Times Of Swaziland: SANDILE ‘NTOFO’  IN POORLY ATTENDED WANDERERS MEET

SANDILE ‘NTOFO’  IN POORLY ATTENDED WANDERERS MEET
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Ntokozo Magongo on 17/07/2022 15:10:00


MANZINI – Less than 50 supporters attended Manzini Wanderers supporters
meeting yesterday.
This was at the Manzini Library whereby the hub giants had convened a
supporters’ meeting, but it turned out without the team’s Council of Elders
and Management Committee (MC), the handful supporters could not have much to
deliberate on. Among the present supporters was the team’s former official
Sandile ‘Ntofo’ Dlamini, who served as Vovovo Public Relations Officer (PRO)
last season. He is a renowned Wanderers at heart but his joining Vovovo also
coincided with the hub side’s former boss in Mehluli Nhlengetfwa who had taken
over the Motjane-based outfit.
Wanderers are among the top supported clubs in the country alongside Mbabane
Highlanders and Mbabane Swallows. Some of the supporters in attendance wanted
the meeting to be called off, especially as the MC, elders and directors were
not in attendance.The National Supporters Committee’s (NSC) outgoing Chairman
Mthunzi Dlamini said it was disappointing but some members of the MC came and
left to allow the supporters to raise their concerns freely. Dlamini said
another meeting would be arranged whereby all structures will be represented.
“We are going to call another meeting and we believe the numbers will
improve,” he said. One fan said it was disappointing to see Wanderers
supporters failing to honour their own meeting. Also attending was former team
official Mduduzi ‘Mr G’ Ginindza, elder Joe Nkumane who was in attendance on
his personal capacity and former MC Chairman Bongani ‘Bhanyaza’ Mdluli among
others.
OVER 30 SUPPORTERS REGISTER
Already over 30 people have registered as card-holding supporters of Manzini
Wanderers. The club is in the process of registering their fans and the
initiative is led by former Public Relations Officer (PRO) Mduduzi ‘Mr G’
Ginindza who presented the idea to the fans who attended the supporters meeting
at Manzini Library yesterday. Each fan pays E100 for registration. Ginindza said
there were lots of benefits after one had registered. The registration is online
and he said so far they had raised about E3 000 which is set to benefit the
team.
Meanwhile, it was announced during the meeting that the club would start
preseason training tomorrow.