Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIG 3’ FACE E2M MOMO CUP EXIT

‘BIG 3’ FACE E2M MOMO CUP EXIT
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Machawe Fakudze and Nimrod Hlophe on 23/09/2022 06:44:00


MBABANE – The ‘big three’s’ place in the semifinals of the E2 million
2022 MoMo Cup is in danger.
This is because they are still not showing any improvement in the voting
exercise to maintain their positions in the last four of the inaugural
tournament, scheduled for October 30, 2022. With nine days left in the voting
exercise, the ‘big three’ teams in Mbabane Highlanders, Mbabane Swallows and
Manzini Wanderers, could lose their seeding status and in the worst case
scenario, a place in the last four of the tournament to current leaders in
Shiselweni-based outfits Rangers and Nsingizini Hot Spurs, as well as National
First Division Side Ludzeludze Killers. While the ‘Big 3’ were seeded during
the launch, their fans must vote as they must reach 20 000 votes to show that
they are the country’s biggest teams, or risk being kicked out of the semis,
even without kicking a ball. Each vote costs E2.
Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Kenneth
Makhanya, expressed his disappointment to the supporters of the ‘big three’
clubs in the land, for not coming to the party. “It heats up really quickly
with 10 days to go. I mean this competition guarantees E10 000 for each club
that reaches 2 000 votes,” Makhanya said. He clarified that if a club invests
E4 000 it would get its money back with E6 000 as profit and he wondered as to
which other sponsor did this in the local football. Meanwhile, the MoMo Cup
voting is getting interesting with each passing day as Denver Sundowns jumped to
the second spot, pushing Nsingizini Hotspurs to the third position as of
yesterday.
Ikappa Kappa, as the Manzini-based side is fondly known, are the third club to
record over 1 000 votes after accumulating 1 666 votes yesterday. Rangers, who
are currently challenging the PLE and Eswatini Football Association (EFA)
alongside Milling Hotspurs over their relegation from the elite league
maintained their poll position with 2 135 votes.