Mbabane Swallows F.C.

Mbabane Swallows FC

Full name	Mbabane Swallows Football Club
Nickname(s)	Umkhonto Kashaka
Founded	1948
Ground	Somhlolo National Stadium Mbabane, Swaziland
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Victor Gamedze[1]
Manager	Siyabonga Bhembe[2]
League	Swazi Premier League
2013/14	2nd[3]
Home colours Away colours

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

The club was established in 1948. Swallow won the Swazi Premier League five times^[4] and three times the Swazi Cup.^[5]

Achievements

• Swazi Premier League: 5

1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013.

• Swazi Cup: 4

1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.

• Swazi Charity Cup: 4

1993, 1999, 2004, 2014.

• Swazi Trade Fair Cup: 3

1997, 1999, 2007.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 5 appearances

1998 – Preliminary Round

2006 – Preliminary Round

2010 – Preliminary Round

2014 – Preliminary Round

2015 – Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1994 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Cup: 1 appearance

1995 – First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1987 – Preliminary Round

Squad

as of 4 July 2014^[6] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Motsa Mbongeni 2 DF Zwane Mancoba 3 MF Mike Mohammed Anas 4 DF Elias Tshabalaka 5 DF Lwazi Maziya 6 DF Palma Mandla 7 MF Felix Badenhorst 8 MF Phinda Ginindza 9 FW Daniel Okoye 10 MF Darren Christie 11 MF Wonder Nhleko (Captain)

No. Position Player 13 DF Talent Maposa 14 FW Sabelo Ndzinisa 15 MF Njabulo Ndlovu 16 GK Jimu Knowledge 17 FW Tony Tsabedze 18 MF Christian Kassim 19 MF Colani Magagula 21 DF Sanele Mkhweli 22 FW Skhokho Shongwe 23 MF Vibes Kudzanayi Matanda

Staff

Management

Chairman:

• Victor Gamedze

CEO:

• Sibusiso Manana ^[7]

General manager:

• Sandile Zwane^[8]

Sports

Head coach:

• Siyabonga Bhembe^[2]

Assistant coach:

• Mduduzi Nxumalo^[9]

Notable coaches

• Jani Simulambo^[10]
• Nyanga ‘Crooks’ Hlophe (2013)
• Chris Tembo (2014)^[2]
• Siyabonga Bhembe^[11]

Crest

• 
  Old crest
• 
  Present crest

Notable former players

All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.^[12]

Jocial Chakunte[13] Thibault Tchicaya Demba Senyang[14] Sumalia John Uyin[13] Ifeanyi Ezewudo[15] Olayeni Fashina Jimoh Moses[13] Thabiso Maharala[16] Kingsley Ncongo

Mfanafuthi Taribo Bhembe[17] Musa Dlamini Dennis Fakudze Menzi Gamedze Sipho Gumbi Manqoba Kunene Sifiso Mabila[18] Mzwandile Mamba Sifiso Maseko Civil Matsebula Wandile Mazibuko Sandile Mdlovu Sidell Mgonodi Sandile Humphrey Motsa Mfanufikile Ndzimande

Mlungisi Ngubane Bongiswa Nhlabatsi Gcina Joe Simelane Bright Zondo Ephraim Mazarura[19] Stanford Ncube[20]

Notes

1. Zambia media ‘bash’ Nkana
2. Nkana thrash Swazis
3. Swaziland 2013/14
4. Swaziland – List of Champions
5. Swaziland – List of Cup Winners
6. ONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL – Mbabane Swallows
7. Times Of Swaziland: ‘BIRDS’ FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS
8. Three international stars at ‘Birds’
9. ‘Birds’ unveil Sitsebe coach!
10. Simulambo advises Chris ‘Gazza’ Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows
11. ‘Birds’Fire Tembo
12. Mbabane Swallows
13. ‘Birds’ deregister Nigerian defender
14. Kalu confident of Nkana Recovery
15. Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'
16. Maharale Released By Mbabane Swallows
17. Forget it, 'Taribo' tells 'Birds' – Observer
18. MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS ‘BIRDS’ WIN 8–0
19. ‘Birds’ deregister Nigerian defender
20. Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again

External links

• Team profile – Premiere League of Swaziland Official website