By Ntokozo Magongo
MBABANE – The OlympAfrica Sports Development Centre, Lobamba will come alive on Saturday when it hosts the Swaziland Building Society (SBS) Men’s and Women’s netball league games.
The action dubbed ‘Red Saturday’ as per the colours of the sponsor, SBS will get underway from 10am to 3:45pm with three men’s games and four women’s games to be played on the day. The fixtures were released by the Eswatini National Netball Association (ENNA).
The leagues games bounced back last weekend with four games played, one in the males and three under the women’s elite.
In the men’s elite, Royal Flames dominated Spartans as they walloped them 61-16 and they will be facing Green Lightning on Saturday while the latter will be up against Buffaloes. Another match on Saturday will see Ballbusters facing off against Vixens.
In the women’s elite, the trio of Vixens, Green Lightning and Royal Flames were handed 75-0 victories against Mankayane Ladies, Manzini Ladies and Mankayane Ladies respectively.
On Saturday, Green Lightning will face Olympafrica in the first match while Mbabane Raisers will be next against Vixens, with Mankayane Ladies up against Manzini Ladies and the last match of the day will see Buffaloes playing against Royal Flames at 2:30pm.
Elite women’s fixtures:
Green Lightning vs Olympafrica 10am – 11:15am
Mbabane Raiders vs Vixens 11:30am -12:45pm
Mankayane Ladies vs Manzini Ladies 1pm – 2:15pm
Buffaloes vs Royal Flames 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Men’s elite fixtures:
Buffaloes vs Spartans 10am – 11:15am
Ballbusters vs Vixens 11:30am – 12:45pm
Green Lightning vs Royal Flames 1pm – 2:15pm
SBS ELITE NETBALL LEAGUE RESULTS
MALES
Game 1: Royal Flames 61 – 16 Spartans
FEMALES
Game 1: Mankayane Ladies 0 – 75 Vixens
Game 2: Green Lightning 75 – 0 Manzini Ladies
Game 3: Mankayane Ladies 0 – 75 Royal Flames
