Times Of Swaziland: EX-FA BOSS KUNENE DIES

EX-FA BOSS KUNENE DIES
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Ashmond Nzima on 10/10/2022 08:30:00


MBABANE –The cruel hands of death have plucked out another feather in the
local football nest.
Former Eswatini Football Association (EFA) President Patrick Kunene has
succumbed to an undisclosed sickness.  It was gathered that he passed on around
2pm on Saturday. A close relative to the deceased, who was identified as
Khumalo, confirmed the passing on of the seasoned football administrator, saying
he was sick for a long time.
remembered
Kunene will be remembered for having the shortest reign in the history of the
local game as chief of the football mother body between 2001 and 2003. He had
won the elections ahead of Adam ‘Bomber’ Mthethwa through the toss of a coin
back on June 3, 2001, only to be removed from office through a vote of no
confidence. Since disappearing from the spotlight, Kunene had been actively
involved in the administration of football in the Manzini Region, where he was
in charge of a football third-tier (Super League) side styled Nsuka United.
Officials from the side could not comment pending a meeting with the family.
demise
While social media was abuzz with the news of his demise from early yesterday,
EFA Marketing and Communications Officer Muzi Radebe and newly-elected Manzini
Regional Football Association (MRFA) Chairman Vusi Hall said they were yet to
learn about the latest developments. Kunene, on the other hand, is the second
former EFA president to die after leaving office. On September 28, 2010,
erstwhile President Philemon Mkhaliphi passed on in a horrific car crash in Big
Bend. Notably, Mkhaliphi had succeeded Kunene.