By XOLISILE SACOLO | 2023-02-23

The Premier League of Eswatini will no longer accept the unavailability of ambulances as an excuse to abandon premier league matches.

This decision follows the recent cancellation of both premier league and first division matches due to the unavailability of ambulances.

“Where an effort to secure an ambulance has been made by the PLE Secretariat and such effort fails due to the non-availability of this scarce resource, games will proceed and there will be no just reason to abandon PLE games,” stated Premier League of Eswatini Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Makhanya.

Makhanya said this after announcing the organisation’s meeting with the Emergency Services department, which he said had resulted “in a positive outcome”.

“The PLE notes with great concern the prevalent abandonment of games purportedly on account of a medical rule that requires the presence of an ambulance and advanced life support paramedic at the stadium,” he stated, adding that “the safety of players, officials and spectators was of paramount in any games fixture.”

He also urged clubs to ensure that they have team doctors during matches and an extra car to evacuate any player if a need arose.

The two matches abandoned were between Ubombo Flyers and Milling Hotspurs as well as Madlenya FC and Sea Birds, which were played at the Mayaluka and Ka Langa Stadiums respectively.

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