Swaziland national football team

Swazilandian

Nickname(s)	Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield)
Association	National Football Association of Swaziland
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Harris Bulunga
Captain	Vacant
Home stadium	Somhlolo National Stadium
FIFA code	SWZ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	100 6 (24 November 2016)
Highest	92 (October 1993)
Lowest	190 (September–October 2012)
Elo ranking
Current	117 (29 June 2016)
Highest	117 (25 June 2016)
Lowest	181 (2013)
First international
Swaziland 2–0 Malawi  (Swaziland; 1 May 1968)
Biggest win
Djibouti 0–6 Swaziland  (Djibouti; 9 October 2015)
Biggest defeat
Egypt 10–0 Swaziland  (Alexandria, Egypt; March 22, 2013)

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 Africa Cup of Nations finals. Swaziland's best performance in an international tournament is a semi-final 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.

Competition record

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
• 1994 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1982 – Did not enter
• 1984 – Withdrew
• 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1988 – Did not enter
• 1990 to 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Did not enter
• 1996 – Withdrew
• 1998 – Did not enter
• 2000 to 2012 – Did not qualify
• 2013 – Withdrew
• 2015 – Did not qualify

Coaches

• Ted Dumitru (1983–85)
• Dumisa Mahlalela (1992–93)
• Scara Thindwa (1996)
• Jan Simulambo (1997)
• Francis Banda (1998–2000)
• Dumisa Mahlalela (2001–02)
• Mandla Dlamini (2003)
• Francis Banda (2003)
• Werner Bicklehaput (2003)
• Dumisa Mahlalela (2004)
• Francis Banda (2005)
• Jan Van Winckel (2006)
• Ayman El Yamani (2006–07)
• Martin Chabangu (2007, caretaker)
• Raoul Savoy (2007–08)
• Ephraim Mashaba (2008–10)
• Musa Zwane (2010–11)
• Obed Mlotsa (2011)
• Caleb Ngwenya (2011–12, caretaker)
• Valere Billen (2012–13)
• Harris Bulunga (2013–14, caretaker)
• Harris Bulunga (2014–)

Recent results

2014

Swaziland  v  Sierra Leone

18 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Swaziland	1–1	Sierra Leone	Lobamba, Swaziland
15:00	Shongwe  56'	Report	Sesay-Fullah  2'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Referee: Sebit Rassas Librato, (SSD)

Sierra Leone  v  Swaziland

31 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Sierra Leone	1–0	Swaziland	Freetown, Sierra Leone
16:30 UTC±0	U. Bangura  66' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium, Freetown Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

2015

Burkina Faso  v  Swaziland

10 January 2015 Friendly	Burkina Faso	5–1	Swaziland	Nelspruit, South Africa
15:00 UTC+0	Zongo  13' Dlamini  45' (o.g.) Koffi  58' B. Traoré  78' Bancé  80' (pen.)	Report	Mkhontfo  8'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

Swaziland  v  South Africa

25 March 2015 Friendly	Swaziland	1–3	South Africa	Lobamba, Swaziland
17:00 UTC+0	Badenhorst  65'	Report	Hlatshwayo  51' Mnyamane  52' Masango  86'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)

Guinea  v  Swaziland

12 June 2015 2017 CAN Preliminaries	Guinea	1–2	Swaziland	Casablanca, Morocco
	Kamano  68'		T. Tzabedze  11'  83'	Stadium: Stade Mohamed V

Djibouti  v  Swaziland

9 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Djibouti	0–6	Swaziland	Djibouti, Djibouti
16:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Mkhontfo  45+1' Ndzinisa  62' M. Dlamini  74' Hlatjwako  77' T. Tsabedze  83' Lukhele  85'	Stadium: Stade National El-Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Djibouti Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Swaziland  v  Djibouti

17 October 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Swaziland	2–1	Djibouti	Lobamba, Swaziland
16:00 UTC+2	Hlatjwako  6', 43'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Issa  22'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Swaziland  v  Nigeria

13 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Swaziland	0–0	Nigeria	Lobamba, Swaziland
19:00 UTC+2		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Referee: Germain Koole (Benin)

Nigeria  v  Swaziland

17 November 2015 2018 FIFA World Cup Q.	Nigeria	2–0	Swaziland	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1	Simon  51' Ambrose  87'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Current squad

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	4FW	Sabelo Ndzinisa	(1991-07-31) July 31, 1991	11	3	Mbabane Swallows F.C.
	4FW	Tony Tsabedze	(1984-10-29) October 29, 1984	?	3	Mbabane Swallows F.C.
	3MF	Mthunzi Mkhontfo	(1994-12-28) December 28, 1994	3	2	Unknown
	3MF	Mxolisi Lukhele	(1991-03-04) March 4, 1991	2	1	Royal Leopards F.C.
	3MF	Muzi Dlamini		2	2	Unknown
	4FW	Sandile Hlatjwako	(1988-02-14) February 14, 1988	1	3	Mbabane Swallows F.C.
	4FW	Zaki Zuno	(1998-12-25) 25 December 1998	7	3	Pony FC
	4FW	Felix Badenhorst	(1989-06-12) June 12, 1989	6	5	PIFA

References

Football in Swaziland
National Football Association of Swaziland
National teams	Men National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Women National team U-20 U-17
League system	Men Swazi Premier League
Domestic cups	Men Swazi Cup Swazi Charity Cup
Awards	Footballer of the Year Top scorers
Lists	All-time Table Champions Clubs International footballers Foreign players Venues
Men's clubs Women's clubs Men's players Women's players Expatriate players Managers Referees Venues Seasons Records

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football