Times Of Swaziland: ALL NOW WELL AT PIRATES!

ALL NOW WELL AT PIRATES!
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  BY SABELO NDZINISA on 23/04/2020 07:04:00


MBABANE – No situation is permanent in life, good or bad. This old adage holds
true for Moneni Pirates’ players, who were understandably smiling from ear to
ear on Tuesday after they were paid their pending March salaries in full by
management despite the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic that has stalled all
football activities in the world, leaving the world economy in tatters.
emotions
After hogging media headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent days, the
Manzini giants managed to raise the reported E70 000 to E80 000 wage bill to
play their players, something that has helped calm the emotions. This was after
the players delegated their captain, Menzi ‘Magawugawu’ Simelane, to inquire
from management about the delay of their March salaries.
The players were assured that the team was still making frantic efforts to sort
out the issue and indeed, they were given their money on Tuesday.
contributed
The good news was confirmed by Pirates’ spokesperson Mlungisi ‘Puma’
Simelane, who thanked all those who financially contributed to the cause.
“It is true, our players were paid their salaries yesterday (Tuesday) and I
can safely say that things are back to normal now. I cannot really say who
contributed how much but the important thing now is that the issue of players’
salaries has been sorted out and everybody is happy.
‘‘I can also confirm that their salaries were paid in full despite the
coronavirus challenge faced by the entire world including football,” Simelane
said.
raising
The PRO further thanked all those who worked hard behind the scenes to assist in
raising the needed funds towards paying players’ salaries.
“We are one big family at Pirates and we really thank all those who worked
hard behind the scenes to help us raise the money for the salaries. It was a
collective effort from all those who love the team and we appreciate the
assistance,” he said.