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DON’T BLAME SIHLANGU’S LOSS ON ME - MDS HEAD TEACHER

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MBABANE – Head teacher of Mater Dolorosa (MDS) High School John Ngwenya says he should not be blamed for national team, Sihlangu Semnikati’s loss in the COSAFA games.


Ngwenya was reacting to public concerns that his visit to the National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) offices to request the association to permanently employ Sihlangu head coach Harries ‘Madze’ Bulunga, was not the perfect timing when considering that the team had a crucial game to play. He said his visit to the NFAS had no link with Sihlangu’s loss against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana on Wednesday.


“Who can scientifically prove that my remarks were the reason Sihlangu Semnikati was booted out of the tournament?” he wondered.
The head teacher further clarified that he cared less about what people said on social media as everyone was entitled to his/her opinion.
Ngwenya insisted that he was not against Bulunga and Sihlangu shining in the tournament, but he wanted to put pressure on the NFAS to employ him.


He further clarified that he never went to the media after his visit to the NFAS regarding Bulunga’s trip to Namibia.
Ngwenya said upon the coach’s return to the school, the administration and the science teacher will come up with a winning strategy on how pupils will catch up for the lost time.


“For me to go to the Ministry of Education and Training to report that Madze wasn’t at school will be more like reporting him for absconding. That’s why I wanted the school and the NFAS to deal with this issue.  Proper channels had to be followed when requesting his services for national duties. I had spoken to Bulunga and an official from the NFAS about this as well,” Ngwenya narrated.


He expressed belief that if the NFAS employed Bulunga on a full-time basis, this would allow the education ministry to give them a relief teacher, further stating that the national team head coach supported the idea of having a relief teacher in his absence.

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