Courtesy: Swazi Observer


FA to host schools FUTSAL tourney

by Sabelo Gwebu

THE National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) will on Friday host the schools FUTSAL tournament at Bosco Skills Centre in Manzini.
FUTSAL is a five-a-side tournament usually played indoors in two halves of twenty minutes each. The top four teams in the Manzini and Mbabane branches are set to square up to produce the ultimate winner, NFAS’ Technical Director Boy ‘Bizzah’ Mkhonta announced yesterday.

Representing the Mbabane branch will be St Mary’s, Mbabane Central, Lobamba National and St Francis whilst Manzini will be represented by the School for the Deaf, Swazi National, Ngwane Park and St John’s Bosco. The FUTSAL game which started in countries like Brazil and Spain is now being played in other countries worldwide and Swaziland is no exception.

Mkhonta encouraged the Manzini community to come in their numbers and show support to the games adding that it was the sport’s first formal league to be played in the kingdom.

He further mentioned that there would be trophies and medals for the eventual winners whilst most outstanding players will be decorated too.
The games would start in group preliminary stages.

The fixture is as follows

GROUP A
Deaf, Swazi National, St Mary’s, Mbabane Central

GROUP B
Ngwane Park, St John’s Bosco, Lobamba National, St Francis




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