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Lozitha Spurs and Manzini Wanderers draw in Eswatini

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Lozitha Spurs and Manzini Wanderers drew in Eswatini’s national football second division in Big Bend. An altercation between a Lozitha official and security members required police intervention, the Times of Eswatini reports.

Lozitha Spurs and Manzini Wanderers drew 0-0 at Mayaluka Stadium in Eswatini’s MulaSport National First Division, the Times of Eswatini reports.

The match was marked by a confrontation near Lozitha’s goal towards the end of the game. A Lozitha Spurs official allegedly crossed a security rope to move behind the side net, prompting intervention by Manzini Wanderers security members. The situation escalated into an exchange of blows before police intervened to separate those involved.

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