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Manzini Sea Birds FC is a Eswatini football club based in Manzini.[3]

Sea Birds

Full name	Manzini Sea Birds Football Club
Nickname(s)	Birds
Founded	1987
Ground	Mavuso Sports Centre Manzini, Eswatini
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Peter Simelane (2013)[1]
League	Premier League of Eswatini
2013–2014	10th[2]

History

The club was founded 1987.[4] The Seabirds played most in the Swazi First Division[5] and was first time promoted to the Premier League of Eswatini 2012.[6]^{[failed verification]}

In 2018, they won the First Division title to earn another top-flight promotion.[7] Star forward Muzi Tsabedze tied for the league's top scorer and earned player of the year honors.[8]

Stadium

The team plays his home matches at the 5000 capacity Mavuso Sports Centre.[9]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SWZ Celucolo Mmema

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ZIM Stanford Ncube

Notable players

Below is a list of notable players who have earned international caps while playing with the club.

• Victor Khoza[10]
• Banele Mdluli[11]
• Ndumiso Shongwe[12]
• Muzi Tsabedze[13]

Notable coaches

• Van Royen Magagula (2013)[14]
• Sihle Mavimbela (2013)[15]
• Zenzele 'Ace' Dlamini (2014)[16]

Youth academy

Since 2011 the club holds with the Ishibobo Soccer Academy (ISA), an talent scouting sports academy in Manzini. ISA serves as the under-20 football team of the club.[17] Ishibobo played his home matches on the Zakhele Sports Ground.[18]

References

External links

• Soccerway

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