Manzini Sea Birds F.C.

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

Sea Birds
Full nameManzini Sea Birds Football Club
Nickname(s)Birds
Founded1987
GroundMavuso Sports Centre
Manzini, Eswatini
Capacity5,000
Chairman
  • Peter Simelane (2013)[1]
LeagueSwazi Premier League
2013–201410th[2]

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
MF Celucolo Mmema
No. Position Player
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". comesaria.org. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. "Swaziland 2013/14". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  3. "Eswatini - Manzini Sea Birds FC - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. "Manzini Sea Birds FC - eSwatini - Manzini Sea Birds Football Club - Club Profile, Club History, Club Badge, Results, Fixtures, Historical Logos, Statistics". www.weltfussballarchiv.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  5. "Swaziland 2010/11". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. "Swaziland 2011/12". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  7. Plain text – Times Of Swaziland
  8. "Sea Birds' Van Rooyen is new Pirates coach! – Observer". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. "sea birds reject coach 'ace'! – Observer". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  10. Editor, Online. "Zambian Coach Chris Tembo has been fired by Mbabane Swallows with immediate effect - Lusaka Voice". lusakavoice.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  11. "Ishibobo S. Academy (@Ishibobo) - Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. Academy, Ishibobo S. (24 December 2012). "10am..29/12/2012 @ Zakhele Sports Ground Ishibobo Academy u-19 vs Excelsior Academy..in respect of de late Ishibobo player." twitter.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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