Eswatini national football team
The Eswatini national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield),[2] represents Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, in international football and is controlled by the Eswatini Football Association. It has never qualified for the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations finals. Swaziland's best performance in an international tournament is a semi-final finish in the COSAFA Cup.
Nickname(s) | Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield) | ||
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Association | Eswatini Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
Head coach | Dominic Kunene | ||
Captain | Siyabonga Mdluli | ||
Most caps | Tony Tsabedze (68) | ||
Top scorer | Felix Badenhorst (13) | ||
Home stadium | Somhlolo National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SWZ | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 153 | ||
Highest | 88 (April–May 2017) | ||
Lowest | 190 (September–October 2012) | ||
First international | |||
(Swaziland; 1 May 1968) | |||
Biggest win | |||
(Djibouti; 9 October 2015) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
(Alexandria, Egypt; 22 March 2013) |
On 8 June 2008 they achieved their first win in a World Cup qualifier since 1992, beating 2006 finalists Togo 2–1 on home soil. The teams best recent performance came in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where Eswatini finished second in Group L above Guinea and Malawi.
Competitive record
World Cup record
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Declined participation | Declined participation | ||||||||||||||
Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
Africa Cup of Nations record
Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Host nation(s) / Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
Part of United Kingdom | ||||||||
Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Withdrew | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Withdrew | ||||||||
Did not enter | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
Withdrew | ||||||||
Did not qualify | ||||||||
To be determined | ||||||||
Total | – | 0/32 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0/19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Recent results
4 September 2019 2022 WCQ | Djibouti | 2–1 | Djibouti City, Djibouti | |
18:00 UTC+3 | Report (FIFA) |
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Stadium: El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Slim Belakhouas (Tunisia) |
10 September 2019 2022 WCQ | Eswatini | 0–0 (1–2 agg.) | Manzini, Eswatini | |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Mavuso Sports Centre Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania) |
13 November 2019 2021 AFCONQ | Guinea-Bissau | 3–0 | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
16:00 UTC±0 |
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Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro |
17 November 2019 2021 AFCONQ | Eswatini | 1–4 | Manzini, Eswatini | |
15:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Mavuso Sports Centre |
Coaches
Ted Dumitru (1983–85) Dumisa Mahlalela (1992–93) Scara Thindwa (1996) Jan Simulambo (1997) Francis Banda (1998–2000) Dumisa Mahlalela (2001–02) Mandla Dlamini (2003) Francis Banda (2003) Werner Bicklehaput (2003) Dumisa Mahlalela (2004) Francis Banda (2005) Jan Van Winckel (2006) Ayman El Yamani (2006–07) Martin Chabangu (2007, caretaker) Raoul Savoy (2007–08) Ephraim Mashaba (2008–10) Musa Zwane (2010–11) Obed Mlotsa (2011) Caleb Ngwenya (2011–12, caretaker) Valere Billen (2012–13) Harris Bulunga (2013–14, caretaker) Harris Bulunga (2014–16) Anthony Mdluli (2017) Hendrik Pieter de Jongh (2017–18) Anthony Mdluli (2018, caretaker) Kosta Papic (2018–2019) Dominic Kunene (2020–)
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References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- zana-arts Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
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