Times Of Swaziland: BIG DERBY 6 DAYS BEFORE XMAS

BIG DERBY 6 DAYS BEFORE XMAS
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Machawe Fakudze on 25/11/2022 06:49:00


MBABANE – The ‘mother of all derbies’ in local football is scheduled for
about a week before Christmas.
This is a match between the capital city’s sworn rivals Mbabane Highlanders
and Mbabane Swallows, who bring the city as well as the country to a standstill.
The Premier League of Eswatini (PLE), through the office of Football Manager Pat
Vilakati, released the fixtures for the rest of the first round, starting on
Week eight-13 to be played across the country, except for the Somhlolo National
Stadium.
The PLE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kenneth Makhanya, in a meeting with sports
journalists from all the country’s media houses at Sigwaca House yesterday,
disclosed that the national stadium was closed due to damages allegedly by
Highlanders’ bus on the synthetic track, during the MoMo Cup finals.
According to the fixtures, the Mbabane derby will be played on Week 10, which
falls on December 18, 2022 and is billed for the Mavuso Sports Centre at 3pm.
Inkunzi Emnyama is currently on second position in the 2022/23 MTN Premier
League standings with 13 points in six games, while Umkhonto KaShaka are third
and a point away from their rivals.