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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>The MTN Premier League will return this weekend following its one week break.<\/b><\/p>\n

The week\u2019s two fixtures will be played in various venues across the country apart from the match between defending champions Royal Leopard and new comers Nsingizini Hotspurs.<\/p>\n

This is due to Leopard commitment in the CAF champions League as they will travel to Cameroon for their clash against Coton Sport scheduled for Sunday.<\/p>\n

The headline fixture of the round is the security forces derby between Green Mamba and Young Buffaloes.<\/p>\n

Tackle<\/b><\/p>\n

Crowd pullers Mbabane Highlanders and Mbabane Swallows will tackle Moneni Pirates and Denver Sundowns respectively.<\/p>\n

This was confirmed by PLE CEO Kenneth Makhanya through a press statement.<\/p>\n

Makhanya said week two fixtures would be reviewed in light of Royal Leopard CAF participation and EFA call up of under 23 National team camp for the upcoming fixture against Egypt.<\/p>\n

He further stated that they further reviewed and published the week three PLE fixture which would be impacted in light of the change in the MoMo Cup playoffs date.<\/p>\n

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