Mbabane Swallows F.C.

Mbabane Swallows FC
Full nameMbabane Swallows Football Club
Nickname(s)Umkhonto Kashaka
Founded1948
GroundSomhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini
Capacity20,000
ChairmanLloyd Maziya[1]
ManagerN/A [2]
LeaguePremier League of Eswatini
2022–20233rd

Mbabane Swallows Football Club is a Eswatini football club based in Mbabane.

The club was established in 1948. It was the first Eswatini club to participate in the CAF Champions League group stages in 2018.Traditionally known as the club of the elites, Mbabane Swallows are the league’s trendsetters. A split in 1983 when two Mbabane Swallows teams turned up for a league match at Somhlolo National Stadium is the watershed moment for this great club. Since then, Swallows has led the way, becoming the first club to be registered as a company under the stewardship of the late chairman, Bheki Simelane, who then passed on the baton to current chairman, Victor Gamedze, a former striker for the ‘Birds’, in early 2000.

Achievements

1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2024.
  • Eswatini FA Cup: 4
1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.
  • Eswatini Charity Cup: 6
1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018
  • Eswatini League Cup: 6
1997, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Eswatini top 8 Cup:
2013,2015,2016
  • PLS Ultimate Cup: 1
2012
  • King Mswati III Cup: 1
2015
  • Mbabane Mayoral Cup (Town Century celebration): 1
2002

Performance in CAF competitions

1998 – Preliminary round
2006 – Preliminary round
2010 – Preliminary round
2014 – Preliminary round
2015 – Preliminary round
2018 – Group stage
1994 – Preliminary round
2017 - Group stage
2021 - withdrew in preliminary round
1995 – First Round
1987 – Preliminary round

African record

Year Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1987 African Cup Winners' Cup PR Lesotho Royal Lesotho Defence Force 1–1 1–1 2–2
1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs PR RéunionJS Saint-Pierroise 4–0 2–2 6–2
1995 CAF Cup 1R TanzaniaMalindi FC 0–1 2–0 0–3
1998 CAF Champions League PR Lesotho Royal Lesotho Defence Force 1–4 0–2 1–6
2006 PR South AfricaOrlando Pirates 0–5 2–2 2–7
2010 PR South AfricaSupersport United 1–3 2–2 3–5
2014 PR ZambiaNkana 2–0 5–2 4–5
2015 PR ZambiaZESCO United 1–1 1–0 1–2
2018 PR LesothoBantu 1–3 2–4 5–5
1R ZambiaZanaco 2–1 0–1 3–1
Group D ZambiaZESCO United 1–1 TBD
Angola1º de Agosto 1–0
TunisiaÉtoile du Sahel

Squad

as of 1 May 2018 [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Eswatini SWZ Qiniso Nyawo
16 GK Eswatini SWZ Sandanezwe Mathabela
30 GK Eswatini SWZ Bongiswa Dlamini
2 DF Eswatini SWZ Siphosethu Mabilisa
3 MF Eswatini SWZ Ncomo Gina
4 MF Eswatini SWZ Neliswa Dlamini
5 MF Eswatini SWZ Mancoba Vilakati
6 MF Eswatini SWZ Nhlanhla Ngwenya
7 MF Eswatini SWZ Felix Badenhorst
8 MF South Africa RSA Tony Machacha
9 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Samba Orion
10 FW Eswatini SWZ Sizolwethu Shabalala
11 MF Eswatini SWZ Leon Manyisa
12 DF Eswatini SWZ Sifiso Mabila (Captain)
13 DF Ghana GHA Kingsley Kwayki other= Captain}}
14 DF Eswatini SWZ Melusi Dlamini
15 FW Eswatini SWZ Khayalethu Zitha
17 MF Eswatini SWZ Tony Tsabedze
18 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Albert Nkosana
19 DF Eswatini SWZ Sandile Hlatjwako other= Captain}}
20 MF Eswatini SWZ Sakhile Ngcamphalala
21 FW Eswatini SWZ Ayanda Gadlela
23 MF Eswatini SWZ Sibusiso Masuku
24 DF Eswatini SWZ Newman Philiso
25 MF Eswatini SWZ Kwakhe Tfwala
26 FW Eswatini SWZ Siyabonga Zwane
26 FW Eswatini SWZ Siyabonga Zwane

Staff

Management

President:
  • Bishop Bheki Lukhele
PRO:
  • Knowledge Ngwenya [4]
General manager:
  • Sandile Zwane[5]

Sports

Head coach:
  • Caleb Ngwenya
Assistant coach:
  • Sindiso Gama[6]
Fitness coach:
  • Siza Dlamini[7]
Goalkepper coach:
  • Bright Nxumalo[8]

Notable coaches

File:Mbabane Swallows FC oldlogo
Mbabane_Swallows_FC_oldlogo

Crest

  • Old crest
    Old crest
  • Present crest
    Present crest

Notable former players

All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ "Zambia media 'bash' Nkana". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nkana thrash Swazis". postzambia.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. ^ "CAF - CAF Error Page" (PDF). www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIRDS’ FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS
  5. ^ "Three international stars at 'Birds'". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. ^ "'Birds' unveil Sitsebe coach!". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. ^ "'Birds' unveil Sitsebe coach!". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ^ "'Birds' unveil Sitsebe coach!". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ^ Editor, Online. "Simulambo advises Chris 'Gazza' Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows - Lusaka Voice". lusakavoice.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "'Birds'Fire Tembo". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  11. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mbabane Swallows (00/01)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d "'Birds' deregister Nigerian defender". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Bolazambia.com". bolazambia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  14. ^ Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'
  15. ^ "Mbabane Swallows Have Released SA defender Thabiso Maharale". South African soccer news. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Forget it, 'Taribo' tells 'Birds' – Observer". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  17. ^ MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS ‘BIRDS’ WIN 8–0
  18. ^ "Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

External links

  • Premiere League of Eswatini – Official website


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