Times Of Swaziland: NO FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN STADIUMS - PLE

NO FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN STADIUMS - PLE
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Machawe Fakudze on 15/10/2022 07:16:00


MBABANE – The Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) has given teams a stern warning
over the use of foreign substance (muti) during games.
The use of foreign substance during the matches had been on the rise as seen
last season where teams had to be fined for such offences. PLE Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) Kenneth Makhanya issued a strong warning against the use of
unwanted substances during games.
Desist
“Teams should desist from using foreign substances into the field of play or
face the music,” he said at the national radio, the Eswatini Broadcasting and
Information Services (EBIS 1) Sports Show hosted by Nathi ‘Mdockies’ Hlophe
yesterday morning. The PLE Week 2 games  are back after they were postponed for
the 2022 MoMo Cup, which was, however, cancelled at the eleventh hour to safety
and security concerns at the initial venue, the King Sobhuza II Memorial
Stadium. “I would like to warn against the use of substances that are not
related to football such as salts and mirrors that they should remain at home,
because the fines are hefty,” Makhanya said.
He said should a team found to be using such substances, they would face a
summary fine of E30 000, this is according to the 2022/23 MTN Premier League
Rules and Regulations. Article 10.10.1 of the MTN Premier League Rules states
that it shall be an offence for a club, if its supporters, fans, officials,
players and/or ball retrievers are seen using any substance that is alien to, or
is foreign to, a football field or stadium.
Fined
While, Article 10.10.2 states that: “Any club identified by the referee/match
commissioner or match coordinator committing any of these offences shall be
summarily fined an amount of E30 000 by the PLE. It further states that the
disciplinary committee (DC) shall double the fine, if a club appears for the
second time on a similar charge of violence and use of foreign substances and if
found guilty. Further to that, a club shall lose three points and three goals
from their accumulated number of games. The MTN Premier League game will be
spread across the country today with two double headers at Somhlolo National
Stadium as well as the King Sobhuza II Memorial Stadium.