Africa-Press – Eswatini. MBABANE Highlanders goal poacher Sabelo ‘Sikhali’ Ndzinisa will be stand-in captain in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers match against Somalia today.
This comes after captain Lindo Mkhonta was suspended by CAF. Ndzinisa will be not new in the leadership role as he is also a skipper at his team, Mbabane Highlanders. Sihlangu will face-off with Somalia today in Der er Salaam with the return match scheduled for Sunday at Mbombela Stadium in South Africa as both nations do not have FIFA standard stadiums.
Eswatini Football Association Marketing and Communications Officer Muzi Radebe confirmed the news.
“Yes, ‘Sikhali’ will captain the national team in the absence of Lindo, who is serving a suspension,” he said. According to a CAF correspondence, the national team skipper will be suspended for one match only following his red card against Senegal in the 2021 AFCON Qualifiers.
The delegation to Somalia is led by executive committee member Johannes ‘Ace’ Siboza. Sihlangu is expected back home on Friday.
SIHLANGU TRAVELLING SQUAD: GOALKEEPERS Sandanezwe Mathabela (Mbabane Swallows), Khanyakwezwe Shabalala (Mbabane Highlanders) DEFENDERS Mlamuli Msibi (Royal Leopard), Siboniso Mamba (Young Buffaloes), Sihlangu Mkhwanazi (Young Buffaloes), Kwakhe Thwala (Young Buffaloes), Mxolisi Manana (Green Mamba), Simphiwe Manana (Mbabane Highlanders) MIDFIELDERS Sifiso Matse (Royal Leopard), Mzwandile Mabelesa (Royal Leopard), Neliso Dlamini (Manzini Wanderers), Mpendulo Dlamini (Young Buffaloes), Khetho Mkhontfo (Green Mamba), Junior Magagula (Royal Leopard), Philani Mkhontfo (Mbabane Highlanders) STRIKERS Sabelo Ndzinisa (Mbabane Highlanders), Sandile Gamedze (Young Buffaloes), Fanelo Mamba (Young Buffaloes), Muzi Tsabedze (Manzini Sea Birds), Mthokozisi Gwebu (Manzini Sea Birds), Justice Figareido (Cape Town All Stars, South Africa), Bonginkosi Dlamini (Sangrada Esperanca, Angola).
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