Swaziland national football team

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Swaziland

Nickname(s)

Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield)

Association

National Football Association
of Swaziland

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Ephraim Mashaba

Most caps

Mlungisi Ngubane (91)

Top scorer

Sibusiso Dlamini (26)

Home stadium

Somholo National Stadium

FIFA code

SWZ

FIFA ranking

161

Highest FIFA ranking

92 (October 1993)

Lowest FIFA ranking

174 (October 2005)

Elo ranking

170





First kit





Second kit

First international

Swaziland 2 - 0 Malawi

(Swaziland; May 1, 1968)

Biggest win

Swaziland 4 - 1 Lesotho

(Mbabane, Swaziland; April 25, 1999)

Lesotho 0 - 3 Swaziland

(Maseru, Lesotho; August 15, 1999)

Biggest defeat

Zambia 9 - 1 Swaziland

(Zambia; February 1, 1978)

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 African Nations Cup finals. Sihlangu's best performance in an international tournament is a semifinal finish in the COSAFA Cup. Their perfomance over the years has been inconsistent. The current spell under the guidance of Swiss coach Raoul Savoy has resulted in seven defeats for the team.

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.

1 World Cup record
2 African Nations Cup record
3 Current squad
- 3.1 Results and Upcoming fixtures
4 Notes

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1990 - Did not enter
1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

1957 to 1982 - Did not enter
1984 - Withdrew
1986 - Did not qualify
1988 - Did not enter
1990 - Did not qualify
1992 - Did not qualify
1994 - Did not enter
1996 - Withdrew
1998 - Did not enter
2000 to 2008 - Did not qualify

[edit] Current squad

(May, 2007)

Goalkeepers:

Nkosinathi Dlamini
Sipho Dube
Bongani Dladla

Defenders:

Bongani Masangane
Mlungisi Ngubane
Calvin Dube
Jabulani Maseko
Mtsetfwa Mxolisi
Jerry Gamedze
Mdudzi Sibiya

Midfielders:

Tony Tsabedze
Manqoba Kunene
Bongani Mdluli
Absalom Dlamini
Mgabe Makama
Sorame Betacue
Mwandile Nxumalo
Maxwell Zikalala
Zwelthini Msibi

Forwards:

Wonder Nhleko
Siza Dlamini
Sibusiso Dlamini
Patrick Mkhwanazi
Mzwandile Mamba
Jerry Mabuza

[edit] Results and Upcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	score	Away Team	Scorers
6 June 2008	World Cup Qualifier	Somholo National Stadium Lobamba	Swaziland	2 - 1	Togo	Siza Dlamini (55), Adekanmi Olufade (88), Collen Salelwako (22)
13 June 2008	World Cup Qualifier	Somholo National Stadium Lobamba	Swaziland		Zambia