ENERGADE TO ‘FUEL’ SIHLANGU

MBABANE – The national team, Sihlangu, will benefit from energy sports drink brand Energade, who will sponsor players with their product.

The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) signed a sponsorship with Energade that will help players in the recovery phase during and after matches. The sponsorship comes at the right time when the teams in the COSAFA Cup are playing every after two days. “Energade is proud to be the Sports Hydration partner of the 2021 COSAFA Cup on its 20th anniversary. The COSAFA Cup has proven to be a formidable tournament where southern Africa teams test themselves and nurture young talent. “As a brand, we understand how important it is for athletes to refuel, replenish and rehydrate for them to step up their game and perform at their best. This is why we are proud to partner with the 2021 COSAFA Cup and see to their hydration needs,” said Tamsyn Hendricks, Tiger Brands, Sports and Energy Brand Manager.

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Energade’s sport performance range has been developed to deliver a rapidly available and effective source of carbohydrates and electrolytes to help replenish minerals lost through sport and exercise. “We are delighted to have Energade on board as a sponsor for these two tournaments. The players will benefit greatly from this kind of product-related partnership, and we hope this is the start of a long-term relationship with Energade and more globally-recognised brand leaders across other spheres,” Hendricks added.

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According to cosafa.com, the organisers have introduced several measures to assist teams with a compacted fixture list currently on the go in Nelson Mandela Bay. A change in format to 10 teams in two pools of five has added an additional match to the tournament for all teams and opens the potential of player fatigue. Teams will be able to add three players to their squads from their third game of the competition to lessen the load. All teams in the competition named an initial 20 players in their squad but could also travel with five on ‘stand-by’ in case of COVID-19 infections. Three of those five will now be added, should they choose to do so, from the third fixture onwards in a move that has been welcomed by the participants. Sihlangu is still in the mix of making it to the semi-finals after the 1-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday. They now need a win against Botswana in their last group match to be played Wednesday.

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