Mbabane Swallows F.C.

Mbabane Swallows FC
Full name Mbabane Swallows Football Club
Nickname(s) Umkhonto Kashaka
Founded 1948
Ground Somhlolo National Stadium
Mbabane, Swaziland
Capacity 20,000
Chairman Lloyd Maziya[1]
Manager Thabo "Koki" Vilakati [2]
League MTN Premier League
2017/18 1st[3]

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

The club was established in 1948

Achievements

1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018.
  • Swazi FA Cup: 4
1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.
1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018
  • Swazi League Cup: 6
1997, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Swazi 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 – Currently in group stage
1994 – 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 [4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
30 Swaziland GK Sandile Ginindza
1 Swaziland GK Sandanezwe Mathabela
6 Swaziland DF Palma Mandla
20 Swaziland DF Sanele Mkhweli
13 Zimbabwe DF Stanley Umukoro
4 Swaziland DF Joseph Ndaba
12 Swaziland DF Sifiso Mabila
8 Swaziland MF Sizolwethu Shabalala
7 Swaziland MF Felix Badenhorst
10 Swaziland MF Wonder Nhleko
5 Swaziland MF Richard McCreesh
18 Ghana MF Richard Sewe
11 Swaziland MF Banele Sikhondze
17 Swaziland MF Tony Tsabedze (Captain)
14 Swaziland FW Sabelo Ndzinisa
19 Swaziland FW Sandile Hlatjwako
3 Swaziland FW Simanga Shongwe
9 Nigeria FW Daniel Atakorah
22 South Africa DF Sphamandla Mathenjwa

Staff

Management

Chairman:
  • Victor Gamedze (The late-2018)
CEO:
  • Sibusiso Manana (The late-2017) [5]
General manager:
  • Sandile Zwane[6]

Sports

Head coach:
  • Thabo Vilakati[2]
Assistant coach:
  • Siyabonga Bhembe[7]

Notable coaches

Crest

Notable former players

All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Zambia media ‘bash’ Nkana
  2. 1 2 3 Nkana thrash Swazis
  3. ↑ Swaziland 2017/18
  4. ↑ ONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL – Mbabane Swallows
  5. ↑ Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIRDS’ FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS
  6. ↑ Three international stars at ‘Birds’
  7. ↑ ‘Birds’ unveil Sitsebe coach!
  8. ↑ Simulambo advises Chris ‘Gazza’ Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows
  9. ↑ ‘Birds’Fire Tembo
  10. ↑ Mbabane Swallows
  11. 1 2 3 4 ‘Birds’ deregister Nigerian defender
  12. ↑ Kalu confident of Nkana Recovery
  13. ↑ Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'
  14. ↑ Maharale Released By Mbabane Swallows
  15. ↑ Forget it, 'Taribo' tells 'Birds' – Observer
  16. ↑ MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS ‘BIRDS’ WIN 8–0
  17. ↑ Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again
  • Team profile – Premiere League of Swaziland Official website


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