Times Of Swaziland: TENANILE’S COSAFA GLORY IN JEOPARDY

TENANILE’S COSAFA GLORY IN JEOPARDY
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Machawe Fakudze on 30/10/2024 13:54:00


MBABANE – It now requires divine intervention!
This is the story of the senior women’s national team Sitsebe striker,
Tenanile Ngcamphalala, who is in the running for the 2024 Hollywoodbets Council
of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Women’s Championship top
goalscorer award. The former Eswatini export made her mark in the ongoing
tournament, held in Gqeberha, South Africa, by netting a hat-trick in
Sitsebe’s opening match against Seychelles.
The local women’s squad humiliated the debutants with a 6-0 scoreline, thanks
to Ngcamphalala’s efforts, alongside Celiwe ‘Cece’ Nkambule, who recorded
a brace and another goal from Nokuthula Ndlovu. Despite Sitsebe’s elimination
from the tournament, the Young Buffaloes Ladies Team formidable striker’s
dream of winning the Top Goalscorer Award remains alive.
This comes after the team recorded one win and suffered two defeats in the group
stages.
The Bongani Makhukhula-coached side secured a 6-0 victory against Group A bottom
dwellers Seychelles, only to face a 3-0 defeat to the seven-time champions,
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana. It was the 2006 runners-up captain, who plays
for Turkey-based side Fenerbahce S.K. who officially sent Sitsebe packing,
netting a brace in the 2-0 win over Eswatini. It is worth noting that Sitsebe
finished third in their group with three points and six goals, having failed to
find the back of the net in their last two matches.