Times Of Swaziland: STRUGGLING LEOPARD, WANDERERS IN ‘Y’ELLO’ SHOWDOWN

STRUGGLING LEOPARD, WANDERERS IN ‘Y’ELLO’ SHOWDOWN
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Nimrod Hlophe on 24/11/2022 06:43:00


MBABANE – It is a tricky weekend outing for troubled defending champions.
Royal Leopard, who are fresh from yesterday’s 1-2 upset against Tambuti, are
set for a tricky week seven fixture this weekend. The defending champions will
visit winless Manzini Wanderers on Sunday at King Sobhuza II Stadium in
Nhlangano. Both teams have endured a disastrous start to the new season, as the
maroon and white outfit are at the bottom of the log, while Leopard are
positioned 12th.  Also at the same venue will be a repeat of the MoMo Cup finals
fixture as Nsingizini Hotspurs and Moneni Pirates will face off, and each will
be looking forward to redeeming themselves from the last weekend’s defeats to
Mbabane Highlanders and Mbabane Swallows, respectively.
Demolished
Meanwhile, Highlanders and Swallows are also set for another weekend’s tricky
draw. After sharing the same venue last week, they will face Tambankulu Callies
and Manzini Sea Birds in that order on Sunday. Swallows will cross swords with
Callies in a double-header. Callies demolished Swallows 4-2 in a first round
match last season. The day’s activity will end with a clash between Sea Birds
and Highlanders at 3:30pm. Log leaders Young Buffaloes are expected to keep
their first round carrot hopes alive at Kalanga Technical Centre, as they host
unpredictable Tambuti.
National First Division (NFD) week four fixtures, on the other hand, are
headlined by a Shiselweni mini derby. Rangers, who are at the summit of the log
table, will be looking to beat rookies All Nations on Saturday to maintain their
top spot and unbeaten run. Sisonke and Milling Hot Spurs are set to battle it
out for the second spot on Sunday.