Manzini Sea Birds FC is an

Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

Manzini Manzini (formerly Bremersdorp) is a large city in Eswatini, which is also the city of Eswatini's Manzini Region. The city is the country's second largest urban center behind the capital Mbabane, with a population of 110,000 (2008). It is known ...

History

The club was founded 1987. For most of its history, the Seabirds played in the Swazi First Division, but was promoted to the

Premier League of Eswatini The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Eswatini Football Association. It was created in 1971. In 2014, the league adopted "Vision 2022" and planned to be a fully ...

in 2012. In 2018, they won the First Division title to earn another top-flight promotion. Star forward Muzi Tsabedze tied for the league's top scorer and earned player of the year honors.

Stadium

The team plays its home matches at the 5000 capacity

Mavuso Sports Centre Mavuso Sports Centre is a multi-use stadium in Manzini, Swaziland, Manzini, Eswatini. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. Also known as Trade Fair Ground, it is als ...

Notable players

Below is a list of notable players who have earned international caps while playing with the club. * Victor Khoza * Banele Mdluli * Ndumiso Shongwe * Muzi Tsabedze

Notable coaches

* Van Royen Magagula (2013) * Sihle Mavimbela (2013) * Zenzele 'Ace' Dlamini (2014)

Youth academy

Since 2011 the club holds with the Ishibobo Soccer Academy (ISA), a talent scouting sports academy in

. ISA serves as the under-20 football team of the club. Ishibobo plays its home matches at the Zakhele Sports Ground.

References

External links

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