Times Of Swaziland: ‘BUFFS’, LEOPARD FOR  CAF COMPETITIONS

‘BUFFS’, LEOPARD FOR  CAF COMPETITIONS
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Ntokozo Magongo on 23/06/2021 08:40:00


MBABANE – Finishing the first round first and second has earned Young
Buffaloes and Royal Leopard a place in the Confederation of Africa Football
(CAF) inter-clubs competitions.
Buffaloes will be competing in the CAF Champions League while Leopard will play
in the CAF Confederation Cup. Premier League of Eswatini (PLE), through the
Chief Operations Officer (COO), Pat Vilakati, announced the teams yesterday.
“Due to CAF inter-club competitions demands that participants of the said
competitions be submitted on or before June 30, 2021, be advised that he PLE
Executive Committee determined the matter that Eswatini will be represented by
those clubs that had accumulated the highest points in the first round of the
2020/ 21 MTN Premier League,” read a statement from PLE.
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Young Buffaloes finished the MTN Premier League first round top of the table
while Royal leopard were second. “It is common cause that the deadline for
submission of the team falls on June 30, 2021 and the league is still in
progress, hence the reason to use the first round log,” continues to
statement. Eswatini Football Association (EFA) which initiate clubs
participation in the CAF inter-clubs tournament, said they were not aware that
teams have been submitted as they were still in discussion with CAF concerning
the representatives. “We are aware that the deadline for submission of the
clubs to CAF is on June 30, and we are still in discussion with CAF concerning
that matter. We are waiting for their response and we cannot commit on the
tissue of teams submitted you are asking about,” said EFA Communications and
Marketing Officer Muzi Radebe.
Radebe said teams to be eligible to play in the CAF inter-club should meet all
the club licensing requirements. Royal Leopard Public Relations Officer (PRO)
Frank Hurube said they had been made aware by PLE but they will not comment
further as they are yet to report to the team President, Royal Eswatini Police
Service (REPS) National Commissioner William Dlamini.