Times Of Swaziland: SIYABONGA DIVIDES ‘BIRDS’ MC

SIYABONGA DIVIDES ‘BIRDS’ MC
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BY CHRIS DLAMINI on 02/09/2021 08:36:00


MBABANE - Capital city giants Mbabane Swallows seem divided over the news of
their former physical trainer Siyabonga Bhembe.
Since reports by local media yesterday that Bhembe was set to put pen to paper
with his former club over a three-year deal, Swallows seem to have not fully
agreed on the matter. If the statement released by the club’s Marketing and
Communications Manager Mancoba Mabuza yesterday afternoon is anything to by,
then there is more than meets the eye here. “For the record, we are aware of
behind-the-scenes lobbying and pushing of names for purposes of endorsement by
Club management; but Siyabonga Bhembe is not a member of our technical bench and
currently holds no position at Mbabane Swallows Football Club.
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“As far as we know he is a former trainer at Swallows and we don’t have any
contract with him whatsoever. Our supporters and general stakeholders know the
Swallows way of doing things: we always make major announcements throughout
either a press conference addressed by the club president (Arch-Bishop Bheki
Lukhele) or a press release issued for publication by the media,” an excerpt
from the statement read. Mabuza went on to say that they has a fully fledged
technical bench headed by coach Christopher Ennin, with Musa Manyatsi as
assistant coach.
“Max is the trainer at Swallows and we want to state that categorically clear
and we mince no words in saying we don’t have a staff member by the name of
Siyabonga Bhembe at the moment. Only the club president has the power to
pronounce on such matters. People must stop undermining the powers of the
President,” further read the statement. Meanwhile, Bhembe asked not to commit
himself at this stage without denying nor affirming his imminent return to the
club he achieved a lot with. Bhembe had recently said he would never be out of a
job especially because his golden touch was clear for all to see during his time
at Mbabane Highlanders and Denver Sundowns in the 2020/21 season. Links with
Swallows were already there alongside several other clubs and one in Tanzania.