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Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>The Prime Minister (PM), Russell Dlamini, has been urged to increase sports funding towards infrastructure development in the country.<\/b><\/p>\n

The premier on Thursday called upon the members of the public who wished to ask him questions on pertinent national issues to do so on his Facebook page. On his page, Dlamini said, \u201cI\u2019ll be meeting local editors and journalists to answer their questions on pertinent, national issues next week. I know you also have a lot of questions to ask me. So, I\u2019d like to hear from you, as well: please comment with your questions below, using the hashtag #AskThePM. I\u2019ll pick the best five and answer them during the Editors\u2019 Forum next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the Facebook users took the opportunity to take him on pressing sports issues. \u201cIs your administration planning to increase the funding of sports in Eswatini, as well as assisting with the international required infrastructure for us to genuinely compete on the international stage?\u201d the user asked. The Facebooker said this would not happen overnight, but with the necessary support, the country could eventually host at least regional games like the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) championships and athletics competitions, among others. It was said that such big stage tournaments could boost the tourism sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is painful that our national team Sihlangu play their home games in neighbouring South Africa, which means Sihlangu, their opponents and both teams\u2019 supporters are supporting another country\u2019s economy,\u201d the Facebook user said. During the Sibaya People\u2019s Parliament held last year in October, some who made submissions encouraged government to construct a new stadium as currently Eswatini has no international accredited stadium or a sports arena.<\/p>\n

Notable is that the Eswatini Football Association (EFA) last month revealed that they spent about E700 000 for home-away-from-home games which are played at Mbombela Stadium. Some of the costs include stadium hire which stood at E120 000 last year and there is also the transportation of office and personnel to Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Eswatini is expected to host Somalia on the March 26, 2024 in the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) preliminary rounds. However, the national budget speech on Monday might prematurely clear the air if government will heed to the public call instead of waiting in bated breath for Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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