EBA CLUBS CRY FOUL OVER UNDISTRIBUTED FINANCIALS

MBABANE – Something is not right.

This is the feeling among other boxing clubs, after the Eswatini Boxing Association (EBA) outgoing Executive Committee led by Pearl Dlamini failed to distribute copies of the ended financial year report.

Sources close to the matter have confided that clubs are furious and suspect foul play as it has been a norm that all documents were presented and distributed during the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

EBA held their AGM this past Sunday at the OlympAfrica Sports Development Centre in Lobamba and it was an elective one. 

Elections

However, the elections to usher into office the new executive committee will be held next month as the International Boxing Association (AIBA) will first have to approve nominations.

Clubs only had the privilege to nominate at the AGM.

“We were told by the outgoing executive committee during the AGM that the financial report would be emailed to clubs in a week’s time. 

“It puzzled us why they had to email the financials because these are documents which should be presented during the AGM,” said one club member.

Failure

The club members, who preferred to speak on condition of anonymity, said failure to distribute the financial report made them suspicious of malpractice from the EBA executive in handling the association’s financials. “We were only told that the financial report would be emailed to members a week after the AGM,” said a club member.

Meanwhile, outgoing EBA President Pearl Dlamini explained that the financials were actually presented, but they had a challenge in photocopying the document for distribution to members.

Glitch

“The Treasurer Vincent Sihlongonyane presented the financials at the AGM, the only glitch was that we had a challenge with the photocopying machine at the OlympAfrica Sports Development Centre offices and could not distribute copies of the report,” said the president.

The president said they could not deliberate on the financials due to the already mentioned challenge and the resolution was that the financials would be deliberated on the next meeting, where there will also have the elections otherwise, the whole report was presented.

Meanwhile, the treasurer could not be immediately drawn for comment as his mobile phone rang unanswered.

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