Times Of Swaziland: KWAKHE TAKES BUFFS TO STATUS COMMITTEE

KWAKHE TAKES BUFFS TO STATUS COMMITTEE
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Mengameli Mabuza on 10/02/2023 11:09:00


MBABANE – It is now becoming a trend.
Young Buffaloes left-back Kwakhe Thwala has allegedly taken the team to the
Eswatini Football Association (EFA) Players’ Status Committee. This is because
the security forces side have allegedly failed to honour promises made to the
player prior to signing him for the army side. The exciting young player
cemented a spot in the star-studded army side after having made a breakthrough
last season from the club’s development side that have been known to develop
good players in the league.
Promised
The player was reportedly promised to be recruited into the Umbutfo Eswatini
Defence Force (UEDF), but it never happened. Instead, the player was promised to
be recruited in the next coming phase which has a long list of other players.
“Kwakhe has taken the team to the players’ status committee. The army side
have failed to do what was promised to the player before he signed on the dotted
line,  which was promising him a job in the army,” said our source.
Young Buffaloes Head Coach Mandla ‘Stofu’ Dlamini said that a player like
Kwakhe was important for his team’s targets of winning the league. “Kwakhe
is a good player who still has a future in football. He is important in the club
and losing him would be a big blow,’’ he said. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Sandile Gwebu could not be drawn for comment after his cellphone was not
available when called for the better part of the day yesterday.
Young Buffaloes will be the third team to be taken to the Eswatini Football
Association (EFA) Players’ Status Committee after former Manzini Wanderers
player, Neliswa ‘Tiger’ Dlamini was declared a free agent by the (PSC),
after the hub giants were adjudged to have breached the contract by failing to
pay him his salaries dating back from last year. Muntu Mamba, who has signed by
Moneni Pirates was the next player to take his former club Tambankulu Callies
(EFA) Players’ Status Committee after being embroiled in contractual dispute.
Meanwhile, the Mandla ‘Stofu’ Dlamini-led side next face Denver Sundowns in
a fixture that is billed for Mavuso Sports Centre, with the match starting at
4pm. The army side is now sitting on position two with 30 points after 14 MTN
Premier League games, a point behind new log leaders in Green Mamba, who are on
31 points. Kwakhe, on the other hand, was spotted in Swallows’ colours at the
Prince of Wales Sports Ground, where the capital city giants beat Moneni Pirates
by 2-0.