 elite teams yesterday afternoon. This means that
there are six candidates that will be contesting for places in the executive
committee during the elections for the organisation. The nominations will be
used for the election of the new executive committee during the annual general
meeting (AGM), whose date remains unknown. Mkhonta is among nominees for the
chairmanship alongside his executive committee colleagues in Chairman Peter
‘Touch’ Magagula and Denver Sundowns’ boss Mark Carmichael. According to
Vilakati, the nominated individuals were selected as final candidates based on
the constitution governing the operations of the PLE as stipulated in article 37
(6), which states that:
Conforming
“For a candidate to be eligible to stand for the position of chairman of the
PLE, in addition to conforming to the requirements as stipulated in this
constitution, shall have been a member of the PLE Executive Committee for at
least four years.” For executive committee, Mkhonta will also be battling with
Carmichael, who has also been nominated for that position as well apart from the
chairmanship. Others are Vovovo FC boss Sipho ‘Tsetla’ Bhembe, Rudolph
Matsenjwa (Tambuti FC), Mjuluko Gamedze (Madlenya FC) and Victor Rodriguez
(Malanti).
These qualify under the provisions of Article 23 (10) of the constitution
stating that: “A nominee for the executive committee must be a registered
official of a club provided that such nominee is a chairperson, chief executive
officer or a director of a club. A nominee must have been a registered official
in one or more of the league’s clubs for not less than 48 months prior to
nomination. A nominee must accept nomination and must be present at the
meeting.”