Swaziland national football team

Swaziland

Nickname(s)

Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield)

Association

National Football Association of Swaziland

Sub-confederation

COSAFA (Southern Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Harris Bulunga

Captain

Vacant

Home stadium

Somhlolo National Stadium

FIFA code

SWZ

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

133

1 (5 May 2016)

Highest

92 (October 1993)

Lowest

190 (September- October 2012)

Elo ranking

Current

146 (12 June 2015)

Highest

131 (1993)

Lowest

181 (2013)

First international

Swaziland 2–0 Malawi

(Swaziland; 1 May 1968)

Biggest win

Djibouti 0–6 Swaziland

(Djibouti; 9 October 2015)

Biggest defeat

Egypt 10–0 Swaziland

(Alexandria, Egypt; March 22, 2013)

The Swaziland national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield),^[1] is the national team of Swaziland and is controlled by the National Football Association of Swaziland. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations finals. Swaziland's best performance in an international tournament is a semi-final finish in the COSAFA Cup.

However, on 8 June 2008 they achieved their first win in a World Cup qualifier since 1992, beating 2006 finalists Togo 2–1 on home soil.

Competition record

World Cup record

1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
1994 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

1957 to 1982 – Did not enter
1984 – Withdrew
1986 – Did not qualify
1988 – Did not enter
1990 to 1992 – Did not qualify
1994 – Did not enter
1996 – Withdrew
1998 – Did not enter
2000 to 2012 – Did not qualify
2013 – Withdrew
2015 – Did not qualify

Coaches

Ted Dumitru (1983–84)
Dumisa Mahlalela (1992–93)
Scara Thindwa (1996)
Jan Simulambo (1997)
Francis Banda (1998–2000)
Dumisa Mahlalela (2001–02)
Mandla Dlamini (2003)
Francis Banda (2003)
Werner Bicklehaput (2003)
Dumisa Mahlalela (2004)
Francis Banda (2005)
Jan Van Winckel (2006)
Ayman El Yamani (2006–07)
Martin Chabangu (2007, caretaker)
Raoul Savoy (2007–08)
Ephraim Mashaba (2008–10)
Musa Zwane (2010–11)
Obed Mlotsa (2011)
Caleb Ngwenya (2011–12, caretaker)
Valere Billen (2012–13)
Harris Bulunga (2013–14, caretaker)
Harris Bulunga (2014–)

Recent results

2014

18 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Swaziland	1–1	Sierra Leone	Lobamba, Swaziland
15:00	Shongwe 56'	Report	Sesay-Fullah 2'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Referee: Sebit Rassas Librato, (SSD)

31 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Sierra Leone	1–0	Swaziland	Freetown, Sierra Leone
16:30 UTC±0	U. Bangura 66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium, Freetown Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

2015

10 January 2015 Friendly	Burkina Faso	5–1	Swaziland	Nelspruit, South Africa
15:00 UTC+0	Zongo 13' Dlamini 45' (o.g.) Koffi 58' B. Traoré 78' Bancé 80' (pen.)	Report	Mkhontfo 8'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

25 March 2015 Friendly	Swaziland	1–3	South Africa	Lobamba, Swaziland
17:00 UTC+0	Badenhorst 65'	Report	Hlatshwayo 51' Mnyamane 52' Masango 86'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)

12 June 2015 2017 CAN Preliminaries	Guinea	1–2	Swaziland	Casablanca, Morocco
	Kamano 68'		T. Tzabedze 11' 83'	Stadium: Stade Mohamed V

9 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Djibouti	0–6	Swaziland	Djibouti, Djibouti
16:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Mkhontfo 45+1' Ndzinisa 62' M. Dlamini 74' Hlatjwako 77' T. Tsabedze 83' Lukhele 85'	Stadium: Stade National El-Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Djibouti Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

17 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Swaziland	2–1	Djibouti	Lobamba, Swaziland
16:00 UTC+2	Hlatjwako 6', 43'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Issa 22'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

13 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Swaziland	0–0	Nigeria	Lobamba, Swaziland
19:00 UTC+2		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Referee: Germain Koole (Benin)

17 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Nigeria	2–0	Swaziland	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1	Simon 51' Ambrose 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Current squad

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
4FW	Sabelo Ndzinisa	(1991-07-31) July 31, 1991	11	3	Mbabane Swallows F.C.
4FW	Tony Tsabedze	(1984-10-29) October 29, 1984	?	3	Mbabane Swallows F.C.
3MF	Mthunzi Mkhontfo	(1994-12-28) December 28, 1994	3	2	Unknown
3MF	Mxolisi Lukhele	(1991-03-04) March 4, 1991	2	1	Unknown
3MF	Muzi Dlamini		2	2	Unknown
4FW	Sandile Hlatjwako	(1988-02-14) February 14, 1988	1	3	Unknown
4FW	Sidumo Shongwe	(1981-06-27) 27 June 1981	7	3	Unknown
3MF	Felix Badenhorst	(1989-06-12) June 12, 1989	6	3	Mbabane Swallows F.C.

References

↑ zana-arts

Swaziland national football team – managers

Dumitru (1983–84)
Mahlalela (1992–93)
Thindwa (1996)
Simulambo (1997)
Banda (1998–2000)
Mahlalela (2001–02)
Dlamini (2003)
Banda^c (2003)
Bickelhaupt (2003)
Mahlalela (2004)
Banda (2005)
Winckel (2006)
El Yamani (2006–07)
Chabangu^c (2007)
Savoy (2007–08)
Mashaba (2008–10)
Zwane (2010–11)
Mlotsa (2011)
Ngwenya^c (2011–12)
Valere Billen (2012–13)
Bulunga^c (2013–14)
Bulunga (2014–)

Football in Swaziland

National Football Association of Swaziland

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Swazi Premier League

Domestic cups

Men	Swazi Cup Swazi Charity Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

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