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Swaziland national football team

National Football Team
NameSwaziland
NicknameSihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield)
AssociationNational Football Association
of Swaziland
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMusa Zwane
Most capsMlungisi Ngubane (91)
Top scorerSibusiso Dlamini (26)
Home stadiumSomhlolo National Stadium
FIFA codeSWZ
FIFA ranking154
Highest FIFA ranking92 (October 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking174 (October 2005)
Elo ranking162
World Cup Statistics
First internationalUnited Kingdom Swaziland 2 - 0 Malawi
(Swaziland; May 1, 1968)
Biggest winSwaziland Swaziland 4 - 1 Lesotho
(Mbabane, Swaziland; April 25, 1999)
Lesotho 0 - 3 Swaziland Swaziland
(Maseru, Lesotho; August 15, 1999)
Biggest defeatZambia 9 - 1 Swaziland Swaziland
(Zambia; February 1, 1978)
African Nations Cup

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The Swaziland national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield), 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 African Nations Cup finals. Sihlangu's best performance in an international tournament is a semifinal 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.

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Zebras play Swaziland in Gaborone - Mmegi Online Tweet this news
Mmegi Online--Besides the Swazis, the Botswana -Football- Association is trying to secure a friendly match for the Zebras on November 10. Although national team coach ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:56:19 GMT+00:00
Football refs visit Swaziland - Die Republikein Tweet this news
Die Republikein--The Futuro 3 course in -Swaziland- is part of FIFA's aim to ensure that match officials are well prepared for the implementation of the new Referees ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:09:42 GMT+00:00
Zone Six games draw on on Friday - NewsDay Tweet this news
NewsDay---...- -Swaziland-, as the games draw near. In team sporting disciplines Zimbabwe will be represented by the women's Under 20 -football- team and their netball ... - Date : Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:20:25 GMT+00:00
Sihlangu drop 12 places in FIFA rankings - The Swazi Observer Tweet this news
The Swazi Observer--SOCCER - -SWAZILAND- has dropped 12 places in the latest Federation of International -Football- Association (FIFA) rankings - the worst in years. ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:32:32 GMT+00:00
Ghana climb up in rankings - KickOff Tweet this news
KickOff--The Black Stars have climbed up three place in the rankings thanks in largely part to their 2012 Nations Cup qualifying win over -Swaziland- while Egypt have ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:58:44 GMT+00:00
Mathonsi gets E20 000 from Times - The Swazi Observer Tweet this news
The Swazi Observer--Mathonsi was awarded the said amount after he sued the Editor of the Times Sunday and African Echo (PTY) Ltd, trading as the Times of -Swaziland- for ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:32:08 GMT+00:00
Matse to know his fate next Tuesday - The Swazi Observer Tweet this news
The Swazi Observer--Matse, who is also Moneni Pirates' board of directors' chairman, will appear before the National -Football- Association of -Swaziland- (NFAS)' Disciplinary ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:16:03 GMT+00:00
XI Men now challenging relegation - The Swazi Observer Tweet this news
The Swazi Observer--SOCCER - IN a bid to bounce back to the elite league this season, XI Men In Flight have written a letter to the Premier League of -Swaziland- (PLS) seeking a ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:18:11 GMT+00:00
Young Zebras squander chances - The Bostwana Gazette Tweet this news
The Bostwana Gazette--Unlike their opponents who played South Africa and -Swaziland- in the preparation for Saturday's game, the Young Zebras did not play any international game ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:52:47 GMT+00:00
'ACE' SHOCKER! - The Swazi Observer Tweet this news
The Swazi Observer--SOCCER - The Umbutfo -Swaziland- Defence Force (USDF) has cut short the marriage between Mbabane Swallows and towering coach Zenzele 'Ace' Dlamini. ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:03:23 GMT+00:00

Date Location Opponent Score Scorers for Swaziland Competition
August 11, 2010 Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique 1 - 2 Siza Dlamini 47' Friendly
September 5, 2010 Lobamba, Swaziland Ghana 0 - 3 N/A 2012 CAF Qualifying
October 8, 2010 TBA, Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 2012 CAF Qualifying
March 25, 2011 TBA, Sudan Sudan 2012 CAF Qualifying
June 03, 2011 TBA, Swaziland Sudan 2012 CAF Qualifying

Player Position DoB Caps (goals) Club
1 Simelane Goalkeeper
16 Thokozani Goalkeeper
2 Dennis Fakudze Right back 13 June 1983 Mbabane Swallows
4 Maziya Centre back
3 Manyatsi Centre back
20 Gama Left back
18 Sihawu Dlamini Centre back
18 Raphael Ntimane Left back 18 April 1984 Malanti Chiefs
3 Palma Right back
6 Malungisa Dlamini Central Midfielder 3 April 1978
7 Gcina Mazibuko Right Winger 1 March 1983 Royal Leopards
10 Fash Ndzimandze Right Winger
17 Mxolisi Mthethwa Central Midfielder 18 September 1978 Royal Leopards
9 Dennis Masina Attacking Midfielder
11 Darren Christie Striker
9 Phinda Dlamini Striker 8 November 1984 Green Mamba
9 Siza Dlamini Striker 2 April 1976
11 Manqoba Kunene Striker Mbabane Swallows
9 Mfanafuthi Bhembe Striker 10 October 1982 Jomo Cosmos

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

National football teams of Africa (CAF)

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe



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