‘FIGA’ ‘TURNS DOWN’ SA LEOPARDS MOVE

MBABANE – “I am yet to decide about my future, but I won’t be joining Black Leopards.”

These were the words of former Motsepe Foundation Championship side All Stars and Eswatini international player Justice ‘Figa’ Figuareido, when shedding light on his next move in his football career. All Stars have been sold to Limpopo-based side Black Leopards and reports coming from All Stars suggested that the team would now move to Limpopo. The team relocated to Johannesburg at the beginning of the recently-ended season from Cape Town, where it traded as Cape Town All Stars.

The former Denver Sundowns forceful winger joined the team from TS Galaxy in the 2021/22 season, where he helped them finish inside the top three to earn the club a place in the promotion/relegation play-offs, where he scored against Swallows Football Club. This past season ‘Figa’ helped All Stars to finish the season in the top four. The selling of the club was confirmed by Manager Zukiswa Simelukane, who said it was true that All Stars had been sold. Yes it’s true that the club has been sold,” Simelukane briefly said. She, however, did not want to comment further on the issue as well as the future of the Eswatini international player.

Meanwhile, the former Maritzburg United player also confirmed that the team would now be based in Limpopo after its status had been sold to Black Leopards. ‘Figa’ highlighted that even though the team had been sold to Leopards; there was no way that he would join them for the upcoming season. “I can’t hide the fact that I will not go to Limpopo,” he said. He revealed that the reason for him not joining Lidoda Duvha was due to the fact that it was based very far from the country. He further said that he was yet to meet with his unnamed agent to discuss his future plans, but promised to revert to this reporter for updates.

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