By Sibusiso Masilela
It’s a ‘wonderful’ verdict!!!
Manzini Wanderers have secured another victory in court.
This comes after High Court Judge Mumcy Dlamini ruled that they should be a 15-team premier league in a ruling issued on Saturday evening.
The matter was recently argued on Friday (October 18, 2024) at the High Court before Judge Dlamini.
The Judge ordered the Premier League of Eswatini (first respondents) and Eswatini Football Association (fourth respondents) to comply with the September 27, 2024, order where she ordered that Wanderers should be fixtured as a premier league team.
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She further ruled that PLE and EFA should ensure that Moneni Pirates are not affected by the ruling as the ‘Sea Robbers’ stand to be relegated after the latest court stance.
Pirates have been fixtured five times in the 2024/25 MTN Premier League.
Advocate Lucas Maziya who is Sundowns (Second respondent), Jimoh Moses (fifth respondent) and Pirates (third respondent) said he had not received the ruling when sought for comment.
No immediate comment could be obtained from Wanderers Sifiso Jele and PLE lawyer Meluleki Ndlangamandla when compiling this report.
This is after the respondents in Denver Sundowns, Jimoh Moses and Moneni Pirates challenged Judge Dlamini’s ruling of September 27, 2024, where she ordered the PLE to fixture Wanderers in the current MTN Premier League campaign.
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The Judge also dismissed the Eswatini Football Association (EFA) appeal’s board decision to dismiss the Wanderers protest Moses in her previous ruling.
The Judge further declared the Nigerian international (Moses) as an illegal immigrant after he allegedly played without a work permit, during the last 2023/24 MTN Premier League between Wanderers and Sundowns on May 19, 2024, at Somhlolo National Stadium which ended 4-2 in favour of Sundowns.
The controversial match had led to Wanderers being relegated from the elite league.
Pirates filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging Judge Dlamini on September 27, 2024, judgement.
The appeal is likely to be heard in February 2025.