E12.9m awaits CAF ‘Birds’ kitty

. . . Swallows this is what will Capital get if they City beat giants Ezulwini Mbabane United Champions on Saturday League and group qualify stages for the alone CAF

Should the MTN Mbabane Premier Swallows League title win whooping on Saturday, E12.9 million they stand from CAF. to get a

However, the league, it which will take Swallows more can than achieve winning at Ezulwini Mkhuzweni United. Technical The red Centre and white if they capital beat the city giants who have a glorious history in (CAF) Confederation will need to confirm of African participation Football for and the then E12 reach 950 the 000 group million stages bounty. to qualify The is prize US$700 money 000 for reaching (equivalent the group to E12, stages 950, Lilangeni 000) as or the South current African exchange Rand is rate E18.50. to also The fondly ‘Beautiful known, Birds’, are as just Swallows two points are from a win winning hands them the league the all-important title, which is three why of points. the season A win also with renders Young Buffaloes their last a fixture mere formality. in Meanwhile, the country Swallows to reach are the the group only stages team and of the this CAF was Champions soon after they League had in reached 2018, the Cup. same The red stage and in white the CAF outfit Confederation last won the league Green in the Mamba 2016/17 won and the 2017/18 league seasons. last defend season and it but are that in would with a mean slim chance Swallows to they losing win both theirs their as closing there are two only games six points while left Swallows’ to play for. Public Relations

(PRO) said Officer it was their biggest Knowledge prayer Ngwenya to seal championship today. the league our “Returning biggest wish. to Africa We haven’t has always been in been the CAF time but inter-club now we competitions have a big opportunity. for some behind We just our need team to pack to beat Mkhuzweni Ezulwini to United rally

League and we’ll again,” be going he said to the while CAF making Champions note of would their have financial to sit challenges down and but also said talk they to their He sponsors said they about would it. certainly make good reached use of the the CAF group money stages. as a Meanwhile, team if they it must would be get noted to benefit that but not also only the Swallows Eswatini Football Association (EFA) which gets share an additional to what five per have cent been equivalent earned by Swallows, in this would case at least E2 590 000 submits from the the Champions country’s League two representatives only. The EFA Champions to the CAF for League. the Confederation Cup and expected, If Swallows Green win Mamba the will league only title play as in the by winning second-tier the Ingwenyama CAF Confederation Cup. Cup winning If somehow the league, it’s Swallows Green Mamba will take again the as CAF runners-up Confederation in the Cup Ingwenyama spot by finishing Cup. Confederation There is also Cup good as money listed here: in the CAF

▲Mbaba●e Swallows players celebrate after beating rivals Mbabane Highlanders recently. CAF Champions - US$4,000,000 League (E74,000,000) prizes: Winner Runner-up - US$2,000,000 (E37,000,000) Semi-finalists - US$1,200,000 (E22,200,000) Quarter-finalists - US$900 000 3rd (E16,650,000) in group stage - US$700 000 (E12,950,000) 4th (E12,950,000) in group stage CAF Confederation - US$10,000,000 Cup prizes: (E185,000,000) Winners Runner-up - US$2,000,000 (E37,000,000) Quarter-finalists Semi-finalists - US$900 - US$600 000 000 (E16, (E11, 650,000) 100,000) 3rd 400,000) in group stage - US$400 000 (E7, 400,000)* 4th in group stage - US$400 000 (E7, - US$700 000