Times Of Swaziland: ‘FIGA’ ON CHIPPA UTD’S RADAR

‘FIGA’ ON CHIPPA UTD’S RADAR
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Machawe Fakudze on 21/06/2022 08:52:00


MBABANE – Eswatini international player Justice ‘Figa’ Figuareido is on
DStv Premiership side Chippa United’s wish list.
The former Denver Sundowns and Sihlangu winger, had a fantastic season at South
Africa’s football second-tier outfit Cape Town All Stars on loan from TS
Galaxy. He scored four goals and contributed the same number of assists for
‘Igugu leKapa’, as the GladAfrica side, are widely known in football
circles. The former Maritzburg United player has since been recalled by his
parent team, TS Galaxy for the upcoming season. This was confirmed by the Cape
Town-based side’s Coach Sinethemba Badela. “He is going back to his parent
club; they want to keep him,” Badela said when asked if they would keep the
player as he said he had a fantastic season with them.
The player’s good showing in the second-tier of South African football in the
recently-ended 2021/2022 season has attracted suitors from the DStv Premiership
in Chippa United. The latest development on Figa was revealed by Cape All Stars
Manager Zukiswa Simelukane. “Do you know that Figa is back home in Eswatini
and I have been contacted by Chippa United for his services, but as you know he
is not our player,” Simelukane said.
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The former Sihlangu forceful winger, who is currently in the country also
confirmed that the ‘Chill Boys’, as Chippa United is fondly known, contacted
him. “I got a call from Chippa United enquiring about my services, but nothing
concrete was discussed yet as I am still contracted to TS Galaxy,” Figuareido
said. He said should both teams reach an agreement he would consider the offer,
but for now he was relaxing after a grueling season and looking forward to
pre-season training for The Rockets in preparation for the upcoming season. It
worth noting that, Figa is not part of the national team Sihlangu in camp for
the 2022 COSAFA Cup alongside another international, in former Royal Leopard
striker Bonginkosi ‘Manyovu’ Dlamini. The latter is now with Angolan side
Sagrada Esperanca.