WANDERERS WON’T GO DOWN - SA’S MAJA

MBABANE – Three successive wins for Manzini Wanderers have lifted the team out of the relegation zone, as they are now six points safe.

Plunging in financial trouble, which is not new for the hub side in recent seasons, players and their technical staff have not received their salaries for nothing less than four months now since last year. However, there was hope when news broke that a South African businessmanHelden Maja had agreed to invest E2.5 million in the team through buying half of their 10 000 shares, each selling for E500. Maja was first linked with Swallows, but nothing transpired.

“Wanderers will not go down; we’ll survive relegation and we’ll beat Highlanders 2-1 and Swallows 3-0 this time. Every game I have told them we’d win we won and it’s been three games in a row now,” Maja, who was reached through Mbabane Highlanders Managing Director (MD) Chief Ally Kgomongwe’s phone said while in Pretoria, South Africa.

His response prompted Kgomongwe who introduced Swallows and Wanderers to Maja teasing him that he was ‘a spiritual leader,’ since he was not pitching for the maroon and white side when it came to finances. “I will help Wanderers but I can’t throw my money anyhow without a proper agreement,” Maja responded after the issue of unpaid salaries was also raised with him.

Maja had about a fortnight ago sent an audio to Wanderers Premier League of Eswatini (PLE) Governor, Lawyer Bongani ‘Bhanyaza’ Mdluli assuring the players he was happy with their latest results and would be here last Tuesday to sort out their salary challenges. However, he did not show up and the team have gone on to lose some key talent in national team Sihlangu midfielder Neliswa ‘Tiger’ Dlamini and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forward Fabrice Mopina due to breached contracts.

Opposed

‘Tiger’ joined Mbabane Swallows while Mopina reportedly signed for Highlanders, as opposed to his former team, Moneni Pirates were first to bid for him with an undisclosed fee.Interestingly, Pirates are run by Kgomongwe’s wife Elinah More who is said to have sanctioned the Mopina bid. Wanderers’ Mdluli was of the view that this publication gives them time to meet again with their potential director as they had one meeting scheduled for Johannesburg in South Africa soon, where there would most likely be finalisation.

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