Times Of Swaziland: SCARA THINDWA FOUNDATION’S BEST PLAYER FOR FA CUP

SCARA THINDWA FOUNDATION’S BEST PLAYER FOR FA CUP
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Machawe Fakudze on 01/11/2024 11:56:00


MATSAPHA – Lifetime opportunities in the horizons for local youngsters.
This is after former Eswatini and South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs Legendary
striker Absalom ‘Scara’ Thindwa said they are working on building a
partnership to create opportunities for top players from the KFC/Scara Thindwa
Soccer Foundation. The former Bulembu Young Aces lethal striker revealed this
during the prize presentation of the 2024 KFC/Scara Thindwa Soccer Foundation
Competition, which was held at the Matsapha Lifestyle Centre, yesterday.
The event was attended by the Minister of Sports, Culture and Youth Affairs,
Bongani Nzima, minister of Education and Training Senior Acting Sports and
Culture Inspector Thandi Nkambule, Eswatini Sports and Recreation Council Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) Darius Dlomo, Eswatini Schools Sports Association (ESSA)
President Zakhele Myeni, as well as pupils and teachers from the outstanding
schools. Thindwa thanked their sponsor KFC, for the continued support towards
the development of the sport in the country. “The best-performing player from
the boy’s section will get an opportunity to watch the FA Cup, as we want to
build a relationship with English Premiership sides,” Thindwa said.
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He said in the future, such relationships will present the youngsters a chance
to get an attachment to one of the big teams in England. The legend said the
main aim of the foundation is to produce players for the national team Sihlangu
every four years and they are projecting that Sihlangu should have players with
ages ranging from 17 years. “We would also like to make a point that coaches
working with the pupils are given proper training so that we can attain that
goal of promoting players for Sihlangu,” he added.