{"id":23875,"date":"2023-03-18T17:25:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T17:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?p=23875"},"modified":"2023-03-19T13:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T13:32:07","slug":"sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho","title":{"rendered":"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n

The game served as a preparatory for both nations\u2019 back-to-back 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Cape Verde and Zambia respectively and it was played at the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) Technical Centre at Bambatha Ts\u2019ita Sports Arena.<\/p>\n

Zambian giants ZESCO United overlapping right back Lindo Mkhonta has been added to the Sihlangu squad currently in full-time camp and the Sihlangu captain was one of many surprise omissions from the provisional squad announced by Head Coach Dominic Kunene over two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

After the recall of Mbabane Highlanders goalkeeper Khanyakwezwe Shabalala late last week, Kunene has added three more in his squad including Lindo, Royal Leopard goalkeeper Ncamiso \u2018Mbhonyo\u2019 Dlamini, left back Sikhumbuzo Magagula and Siboniso \u2018Sithobela\u2019 Mamba of Young Buffaloes who has just returned from a lengthy injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Technical bench of the Senior Men National Team (Sihlangu) has added Sikhumbuzo<\/p>\n

Magagula, Ncamiso Dlamini from Royal Leopard, Siboniso Mamba from Young Buffaloes, and Lindo Mkhonta from Zesco United (Zambia) to be part of the national team camp. This full-time camp commenced (Monday) at the Technical Centre in Lobamba,\u201d the Eswatini Football Association said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Just like Sihlangu, Likuena have to play its home matches in South Africa due to the unavailability of Setsoto Stadium, which has been suspended from hosting international matches. Also, the Somhlolo National Stadium and Mavuso Sports Centre remained banned by the continental governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF).<\/p>\n

2023 AFCON QUALIFIERS FIXTURE:<\/b>
\nThursday March 24<\/b><\/p>\n

Cape Verde vs Eswatini 6pm<\/p>\n

Tuesday March 28<\/b><\/p>\n

Eswatini vs Cape Verde 3pm<\/p>\n

2023 AFCON QUALIFIERS GROUP B <\/b>
\nP W D L GF GA PTS<\/b><\/p>\n

1 Burkina Faso 2 2 0 0 5 1 6<\/p>\n

2 Cape Verde 2 1 0 1 2 2 3<\/p>\n

3 Eswatini 2 0 1 1 3 5 1<\/p>\n

4 Togo 2 0 1 1 2 4 1<\/p>\n

SIHLANGU SQUAD<\/b>
\nGoalkeepers:<\/b> Khanyakwezwe Shabalala (Mbabane Highlanders), Ncamiso Dlamini (Royal Leopard), Sibusiso Dlamini (Nsingizini Hotspurs), Mlamuli Makhanya (Royal Leopard), Mlungisi Nxumalo (Young Buffaloes) and Bhekisisa Dlamini (Moneni Pirates)<\/p>\n

Defenders:<\/b> Lindo Mkhonta (ZESCO United), Simanga Masangane (Royal Leopards), Sihlangu Mkhwanazi (Young Buffaloes), Vusi Vilakati (Mbabane Highlanders), Gift Gamedze (Madlenya), Lucky Gamedze (Madlenya), Mcolisi Manana (Green Mamba), Mlamuli Msibi (Royal Leopard), Siboniso Mamba (Young Buffaloes), Sikhumbuzo Magagula (Royal Leopard) and Mkhuleko Magagula (Manzini Sea Birds)<\/p>\n

Midfielders:<\/b> Mzwandile Mabelesa (Royal Leopard), Sifiso Matse (Royal Leopard), Kwakhe Tfwala (Young Buffaloes), Bongiswa Dlamini (Young Buffaloes), Sandile Gamedze (Young Buffaloes), Leon Manyisa (Mbabane Swallows) and Mpendulo Tfomo (Mbabane Highlanders)<\/p>\n

Strikers:<\/b> Sabelo Ndzinisa (Green Mamba), Thubelihle Mavuso (Nsingizini Hotspurs), Bongwa Matsebula (Young Buffaloes), Fanelo Mamba (Young Buffaloes), Philani Mkhontfo (Mbabane Highlanders) and Njabulo Maziya (Madlenya)<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday. The game served as a preparatory for both nations\u2019 back-to-back 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Cape Verde and Zambia respectively and it was played at the Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) Technical Centre at Bambatha Ts\u2019ita […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":23874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-23875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"\nSIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday. The game served as a prepara ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday. The game served as a prepara ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-18T17:25:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-19T13:32:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"755\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-18T17:25:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-19T13:32:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho\"},\"wordCount\":432,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Eswatini\",\"Eswatini\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho\",\"name\":\"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO - Eswatini\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-18T17:25:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-19T13:32:07+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday. The game served as a prepara ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":755,\"caption\":\"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/\",\"name\":\"Eswatini\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"cfeditoren\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO - Eswatini","description":"Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday. The game served as a prepara ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO","og_description":"Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday. The game served as a prepara ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho","og_site_name":"Eswatini","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa","article_published_time":"2023-03-18T17:25:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-19T13:32:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":755,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO","datePublished":"2023-03-18T17:25:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-19T13:32:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho"},"wordCount":432,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg","keywords":["Africa Press","Africa Press-Eswatini","Eswatini"],"articleSection":["all news","sport"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho","name":"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO - Eswatini","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg","datePublished":"2023-03-18T17:25:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-19T13:32:07+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"Sihlangu played to a goalless draw against Lesotho in a friendly match on Thursday. The game served as a prepara ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1679139090.09.jpg","width":1200,"height":755,"caption":"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/sihlangu-fire-blanks-in-lesotho#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"SIHLANGU FIRE BLANKS IN LESOTHO"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/","name":"Eswatini","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7417380fa9e23b5c57fdbfdaf3fdf92ee478f759a084addda5faa3732853e74a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"cfeditoren"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}