Mbabane Swallows Football Club is a

Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...

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club based in

Mbabane Mbabane (; ss, ÉMbábáne, ) is a city in Eswatini (previously called Swaziland), and is one of the two capitals (along with Lobamba), serving as the executive capital. With an estimated population of 94,874 (2010), it is located on the Mbaba ...

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

CAF Champions League 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 football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...

, when they did it in

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Achievements

* Premier League of Eswatini: 7 :: 1993, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018. * 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

: 6 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 frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

– Preliminary round ::

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

– Preliminary round ::

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

– Preliminary round ::

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

– Preliminary round ::

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

– Preliminary round ::

– Group stage *

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 football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...

: 1 appearance ::

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– Preliminary round *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

: 2 appearances ::

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- Group stage ::

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- 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 the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Clubs. History The tou ...

: 1 appearance ::1995 – First Round *

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: 1 appearance ::1987 – Preliminary round

African record

Squad

as of 1 May 2018

Staff

Management ;''Chairman:'' * Victor Gamedze (The late-2018) ;''CEO:'' * Sibusiso Manana (The late-2017) ;''General manager:'' * Sandile Zwane Sports ;''Head coach:'' * N/A ;''Assistant coach:'' * Siyabonga Bhembe

Notable coaches

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

Alou Badara Alou may refer to: *Alou Kuol, Australian footballer *Alou, Cameroon, town and commune in Cameroon *Alou family, a Dominican baseball family that played in Major League Baseball **Felipe Alou (born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager, brot ...

Jani Simulambo Jani Liabwa Simulambo (born 9 November 1953) is a former Zambian footballer and coach. Nicknamed ''Be Good,'' Simulambo had an outstanding career and played at the heart of Zambia’s midfield for close to ten years, representing the country at ...

* 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 Berry Ricardo Jona Sonnenschein (born 12 February 1994) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for Achilles Veen. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Bonaire internationally. Career Sonnenschein started his car ...

; * 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 * Menzi Gamedze * Sipho Gumbi *

Manqoba Kunene Manqoba Kunene (born 22 October 1982) is a Swazi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. he plays for Mbabane Swallows in the Swazi Premier League The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League due to sponsor ...

* 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 football (soccer) player and coach currently managing National First Division club Thanda Royal Zulu. He previously coached Dur ...

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

Notes

External links

''Premiere League of Eswatini – Official website''
Association football clubs established in 1969 Football clubs in Eswatini Mbabane {{Eswatini-footyclub-stub