{"id":1516,"date":"2025-08-17T15:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swazidailynews.com\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2025-08-17T15:01:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T13:01:24","slug":"peter-samora-simelane-has-retained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genesisekucalenimedia.com\/edn\/1516\/eswatini-daily-news\/peter-samora-simelane-has-retained\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter \u2018Samora\u2019 Simelane  has retained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter \u2018Samora\u2019 Simelane has retained the Eswatini Football Association presidency with 27 votes. 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