Mbabane Swallows F.C.
Full name | Mbabane Swallows Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Umkhonto Kashaka | ||
Founded | 1948 | ||
Ground |
Somhlolo National Stadium Mbabane, Swaziland | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Chairman | Victor Gamedze[1] | ||
Manager | Siyabonga Bhembe[2] | ||
League | Swazi Premier League | ||
2013/14 | 2nd[3] | ||
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Mbabane Swallows Football Club is a Swazi football club based in Mbabane.
The club was established in 1948. Swallow won the Swazi Premier League five times[4] and three times the Swazi Cup.[5]
Achievements
- 1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013.
- Swazi Cup: 3
- 1986, 2006, 2013.
- 1993, 1999, 2004.
- Swazi Trade Fair Cup: 3
- 1997, 1999, 2007.
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 5 appearances
- 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
Squad
as of 4 July 2014[6] 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
- CEO:
- Sibusiso Manana [7]
- General manager:
- Sandile Zwane[8]
Sports
- Head coach:
- Siyabonga Bhembe[2]
- Assistant coach:
- Mduduzi Nxumalo[9]
Notable coaches
Crest
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Old crest
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Present crest
Notable former players
All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.[12]
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Notes
- ↑ Zambia media ‘bash’ Nkana
- 1 2 3 Nkana thrash Swazis
- ↑ Swaziland 2013/14
- ↑ Swaziland – List of Champions
- ↑ Swaziland – List of Cup Winners
- ↑ ONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL – Mbabane Swallows
- ↑ Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIRDS’ FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS
- ↑ Three international stars at ‘Birds’
- ↑ ‘Birds’ unveil Sitsebe coach!
- ↑ Simulambo advises Chris ‘Gazza’ Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows
- ↑ ‘Birds’Fire Tembo
- ↑ Mbabane Swallows
- 1 2 3 ‘Birds’ deregister Nigerian defender
- ↑ Kalu confident of Nkana Recovery
- ↑ Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'
- ↑ Maharale Released By Mbabane Swallows
- ↑ Forget it, 'Taribo' tells 'Birds' – Observer
- ↑ MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS ‘BIRDS’ WIN 8–0
- ↑ ‘Birds’ deregister Nigerian defender
- ↑ Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again
External links
- Team profile – Premiere League of Swaziland Official website
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