{"id":15779,"date":"2022-11-08T15:36:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/bucs-cry-foul"},"modified":"2022-11-08T18:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:31:58","slug":"bucs-cry-foul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/bucs-cry-foul","title":{"rendered":"BUCS CRY FOUL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Moneni Pirates have vowed to lodge a complaint with the Premier League of Eswatini regarding the inaugural MoMo Cup 2022 as they believe the rules and regulations were flouted in the final.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Sea Robbers\u2019, as the team is fondly known, were beaten by Nsingizini Hotspurs 2-1 in extra time after the match ended in a 1-all draw in regulation time.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA-accredited referee Leticia Vienna was in charge of the final sponsored by MTN FINTECH Eswatini with the tournament having began with a voting process.<\/p>\n<p>After the final whistle, Pirates senior officials expressed their unhappiness as they stated that the rules clearly pointed out that the match should have gone straight to penalties after 90 minutes of play.<\/p>\n<p>They quoted Article 13.2 of the 2022 MoMo Cup Rules and Regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Each match shall last 90 minutes, i.e. two periods of 45 minutes with an interval as laid down in the Laws of the Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If no winner is decided within the 90 minutes in the play-offs, semi-finals and finals penalty shoot \u2013outs shall take place, up to the sudden death penalties, if still no winner is decided after the normal five penalties from each club have taken,\u201d reads the article.<\/p>\n<p>Moneni Pirates Marketing Manager Sibusiso Nkambule said they were shocked by what transpired in the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes the rules are clear about what should happen after 90 minutes if both teams are locked in deadlock. Anyway, our legal team is working on the matter,\u201d he said briefly.<\/p>\n<p>When probed further about their continuation of the match in question, Nkambule said they did it to avoid a skirmish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to proceed with the match to avoid a skirmish which could have erupted if the match stopped during extra time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Premier League of Eswatini Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Makhanya said he was yet to learn about the protest from Pirates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am unaware of any protest \/ compliant,\u201d he briefly said. Meanwhile, Nsingizini Hotspurs Marketing and Communications Officer Mphikeleli Dlamini could not be drawn for comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Moneni Pirates have vowed to lodge a complaint with the Premier League of Eswatini regarding the inaugural MoMo Cup 2022 as they believe the rules and regulations were flouted in the final. 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