Mbabane Swallows F.C.

Mbabane Swallows FC
Full name Mbabane Swallows Football Club
Nickname(s) Umkhonto Kashaka
Founded 1948
Ground Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini
Capacity 20,000
Chairman Lloyd Maziya
Manager N/A
League Premier League of Eswatini
2022–2023 3rd

Mbabane Swallows Football Club is a Eswatini football club based in Mbabane.

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

1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018.
  • Swazi FA Cup: 4
1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.
1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018
  • Swazi League Cup: 6
1997, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Swazi top 8 Cup:
2013,2015,2016
  • PLS Ultimate Cup: 1
2012
  • King Mswati III Cup: 1
2015
  • Mbabane Mayoral Cup (Town Century celebration): 1
2002

Performance in CAF competitions

1998 – Preliminary round
2006 – Preliminary round
2010 – Preliminary round
2014 – Preliminary round
2015 – Preliminary round
2018 – Group stage
1994 – Preliminary round
2017 - Group stage
2021 - withdrew in preliminary round
1995 – First Round
1987 – Preliminary round

African record

Year Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
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

as of 1 May 2018 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK SWZ Sandile Ginindza
1 GK SWZ Sandanezwe Mathabela
6 DF SWZ Palma Mandla
20 DF SWZ Sanele Mkhweli
13 DF ZIM Stanley Umukoro
4 DF SWZ Philiso Newman
12 DF SWZ Sifiso Mabila
8 MF SWZ Sizolwethu Shabalala
7 MF SWZ Felix Badenhorst
10 MF SWZ Wonder Nhleko
5 MF SWZ Richard McCreesh
18 MF GHA Richard Sewe
3 MF SWZ Banele Sikhondze
17 MF SWZ Tony Tsabedze (Captain)
14 MF SWZ Neliswa Dlamini
19 FW SWZ Sandile Hlatjwako
3 FW SWZ Simanga Shongwe
9 FW NGA Daniel Atakorah
22 DF RSA Sphamandla Mathenjwa

Staff

Management

Chairman:
  • Victor Gamedze (The late-2018)
CEO:
  • Sibusiso Manana (The late-2017)
General manager:
  • Sandile Zwane

Sports

Head coach:
  • N/A
Assistant coach:
  • Siyabonga Bhembe

Notable coaches

Crest

  • Old crest
    Old crest
  • Present crest
    Present crest

Notable former players

All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.