Mbabane Swallows Football Club 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 ...

professional

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club based in

Mbabane Mbabane () is the most populous city in Eswatini (previously called Swaziland), and is one of the two Capital (political), capitals (along with Lobamba), serving as the Executive (government), executive capital. It has an estimated population of ...

. The club was established in 1948. It was the first Swazi club to participate in the

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, when they did it in

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

. Mbabane Swallows regularly play home games in front of thousands of spectators.

Achievements

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 ...

: 8 :: 1993, 2005, 2009,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24. *

Ingwenyama Cup The Ingwenyama Cup is soccer tournament in Eswatini. The winner qualifies for the following season's CAF Confederation Cup. As of 2025, sponsorship is E5 million annually, making it the country's richest club tournament. As of 2023–24, the top g ...

: ::2016, 2017, 2018 *

Swazi Cup The Swazi Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Swaziland, Swazi football (soccer), football. It was created in 1980. Winners *1969 : Mbabane Highlanders *1976 : Mbabane Highlanders *1977 : ? *1978 : ? *1978 : ? *1980 : Bulembu Young Aces *1 ...

: 4 :: 1986, 2006, 2013, 2016. * Swazi Charity Cup: 6 :: 1993, 1999, 2004, 2014, 2017, 2018 *

Swazi League Cup Swazi may refer to: * Swazi people, a people of southeastern Africa * Swazi language * Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked count ...

: 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

: 10 appearances ::

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

– Preliminary round ::

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

– Preliminary round ::

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

– Preliminary round ::

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

– Preliminary round ::

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

– Preliminary round ::

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

– Preliminary round ::

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

– Preliminary round ::

– Group stage :: 2018–19 – Preliminary round :: 2024–25 – Second round *

African Cup of Champions Clubs The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) a ...

: 1 appearance ::

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

– Preliminary round *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

: 2 appearances ::

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

- Group stage ::

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

- withdrew in preliminary round *

CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or t ...

: 1 appearance ::1995 – First Round *

CAF Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...

: 1 appearance ::1987 – Preliminary round

African record

Staff

Management ;''Chairman:'' * Victor Gamedze (The late-2018) ;''CEO:'' * Sibusiso Manana (The late-2017) ;''General manager:'' * Sandile Zwane Sports ;''Head coach:'' * Sindiso Gama ;''Assistant coach:'' * Mduduzi Nxumalo

Notable coaches

Walter Rautmann Walter Rautmann (born 30 August 1945) is an Austrian retired football coach and player. He has coached Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C., Mpumalanga Black Aces, Dangerous Darkies, Real Rovers, Moroka Swallows F.C., Moroka Swallows, Rabali Blackpool,

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* Jani Simulambo * Nyanga 'Crooks' Hlophe (2013) * Chris Tembo (2014) * Siyabonga Bhembe

Crest

File:Mbabane Swallows.png, Old crest File:Mbabane Swallows FC (logo).png, Present crest

Notable former players

All players presented during his career the nationalside of his homeland. ; * Berry Sonnenschein ; * Jocial Chakunte ; * Thibault Tchicaya ; * Demba Senyang ; * Sumalia John Uyin ; * Ifeanyi Ezewudo * Olayeni Fashina * Jimoh Moses * Thabiso Maharala * Kingsley Ncongo ; * Mfanafuthi Taribo Bhembe * Musa Dlamini * Dennis Fakudze *

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* Sipho Gumbi * Manqoba Kunene * Sifiso Mabila * Mzwandile Mamba * Sifiso Maseko * Civil Matsebula * Wandile Mazibuko * Sandile Mdlovu * Sidell Mgonodi * Sandile Humphrey Motsa * Mfanufikile Ndzimande ; *

Mlungisi Ngubane Mlungisi Raphael "Professor" Ngubane (born 20 February 1956 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a former South African soccer player and later coach of National First Division club Thanda Royal Zulu. Ngubane played for Durban Bush Bucks. He previou ...

* Bongiswa Nhlabatsi * Gcina Joe Simelane * Bright Zondo ; * Ephraim Mazarura *

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Notes

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