Manzini Sea Birds F.C.

Sea Birds
Full name Manzini Sea Birds Football Club
Nickname(s) Birds
Founded 1987
Ground Mavuso Sports Centre
Manzini, Swaziland
Capacity 5,000
Chairman
  • Peter Simelane (2013)[1]
League Swazi Premier League
2013–2014 10th[2]

Manzini Sea Birds FC is a Swazi soccer club based in Manzini.[3]

The club was founded 1987.[4] The Seabirds played most in the Swazi First Division[5] and was first time promoted to the Swazi Premier League 2012.[6]

Stadium

The team plays his homematches at the 5000 capacity Mavuso Sports Centre.[7]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Swaziland MF Celucolo Mmema
No. Position Player
Zimbabwe MF Stanford Ncube

Notable coaches

  • Van Royen Magagula (2013)[8]
  • Sihle Mavimbela (2013)[9]
  • Zenzele 'Ace' Dlamini (2014)[10]

Youth academy

Since 2011 the club holds with the Ishibobo Soccer Academy (ISA), an talent scouting sports academy in Manzini. ISA serves as the under-20 football team of the club.[11] Ishibobo played his home matches on the Zakhele Sports Ground.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Sea Birds boss is new Manzini FA chairman
  2. ↑ Swaziland 2013/14
  3. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/teams/swaziland/manzini-sea-birds-fc/22534/matches/
  4. ↑ Manzini Sea Birds FC – Weltfussballarchiv
  5. ↑ Swaziland 2010/11
  6. ↑ Swaziland 2011/12
  7. ↑ Plain text – Times Of Swaziland
  8. ↑ Sea Birds' Van Rooyen is new Pirates coach! – Observer
  9. ↑ sea birds reject coach 'ace'! – Observer
  10. ↑ Zambian Coach Chris Tembo has been fired by Mbabane Swallows with immediate effect
  11. ↑ Ishibobo Soccer Academy under the brand name Manzini Sea Birds u-20
  12. ↑ Zakhele Sports Ground Ishibobo Academy
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