Times Of Swaziland: PLE COMMUNITY SHIELD DREAM LIVES ON

PLE COMMUNITY SHIELD DREAM LIVES ON
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Nimrod Hlophe on 21/10/2024 14:37:00


MBABANE – The Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) is intensifying its efforts to
secure sponsors for the inaugural Eswatini Community Shield tournament.
This is a new competition announced by the new PLE Executive Committee (ExCo),
led by Polycarp Dlamini, just nine days after they took office. This was on
August 19, 2024. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Pat Vilakati, recently
provided an update on the new tournament. Vilakati stated that the organisation
is still in the process of getting sponsorship for the contest. He did not
specify exact dates but mentioned, “We are currently searching for sponsors,
as it will be this season’s campaign that will produce the clubs to face off.
We can’t use the previous season’s champions as it is a general rule that
clubs need to be informed beforehand about the new tournament and their
qualification criteria.”
He hinted that the winners of the MTN League and the Ingwenyama Cup, sponsored
by the Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accidents Fund (SMVAF), might compete in the
Community Shield.
In the English Premier League (EPL), the league winner and the Emirates FA Cup
winner play each other in the new season’s curtain-raiser.
Currently, the PLE has three tournaments. These are the MTN League, the
Ingwenyama Cup, and the 8Bet Trade Fair Cup.