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DRAMA AS SWALLOWS STARS EXCHANGE BLOWS

By Mphikeleli Msibi Sports Editor | 2018-03-22

SOCCER - MBABANE Swallows have been rocked by drama ahead of their Ingwenyama Cup final clash against Leopard as two senior players were involved in a brawl yesterday.

The brawl involving players Felix ‘Fela’ Badenhorst and Sanele Mkhweli forced the team’s training session held at the Prince of Wales Ground yesterday to be called off unceremoniously. Information gathered by this publication is that the player’s altercation started with an argument but shocked the rest of the team when they resorted to blows. The action saw other players picking sides and joining the fight.

The situation was saved by one of the team’s supporters, who had attended the training session as the coach and other members of the technical bench watched in disbelief.

A source close to the matter revealed that the tension was so tense in the team, something that has been frowned upon, because of the game on Sunday. "There was no alternative but to stop the training session as the situation was tense. Management will, however, have to address the situation soon because the team cannot afford such drama ahead of a very important game,” added the source. When called on the matter yesterday, coach Thabo ‘Koki’ Vilakati said he did not want to comment. Sought for comment General Manager Sandile ‘Beyond 2 000’ Zwane said he did not attend training yesterday and will only receive reports from the technical team to ascertain if it indeed happened.

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