Times Of Swaziland: TENANILE RETURNS FROM GUINEA

TENANILE RETURNS FROM GUINEA
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Pholsile Hlophe on 16/01/2023 09:05:00


MBABANE – The first Eswatini female football player to ever play abroad,
former Young Buffaloes Ladies striker Tenanile Ngcamphalala is back at home
after the elapse of her one-year contract with Equatorial Guinea’s Malabo
Kings.
The latter is hopeful of rejoining her former team and make use of the second
registration window period opening tomorrow. Although her transfer was
criticised and marked by allegations of failing to follow player transfer
protocol, the player hoisted the Kingdom of Eswatini flag in Guinea as she won
the golden boot in her first season where she scored eight goals. Malabo Kings
were crowned champions of the 2021/22 Equatoguinean Women First Division side,
making Ngcamphalala the first Eswatini female soccer player to play for a
foreign team and take home a golden boot.
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Noteworthy is that premier league players, who have played for foreign teams,
have not yet managed to bring home an award of this magnitude. Young Buffaloes
Manager Bonga Ngcamphalala confirmed these developments. “Tenanile is back in
the country. Her contract ended and we are waiting for the second window period
to open on Monday then reregister her for Buffaloes ladies. She is already
training with the team but we are still wrapping up some paper work for the
transfer. We hope to see her play next weekend,” said Buffaloes manager.
The Sitsebe Samhlekazi striker scored 23 goals in 12 games last season before
joining the West African outfit. She scored two braces in Sitsebe’s 2019 and
2020 COSAFA Women’s Championship competition when they played against
Mozambique and Angola.
Mgcamphalala said he was happy to be back home and was hopeful that with the
experience she gained in Equatorial Guinea, she would help Buffaloes improve
tactically. “I hope to inspire my team back to the champions league again and
this time around we are looking for better results,” Ngcamphalala said.