Mbabane Swallows F.C.

Mbabane Swallows FC
Full name Mbabane Swallows Football Club
Nickname(s) Umkhonto Kashaka
Founded 1948
Ground Somhlolo National Stadium
Mbabane, Swaziland
Ground Capacity 20,000
Chairman Victor Gamedze[1]
Manager Siyabonga Bhembe[2]
League Swazi Premier League
2013/14 2nd[3]

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.
1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.
1993, 1999, 2004, 2014.
1997, 1999, 2007.

Performance in CAF competitions

1998 – Preliminary Round
2006 – Preliminary Round
2010 – Preliminary Round
2014 – Preliminary Round
2015 – Preliminary Round
1994 – Preliminary Round
1995 – First Round
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.

No. Position Player
1 Swaziland GK Motsa Mbongeni
2 Swaziland DF Zwane Mancoba
3 Ghana MF Mike Mohammed Anas
4 Malawi DF Elias Tshabalaka
5 Swaziland DF Lwazi Maziya
6 Swaziland DF Palma Mandla
7 Swaziland MF Felix Badenhorst
8 Swaziland MF Phinda Ginindza
9 Nigeria FW Daniel Okoye
10 Swaziland MF Darren Christie
11 Swaziland MF Wonder Nhleko (Captain)
No. Position Player
13 Zimbabwe DF Talent Maposa
14 Swaziland FW Sabelo Ndzinisa
15 Swaziland MF Njabulo Ndlovu
16 Zimbabwe GK Jimu Knowledge
17 Swaziland FW Tony Tsabedze
18 Ghana MF Christian Kassim
19 Swaziland MF Colani Magagula
21 Swaziland DF Sanele Mkhweli
22 Swaziland FW Skhokho Shongwe
23 Zimbabwe MF Vibes Kudzanayi Matanda

Staff

Management

Chairman:
CEO:
General manager:

Sports

Head coach:
Assistant coach:

Notable coaches

Crest

Notable former players

All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.[12]

Cameroon
  • Jocial Chakunte[13]
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
  • Sumalia John Uyin[13]
Nigeria
  • Ifeanyi Ezewudo[15]
  • Olayeni Fashina
  • Jimoh Moses[13]

South Africa

  • Thabiso Maharala[16]
  • Kingsley Ncongo
Swaziland
Swaziland
Zimbabwe
  • Ephraim Mazarura[19]
  • Stanford Ncube[20]

Notes

  1. ↑ Zambia media ‘bash’ Nkana
  2. 1 2 3 Nkana thrash Swazis
  3. ↑ Swaziland 2013/14
  4. ↑ Swaziland – List of Champions
  5. ↑ Swaziland – List of Cup Winners
  6. ↑ ONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL – Mbabane Swallows
  7. ↑ Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIRDS’ FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS
  8. ↑ Three international stars at ‘Birds’
  9. ↑ ‘Birds’ unveil Sitsebe coach!
  10. ↑ Simulambo advises Chris ‘Gazza’ Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows
  11. ↑ ‘Birds’Fire Tembo
  12. ↑ Mbabane Swallows
  13. 1 2 3 ‘Birds’ deregister Nigerian defender
  14. ↑ Kalu confident of Nkana Recovery
  15. ↑ Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'
  16. ↑ Maharale Released By Mbabane Swallows
  17. ↑ Forget it, 'Taribo' tells 'Birds' – Observer
  18. ↑ MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS ‘BIRDS’ WIN 8–0
  19. ↑ ‘Birds’ deregister Nigerian defender
  20. ↑ Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again
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