Times Of Swaziland: PLE GENERATES E350K IN FIVE DAYS

PLE GENERATES E350K IN FIVE DAYS
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Ntombikayise Gwebu on 06/04/2024 07:42:00


MBABANE – Fans eagerly await the much anticipated Ingwenyama Cup showdown
between football powerhouses as 7 000 tickets were sold out yesterday.
Latest developments were that Ingwenyama Cup sponsored by Sincephetelo Motor
Vehicle Accidents Fund (SMVAF) tournament pre-sale tickets were sold out. It was
earlier revealed that a mouth-watering amount of E350 000 will be generated from
the sale.
The Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) had initially announced that the stipulated
figure of tickets would be available as means of ensuring supporters do not
spend a lot of time on queues. PLE Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kennneth
Makhanya confirmed the figures during a media briefing conference held at
Sigwaca House. “Out last batch of 500 tickets was taken for sale. This is
apart from the 6 500 already sold out,” he said. Fans were still to be given a
directive with regard to the next step regarding tickets at the time of
compiling this report.
Face
Forces side Green Mamba are set to face capital city giants Mbabane Swallows
with the kick-off set for 3pm at Somhlolo National Stadium tomorrow. The
pulsating decider that will be punctuated with festivities that include culture
competitions set to begin as early as 8am. Mabonwa’hlonishwe will be defending
the title after they were crowned champions before this tournament took a
hiatus. Meanwhile, Umkhonto KaShaka are seeking revenge after the opponents
shattered their dream of winning 2023 Trade Fair Cup by six unanswered goals on
September 10, 2023.
Furthermore, local broadcasting Television station, the Eswatini TV confirmed
broadcasting the much-anticipated showdown on their channel. They further
revealed that they would be a live stream of this remarkable day on YouTube. 
The reports were confirmed by Eswatini TV Senior Marketing and Communications
Officer Nomcebo Mbhamali during the Eswatini Information and Broadcasting
Services (EBIS) sport show yesterday.
“The finals will be broadcasted live from cultural aspect and football from
9am. For those who will not be home we will also be live streaming on
YouTube,” Mbhamali said. In addition, the match will be broadcast live on
three Supersport TV channels. She further added that the station will be
awarding complementary tickets for competitions running on their social media
pages.
“If fans can check our Facebook, X and TikTok they will find that competitions
awarding tickets are running,” Mbhamali added.