INGWENYAMA CUP BREAK

MBABANE –The Ingwenyama Cup will return in early January next year. The Last 16 matches are expected to be played on the weekend of January 10-12, 2020. Only the Last 32 games were played a fortnight ago and 16 teams are waiting to be drawn for the next round.

A source confirmed that only the MTN Premier League games would continue next week, with a break during the weekend between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Eliminated

There were only two Premier League teams that were eliminated in the Last 32 games, being Pigg’s Peak Black Swallows, who lost to Seven Dreams and Tambuti, who were beaten 7-6 after penalties at Illovo.

There are 12 elite league teams and five National First Division sides that will face off in the Last 16. Ingwenyama Cup Public Relations Officer (PRO) Lenhle Masuku said they were still to meet to finalise the actual dates of the next round.

The winners of the Ingwenyama Cup will pocket E1.4 million. Young Buffaloes are the defending champions of the tournament.
Premier Legaue of Eswatini (PLE) Chief Operations Officer (COO) Pat Vilakati said only one match would be played this coming weekend and it is the abandoned match between army side Young Buffaloes and Pigg’s Peak Black Swallows.

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