By Sibusiso Masilela
Emlembe Beverages has ‘watered’ Sihlangu with over E120 000 worth of Hydration sponsorship ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The company announced the E124 000 sponsorship to cater to the men’s senior national team and Sitsebe for the next 12 months.
Sihlangu will take on Angola and Mauritius between June 7 and June 11, 2024, in Luanda and Port Louis respectively.
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The senior male national team will also take part in the 2024 COSAFA senior championships between June 15 and 24 possibly in Durban.
Emlembe Beverages Managing Director Jordan Levendale said they are happy to be partners with the football mother body.
“We are pleased to partner with the Eswatini Football Association, and we are confident that the partnership with grow over the years before the current one year.
We saw it necessary to partnership due to the power which the sports hold in nation building,” he said.
Meanwhile, Eswatini Football Association (EFA) Chief Executive Officer Frederick Mngomezulu thanked the sponsor for the kind gesture.
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“We are grateful for the sponsorship, and we believe it contributes towards the transformation of the two national teams.
We are looking forward to having a long-standing partnership with the sponsor in the future,” he said.
EFA has followed the footsteps of capital city giants Mbabane Swallows in securing a hydration sponsorship as the reigning MTN Premier League is currently sponsored to the tune of E350 000 by Aquelle.