Manzini Wanderers F.C.
Manzini Wanderers is a professional Swazi soccer club based in Manzini. It is one of the oldest premier league teams in the kingdom of Eswatini, that competes in the Premier League of Eswatini, the top tier of Swazi football. The club has won the league six times, Swazi Cup once, six times the Swazi Trade fair Cup and 3 times the Swazi Charity Cup. The club has been a mainstay of Swazi football for a long time and it is considered amongst the biggest teams in the country.
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| Full name | Manzini Wanderers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Liweseli | ||
| Founded | 1957 | ||
| Ground | Manzini Trade Fair Sports Ground Manzini, Eswatini | ||
| Capacity | +- 10000 | ||
| Chairman | Bongani 'Bhanyaza' Mdluli | ||
| Manager | Nyangayezizwe 'Crooks' Hlophe | ||
| League | Swazi Premier League | ||
| 2018/2019 | 11th | ||
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The football club was founded in 1957 and it was called Shooting stars by the founding members who were players at the time namely Raphael 'Four-four' Nxumalo, Bruno Magongo, Sihhodlane Dlamini, Pat Fakudze and Sam Dlamini amongst a couple of other players not mentioned here. In 1959, the name of the football club was changed to Manzini Wanderers due to the influence of England based Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. The football club wears a maroon and white outfit.
Achievements
- Swazi Premier League: 6
- 1983, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2002, 2003.
- Swazi Cup: 1
- 1984.
- 2002, 2003, 2005.
- Swazi Trade Fair Cup: 6
- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000.
Performance in CAF competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances
- 1984 – Preliminary Round
- 1986 – Preliminary Round
- 1988 – First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 1985 – First Round
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Swazi Premier League 2013-14 | ||
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