Swaziland national team player Lwazi Maziya
Swaziland’s participation in the African Nations Cup 2013 qualifiers is dependent on whether they overcome a financial challenge.
The National Football Association of Swaziland (NFAS) has called an emergency meeting tonight (Friday) for its Executive Committee to take a decision on Swaziland’s participation in the continental showpiece or not.
This follows the Confederation of African Football (CAF) releasing dates for the two-legged preliminary rounds, where Swaziland’s national team will face Seychelles away on January 7 and at home on January 14.
The winner between Swaziland and Seychelles will cross swords with DR Congo in the next round. Adding spice to this potential clash is that DR Congo recently hammered Swaziland 8-2 on aggregate.
NFAS CEO, Frederick Mngomezulu, told MTNFootball.com that they have convened a meeting where decisions will be taken regarding the country’s participation.
“We do have financial challenges hence we have called an emergency meeting of the FA Executive Committee where we will deliberate on the game. Every other detail about the game will be released after the meeting,” he said.
The NFAS had contemplated withdrawing from the World Cup 2014 qualifiers due to lack of funds, but government through the Ministry of Sports, Youth and Culture gave their support with a E1 million cash injection.
By Lwazi Dlamini