Manzini Wanderers FC

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The Manzini Wanderers FC is a football club based in Manzini , Swaziland . He plays his home games at the Manzini Trade Fair Ground .

The association was founded in 1957 and is one of the most successful in the country. He has so far managed to win six Swazi Premier League championships. In 1984 they won the Swazi Cup for the only time so far. Due to the success, the club qualified several times for the African competitions, but was mostly eliminated in the first round.

  • Champion Swazi Premier League (6): 1983, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2002, 2003
  • Swazi Cup (1): 1984
  • Swazi Charity Cup (3): 2002, 2003, 2005
  • Swazi Trade Fair Cup (6): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000

Statistics in the CAF competitions

competition round opponent First leg Return leg
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984 qualification MozambiqueMozambique Desportivo Maputo 1: 1 (A) 0: 1 (H)
African Cup Winners' Cup 1985 1 round ZambiaZambia Mufulira Wanderers 0: 0 (H) 0: 2 (A)
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986 qualification MadagascarMadagascar AS Sotema 1: 3 (H) 2: 3 (A)
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988 qualification BotswanaBotswana Township Rollers FC 2: 0 (H) 4: 1 (A)
1 round UgandaUganda Villa SC 1: 4 (H) 1: 1 (A)
CAF Cup 1993 1 round ZimbabweZimbabwe CAPS United * *
2nd round TanzaniaTanzania Simba SC 0: 1 (A) 0: 1 (H)
  • 1993: CAPS United FC withdrew their team from the competition after the draw.