By Sibusiso Masilela
Manzini Wanderers have lost round one of their protest against Denver Sundowns.
The hub giants’ efforts to implicate two other players from the ‘Kappa Boys’ players Emmanuel Dufai and Enoch Koffi Kele ( both Ghanaians) were dismissed by the Eswatini Football Association Disciplinary Committee.
This was during the hearing held on Tuesday at Sigwaca House.
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The hub giants had protested the seasoned Sundowns Nigerian defender Jimoh Moses during their last match of the season played at Somhlolo National Stadium where they suffered a 4-2 loss on May 19, 2024.
The result condemned the crowd pullers to relegation from the MTN Premier League together with Sundowns.
Wanderers didn’t have a strong case against Kele and Dufai in the protest where they only cited Moses as an alleged ineligible player without a work permit.
The matter took over two hours of argument with the two sets of lawyers presenting their cases forcing the Disciplinary Committee Chairman Sipho Matse to push the matter to Thursday for further arguments on the issue of Moses.
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Wanderers were represented by a four-member legal team led by the board of Governor Bongani ‘ Bhanyaza ‘ Mdluli, Former managing Director advocate Mduduzi ‘Tsotsi’ Mabila, Sifiso ‘Charlie’ Jele and Thabiso Fakudze.
Sundowns were represented by Zakhele Dlamini.
