Mbabane Swallows Football Club is an Eswatini professional football club based in Mbabane.
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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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
editYear | 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
editThis 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
editManagement
- 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
editAll players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.[10]
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.