Eswatini national football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Sihlangu Semnikati | ||
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Association | National Football Association of Swaziland | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Ayman Elyamany | ||
Most caps | Mlungisi Ngubane (91) | ||
Top scorer | Sibusiso Dlamini (26) | ||
Home stadium | Somholo National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SWZ | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 151 | ||
Highest | 92 (October 1993) | ||
Lowest | 174 (October 2005) | ||
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) | |||
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. It is the first team that South Africa faced under the guidance of Carlos Alberto Parreira. They drew 1-1. The most promising youngster in the country is Mzwandile Mamba. Sihlangu's best perfomance in an international tournament is a semifinal finish in the COSAFA Cup.
World Cup record
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 2006 - Did not qualify
Current squad
(May, 2007)