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Eswatini |
Nickname(s) | Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield) |
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Association | Eswatini Football Association |
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Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
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Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
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Head coach | Dominic Kunene |
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Captain | Siyabonga Mdluli |
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Most caps | Tony Tsabedze (71) |
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Top scorer | Felix Badenhorst Sabelo Ndzinisa (15) |
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Home stadium | Somhlolo National Stadium |
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FIFA code | SWZ |
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Current | 143 1 (6 October 2022)[1] |
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Highest | 88 (April–May 2017) |
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Lowest | 190 (September–October 2012) |
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Swaziland 2–0 Malawi (Swaziland; 1 May 1968) |
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Djibouti 0–6 Swaziland (Djibouti City, Djibouti; 9 October 2015) |
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Egypt 10–0 Swaziland (Alexandria, Egypt; 22 March 2013) |
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Appearances | 19 (first in 1997) |
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Best result | Third place (2016, 2021)[2]
Semifinal (1999, 2002, 2003) |
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Men's national association football team representing Eswatini
| This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2020) |
The Eswatini national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield),[3] 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.
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 team's best recent performance came in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where Eswatini finished second in Group L above Guinea and Malawi.
History
Beginnings
The team played its first international match against Malawi, winning 2–0.[4] For the first decade, the national team only played Malawi and Zambia, failing to register a single win from 1969 until 1984, when they beat Lesotho 3–1 in a friendly at home. Following the Lesotho win, Eswatini entered the 1986 African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time, losing 1–8 on aggregate to Zimbabwe. The team then entered the 1987 All-Africa Games qualifiers however they lost 2–9 on aggregate against Malawi.
The first time that Eswatini progressed past the first round of a qualifying competition was for the 1990 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, beating Tanzania 3–1 on penalties after drawing the tie 2–2. In the second round they faced Malawi who knocked them out again, 1–3 after two legs. Eswatini next entered the 1990 SADCC Tournament, advancing past the group stage on goal difference ahead of Malawi, before losing to Zimbabwe on penalties (5–3) in the semi-finals following a 4–4 draw after extra-time. In the 1992 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Eswatini beat Zambia (2–1) during the preliminary group stage but finished in third and failed to progress.
Eswatini entered the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for the first time, but ended up in second place behind Cameroon thereby not advancing to the final round. For the 1998 World Cup first qualification round, Eswatini lost twice to Gabon (0–1 and 0–2) and were eliminated. They failed to make it past the first qualifying round for the inaugural 1997 COSAFA Cup, where they lost 0–4 to Mozambique, and in the 1998 COSAFA Cup where they lost to an own-goal in extra-time against Angola (0–1). Eswatini returned to the 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification matches after missing the previous three tournaments but they fell 2–3 against Madagascar and were eliminated. They managed to qualify for the 1999 COSAFA Cup after beating Mozambique 3–1 in the qualifiers, then beat Zimbabwe in the quarter-finals 4–3 on penalties after drawing 1–1 in regular time, with Bongani Mdluli having scored the equaliser for Eswatini in the 89th minute. In the semi-finals they lost to Namibia on penalties, 2–4.
21st century
Eswatini were eliminated by Angola in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, losing 1–8 on aggregate. They then lost to Kenya in the 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification round 3–5. Their next success in a competition came in the 2002 COSAFA Cup where they qualified ahead of Namibia (2–1) and beat Zimbabwe (2–0) to advance to the semis. There they lost to South Africa (1–4) who would go on to win the tournament. In the 2004 AFCON qualifiers, Eswatini finished third in their group, two points behind Libya and three behind DR Congo therefore missing out on qualification.
In the following tournaments, Eswatini failed to progress past the first qualifying round. They finished bottom of their qualifying groups until 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where they finished in second on goal-difference ahead of Guinea but were three points off of qualifying, behind Zimbabwe. In the 2018 World Cup qualifying, Eswatini thrashed Djibouti 8–1 over two legs, but were beaten 0–2 by Nigeria to end their hopes of qualification.
Recent results
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
2023
Coaches
- Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
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)
Raoul Savoy (2007–08)
Ephraim Mashaba (2008–10)
Musa Zwane (2010–11)
Obed Mlotsa (2011)
Caleb Ngwenya (2011–12)
Valere Billen (2012–13)
Harris Bulunga (2013–14)
Harris Bulunga (2014–16)
Anthony Mdluli (2017)
Hendrik Pieter de Jongh (2017–18)
Anthony Mdluli (2018)
Kosta Papic (2018–2019)
Dominic Kunene (2020–2022)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches.[5]
- Match dates: 3 and 7 June 2022
- Opposition:
Togo and
Burkina Faso
- Caps and goals correct as of: 15 July 2022, after the match against
Botswana
Recent call-ups
The following players were called up for Eswatini in the last 12 months.
Player records
- As of 15 July 2022[6]
- Players in bold are still active with Eswatini.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record |
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FIFA World Cup qualification record |
Year |
Round |
Position |
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* |
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1930 |
Part of United Kingdom |
Part of United Kingdom |
1934 |
1938 |
1950 |
1954 |
1958 |
1962 |
1966 |
1970 |
Not a FIFA member |
Not a FIFA member |
1974 |
1978 |
1982 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
1986 |
1990 |
1994 |
Did not qualify |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1998 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2002 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
2006 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2010 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
2014 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
2018 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
2022 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2026 |
To be determined |
To be determined |
Total |
– |
0/22 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
21 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
16 |
41 |
Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record |
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Africa Cup of Nations record |
Year |
Round |
Position |
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* |
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1957 to 1968 |
Part of United Kingdom |
Part of United Kingdom |
1970 to 1976 |
Not affiliated to CAF |
Not affiliated to CAF |
1978 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
1980 |
1982 |
1984 |
Withdrew |
Withdrew |
1986 |
Did not qualify |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1988 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
1990 |
Did not qualify |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1992 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
1994 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
1996 |
Withdrew |
Withdrew |
1998 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
2000 |
Did not qualify |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2002 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2004 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
2006 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2008 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
2010 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
2012 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
2013 |
Withdrew |
Withdrew |
2015 |
Did not qualify |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2017 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
2019 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
2021 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
2023 |
To be determined |
To be determined |
2025 |
Total |
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0/23 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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57 |
7 |
18 |
32 |
36 |
109 |
COSAFA Cup
Main article: COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup record |
Year |
Rank |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
1997 |
First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1998 |
Quarterfinal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1999 |
Semifinal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2000 |
Quarterfinal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2001 |
Quarterfinal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2002 |
Semifinal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
2003 |
Semifinal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
2004 |
Quarterfinal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2005 |
First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2006 |
First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2007 |
First round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2008 |
First round | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2009 |
First round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
2013 |
First round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2015 |
First round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2016 |
Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
2017 |
Quarterfinal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2018 |
Quarterfinal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2019 |
First round | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2020 |
Cancelled |
2021 |
Third place[2] | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
Total |
0/20 |
49 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 |
References
External links
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League system | |
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Domestic cups | Men |
- Swazi Cup
- Swazi Charity Cup
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Awards |
- Footballer of the Year
- Top scorers
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West Africa (WAFU) | |
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East Africa (CECAFA) | |
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Central Africa (UNIFFAC) | |
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Southern Africa (COSAFA) | |
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Non-regional Members | |
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Football in Africa portal
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