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Association = [[National Football Association of Swaziland|National Football Association<br>of Swaziland]] |
Association = [[National Football Association of Swaziland|National Football Association<br>of Swaziland]] |
Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) |
Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) |
Coach = {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Raoul Savoy]] |
Coach = Vacant|
Most caps = [[Mlungisi Ngubane]] (91)|
Most caps = [[Mlungisi Ngubane]] (91)|
Top scorer = [[Sibusiso Dlamini]] (26)|
Top scorer = [[Sibusiso Dlamini]] (26)|
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The '''Swaziland national football team''', nicknamed ''Sihlangu Semnikati'', is the national team of [[Swaziland]] and is controlled by the [[National Football Association of Swaziland]]. It has never qualified for the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] or the [[African Nations Cup]] finals. It is the first team that South Africa faced under the guidance of [[Carlos Alberto Parreira|Carlos Alberto Parreira]]. They drew 1-1. The most promising youngster in the country is Mzwandile Mamba. Sihlangu's best performance in an international tournament is a semifinal finish in the COSAFA Cup.
The '''Swaziland national football team''', nicknamed ''Sihlangu Semnikati'', is the national team of [[Swaziland]] and is controlled by the [[National Football Association of Swaziland]]. It has never qualified for the [[Football World Cup|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.




Revision as of 12:24, 17 May 2008

Swaziland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Sihlangu Semnikati
AssociationNational Football Association
of Swaziland
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachVacant
Most capsMlungisi Ngubane (91)
Top scorerSibusiso Dlamini (26)
Home stadiumSomholo National Stadium
FIFA codeSWZ
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current154
Highest92 (October 1993)
Lowest174 (October 2005)
First international
Eswatini Swaziland 2 - 0 Malawi Malawi
(Swaziland; May 1, 1968)
Biggest win
Eswatini Swaziland 4 - 1 Lesotho Lesotho
(Mbabane, Swaziland; April 25, 1999)
Lesotho Lesotho 0 - 3 Swaziland Eswatini
(Maseru, Lesotho; August 15, 1999)
Biggest defeat
Zambia Zambia 9 - 1 Swaziland Eswatini
(Zambia; February 1, 1978)
Appearances(first in -)
Best result-
Appearances(first in -)
Best result-

The Swaziland national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati, 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.


World Cup record

African Nations Cup record



















Current squad

(May, 2007)

Results and Upcoming fixtures

Date Tournament Location Home Team score Away Team Scorers
6 June 2008
World Cup Qualifier
Togo Stade de Kégué Lome Togo Togo
Eswatini Swaziland
13 June 2008
World Cup Qualifier
Eswatini Somholo National Stadium Lobamba Eswatini Swaziland
Zambia Zambia


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