Times Of Swaziland: FOOTBALL POLICY TO REGULATE SECURITY FORCES TEAMS

FOOTBALL POLICY TO REGULATE SECURITY FORCES TEAMS
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Ashmond Nzima on 25/11/2022 06:43:00


MBABANE – The Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) executive committee has
appointed a special committee that will, among other things, formulate a manual
to deal with non-civilian clubs’ personnel engaged by civilian teams.
In the Eswatini context, non-civilian personnel include mainly players from the
security forces teams in Green Mamba, Royal Leopard and Young Buffaloes. These
are the same teams that have been accused of having an unfair advantage over the
civilians’ teams. In a media breakfast meeting at Sigwaca House Conference in
Mbabane yesterday, PLE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kenneth Makhanya announced
the Football Policy Committee. It has been established to assist the PLE
executive committee in regulating the professional conduct among Premier League
Clubs as per  the resolution of the Ordinary General Assembly on August13, this
year. The eight-member committee, which was constituted from this past Monday,
is chaired by Rudolph Matsenjwa, who is Tambuti FC Chairman. PLE Prosecutor
Desmond Manda and former Sports Editor Bhekisisa Magongo are among the notable
members.
The committee’s responsibilities and duties are to compile the PLE Football
Compliance policies to govern the participation of clubs in the PLE. This
Football Compliance Manual Policy will include regulating and guiding the
professionalisation of the PLE; dealing with the status, registration and
transfer of players within the PLE in accordance with the general principles of
FIFA regulations. Other responsibilities include dealing with the compensation
for the training, development and education of young players; handling the issue
of the status and independence of PLE clubs’ decision-making in line with the
PLE Constitution.
The manual will further deal with loan transfers of players on  top of the
contentious issue of non-civilian clubs’ personnel engaged by civilian clubs.
“The committee shall meet at the call of its chairperson as necessary to
complete its task in not more than five sittings.“The committee shall submit
its report to the PLE Executive Committee on its activities, findings and
recommendations on or before January 31, 2023,” reads the terms of reference
in part. Also in place is a special committee that has been established to
assist the PLE in reviewing the constitution. Chairperson is PLE Executive
Committee Member Charles Matsebula.