Mbabane Swallows F.C.
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Full name | Mbabane Swallows Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Umkhonto Kashaka | ||
Founded | 1948 | ||
Ground | Prince of Wales Mbabane, Eswatini | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
Chairman | Lloyd Maziya[1] | ||
Manager | N/A [2] | ||
League | Premier League of Eswatini | ||
2018/19 | 5th[3] | ||
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Mbabane Swallows Football Club is a Swazi 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[]
- Swazi Premier League: 7
- 1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018.
- : 4
- 1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.
- 1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018
- : 6
- 1997, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
- :
- 2013,2015,2016
- :1
2012
- :1
- 2015
- :1
2002
Performance in CAF competitions[]
- CAF Champions League: 6 appearances
- 1998 – Preliminary Round
- 2006 – Preliminary Round
- 2010 – Preliminary Round
- 2014 – Preliminary Round
- 2015 – Preliminary Round
- 2018 – Currently in group stage
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance
- 1994 – Preliminary Round
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
- 1995 – First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 1987 – Preliminary Round
African record[]
Year | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1987 | African Cup Winners' Cup | PR | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
1994 | African Cup of Champions Clubs | PR | ![]() |
4–0 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
1995 | CAF Cup | 1R | ![]() |
0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
1998 | CAF Champions League | PR | ![]() |
1–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 |
2006 | PR | ![]() |
0–5 | 2–2 | 2–7 | |
2010 | PR | ![]() |
1–3 | 2–2 | 3–5 | |
2014 | PR | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–2 | 4–5 | |
2015 | PR | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
2018 | PR | ![]() |
1–3 | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
1R | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||
Group D | ![]() |
1–1 | TBD | |||
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1–0 | |||||
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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.
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Staff[]
Management
- Chairman:
- Victor Gamedze (The late-2018)
- CEO:
- Sibusiso Manana (The late-2017) [5]
- General manager:
- Sandile Zwane[6]
Sports
- Head coach:
- N/A
- Assistant coach:
- Siyabonga Bhembe[7]
Notable coaches[]
Walter Rautmann
Jani Simulambo[8]
- Nyanga ‘Crooks’ Hlophe (2013)
Chris Tembo (2014)[2]
- Siyabonga Bhembe[9]
Crest[]
Old crest
Present crest
Notable former players[]
All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.[10]
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Notes[]
- ^ "Zambia media 'bash' Nkana". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Nkana thrash Swazis". postzambia.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Swaziland 2013/14". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "CAF - CAF Error Page" (PDF). www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIRDS’ FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS
- ^ "Three international stars at 'Birds'". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "'Birds' unveil Sitsebe coach!". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Editor, Online. "Simulambo advises Chris 'Gazza' Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows - Lusaka Voice". lusakavoice.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- ^ "'Birds'Fire Tembo". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mbabane Swallows (00/01)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "'Birds' deregister Nigerian defender". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Bolazambia.com". bolazambia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'
- ^ "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. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS ‘BIRDS’ WIN 8–0
- ^ "Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
External links[]
- Team profile – Premiere League of Swaziland Official website
Categories:
- Association football clubs established in 1969
- Football clubs in Eswatini
- Mbabane
- Swazi sport stubs
- Southern African football club stubs