Mbabane Swallows F.C.

Football club

Mbabane Swallows Football Club is an Eswatini football club based in Mbabane.

The club was established in 1948. It was the first Swazi club to participate in the CAF Champions League, when they did it in 2018.

Achievements

• Premier League of Eswatini: 8

1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2024.^[3]

• Swazi FA Cup: 4

1986, 2006, 2013, 2016.

• Swazi Charity Cup: 6

1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018

• Swazi League Cup: 6

1997, 1999, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018

• Swazi top 8 Cup:

2013,2015,2016

• PLS Ultimate Cup: 1

2012

• King Mswati III Cup: 1

2015

• Mbabane Mayoral Cup (Town Century celebration): 1

2002

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 6 appearances

1998 – Preliminary round

2006 – Preliminary round

2010 – Preliminary round

2014 – Preliminary round

2015 – Preliminary round

2018 – Group stage

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1994 – Preliminary round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances

2017 - Group stage

2021 - withdrew in preliminary round

• CAF Cup: 1 appearance

1995 – First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1987 – Preliminary round

African record

Squad

as of 1 May 2018^[4]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Staff

Management

Chairman:

• Victor Gamedze (The late-2018)

CEO:

• Sibusiso Manana (The late-2017) ^[5]

General manager:

• Sandile Zwane^[6]

Sports

Head coach:

• N/A

Assistant coach:

• Mduduzi Nxumalo^[7]

Notable coaches

• Walter Rautmann
• Alou Badara
• Jani Simulambo^[8]
• Nyanga 'Crooks' Hlophe (2013)
• Chris Tembo (2014)^[2]
• Siyabonga Bhembe^[9]

Crest

• 
  Old crest
• 
  Present crest

Notable former players

All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland.^[10]

Notes

1. "Zambia media 'bash' Nkana". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. "Nkana thrash Swazis". postzambia.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
3. "Swaziland (Eswatini) 2023/24". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
4. "CONFEDERATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL – Mbabane Swallows" (PDF). www.cafonline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
5. Times Of Swaziland: 'BIRDS' FIRE TEMBO, SIYABONGA RETURNS
6. "Three international stars at 'Birds'". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
7. "'Birds' unveil Sitsebe coach!". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
8. Editor, Online (February 2014). "Simulambo advises Chris 'Gazza' Tembo to be patient with Mbabane Swallows - Lusaka Voice". lusakavoice.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
9. "'Birds'Fire Tembo". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
10. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mbabane Swallows (00/01)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
11. "'Birds' deregister Nigerian defender". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
12. "Bolazambia.com". bolazambia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
13. Koki' stops Ezewudo from training with Landers'
14. "Mbabane Swallows Have Released SA defender Thabiso Maharale". South African soccer news. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
15. "Forget it, 'Taribo' tells 'Birds' – Observer". observer.org.sz. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
16. MOHAMMED SCORES FOUR GOALS AS 'BIRDS' WIN 8–0
17. "Former Bosso midfielder 'Collymore' on the move again". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

External links

• Premiere League of Eswatini – Official website