Mbabane Swallows F.C.
Appearance
Full name | Mbabane Swallows Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Umkhonto Kashaka | ||
Founded | 1948 | ||
Ground | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Chairman | Lloyd Maziya[1] | ||
League | Premier League of Eswatini | ||
2023-24 | 1st of 14 (Champions) | ||
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Mbabane Swallows Football Club is an Eswatini professional football club based in Mbabane.
The club was established in 1948. It was the first Swazi club to participate in the CAF Champions League, when they did it in 2018.
Achievements
[edit]- Swazi FA Cup: 4
- 1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.
- 1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018
- 1997, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
- 2013,2015,2016
- 2012
- 2015
- 2002
Performance in CAF competitions
[edit]- CAF Champions League: 6 appearances
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance
- 1994 – Preliminary round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
- 1995 – First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 1987 – Preliminary round
African record
[edit]Year | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1987 | African Cup Winners' Cup | PR | Royal Lesotho Defence Force | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
1994 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | PR | JS Saint-Pierroise | 4–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
1995 | CAF Cup | 1R | Malindi FC | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
1998 | CAF Champions League | PR | Royal Lesotho Defence Force | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 |
2006 | PR | Orlando Pirates | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–7 | |
2010 | PR | Supersport United | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–5 | |
2014 | PR | Nkana | 2–0 | 5–2 | 4–5 | |
2015 | PR | ZESCO United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
2018 | PR | Bantu | 1–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
1R | Zanaco | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||
Group D | ZESCO United | 1–1 | TBD | |||
1º de Agosto | 1–0 | |||||
Étoile du Sahel |
Squad
[edit]This section needs to be updated.(May 2024) |
as of 1 May 2018[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
[edit]Management
- Chairman:
- Victor Gamedze (The late-2018)
- CEO:
- Sibusiso Manana (The late-2017) [4]
- General manager:
- Sandile Zwane[5]
Sports
- Head coach:
- N/A
- Assistant coach:
- Mduduzi Nxumalo[6]
Notable coaches
[edit]- Walter Rautmann
- Alou Badara
- Jani Simulambo[7]
- Nyanga 'Crooks' Hlophe (2013)
- Chris Tembo (2014)[8]
- Siyabonga Bhembe[9]
Crest
[edit]-
Old crest
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Present crest
Notable former players
[edit]All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.[10]
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Notes
[edit]- ^ "Zambia media 'bash' Nkana". observer.org.sz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Swaziland (Eswatini) 2023/24". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "CONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL – Mbabane Swallows" (PDF). www.cafonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Times Of Swaziland: 'BIRDS' FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Three international stars at 'Birds'". observer.org.sz. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "'Birds' unveil Sitsebe coach!". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Editor, Online (February 2014). "Simulambo advises Chris 'Gazza' Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows - Lusaka Voice". lusakavoice.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Nkana thrash Swazis". postzambia.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "'Birds'Fire Tembo". observer.org.sz. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mbabane Swallows (00/01)". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "'Birds' deregister Nigerian defender". observer.org.sz. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Bolazambia.com". bolazambia.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'". Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Mbabane Swallows Have Released SA defender Thabiso Maharale". South African soccer news. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Forget it, 'Taribo' tells 'Birds' – Observer". observer.org.sz. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS 'BIRDS' WIN 8–0". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 5 June 2019.