By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Royal Leopard beat Mbabane Highlanders AM 2-0, handing Shauwn “MaMkhize” Mkhize’s club its first defeat of the season. The victory on matchday three of the MTN Premier League puts Royal Leopard top with seven points, according to the Times of Eswatini.
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Nsingizini Hotspurs beat Mbabane Highlanders 1-0 in the Eswatini league on Saturday, handing the club a second consecutive defeat. Quality Dlamini scored the only goal in the 41st minute, while president Shauwn Mkhize, absent from the stadium, was in China for professional reasons, reports the Times of Eswatini.
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Five Eswatini top-flight clubs changed their technical staff at the start of the 2026-2027 season, including Amawele, Mbabane Highlanders AM, Mbabane Swallows and Celtics. Amawele notably sacked Mpumelelo « Mapho » Ngwenya after just one match, while other teams recorded resignations, reports the Times of Eswatini.
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Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho took his total to 15 goals for Bursaspor and scored in an 11th consecutive match after the 2-0 win over Pendikspor. He became the club’s first player to score in nine straight games and is also said to have surpassed the Turkish league record, Punch reports, citing Spor Bursa.
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Nouhoum Misbaw, centre-back and captain of ASD Juvenilia Roseto, started in the first three matches of the season. He plays a leading role in the defence of the regional football club in Calabria, according to Jornal Tropical.
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Eswatini choirs must start in the Standard categoryThe Eswatini Choral Music Association will require local choirs to begin in the Standard category before moving up to Large. The new rule will apply from the next Standard Bank choral music competition, to improve performance standards, according to its president, Sihle Gumbi.
Cricket: South Africa bowl Australia out for 99 and enforce follow-onSouth Africa bowled Australia out for 99 in the second Test, then enforced the follow-on with a lead of 326 runs. After Kagiso Rabada dismissed Nic Maddinson for the first time, Australia were 50 for one wicket at tea, according to Sowetan.The week in Africa
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