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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Royal Leopard beat Young Heroes 3-1 to be crowned champions of the Build-It Under-13 tournament Matsapha branch staged at Ecinisweni Sports Ground on Saturday.<\/b><\/p>\n

Leopard\u2019s Sindiso Dube won the Player of the tournament award. An impressive total of eight teams competed for the championship which commenced with a round robin format of two groups of four teams.<\/p>\n

The winners and runner-ups per group preceded the semi-finals. Eswatini Football Association (EFA) Chief Executive Officer Frederick Mngomezulu said they were looking forward to welcoming some of the best performing players into the next stages of development like Under-15s.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday 12 players have been selected from the branch to represent Matsapha stores during the national finals which might be staged at Somhlolo National Stadium or Mavuso Sports Centre. We thank parents and the community for coming through to support the youngsters.<\/p>\n

Players must continue working hard as the games continue and we look forward to see most of these faces in the national Under-15s as this is about progression and development,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Vincent Vilakati, Matsapha branch manager said to the youth that sports can help in keeping them occupied and build bright futures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are expecting to see future international players and leaders of the country. As Build-It and the Football Association we will continue to support this initiative,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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