Eswatini women's national football team
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Nickname(s) | Sitsebe Samhlekazi | |||
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Association | Eswatini Football Association | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
Head coach | Christian Thwala | |||
Home stadium | Somhlolo National Stadium | |||
FIFA code | SWZ | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 182 ![]() | |||
Highest | 97 (June 2009) | |||
Lowest | 182 (March 2024) | |||
First international | ||||
![]() ![]() (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
![]() ![]() (Ibhayi, South Africa; 3 August 2019) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
![]() ![]() (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) |
The Eswatini women's national football team, nicknamed Sitsebe Samhlekazi, represents Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, in international football and is controlled by the Eswatini Football Association.
History[edit]
Eswatini made their competitive debut in the qualification for the 1998 African Championships, where they lost to their neighbours, South Africa. Eswatini have not played in any further qualification matches, but they have played a number of friendly matches, mostly against neighbouring countries. In 2008, Eswatini beat Mozambique 3–1.
Team image[edit]
Nicknames[edit]
The Eswatini women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Super Falcons".
Results and fixtures[edit]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023[edit]
20 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg | Eswatini ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Lobamba, Eswatini |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report (EFA) |
| Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
26 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | Burkina Faso ![]() | 3–0 (6–2 agg.) | ![]() | Bouaké, Ivory Coast |
16:00 UTC±0 | Stadium: Stade de la Paix | |||
Note: Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate. |
4 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Madagascar ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Pretoria, South Africa |
12:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium |
7 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Malawi ![]() | 8–0 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
12:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Grace Gimo (Zimbabwe) |
10 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Eswatini ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:30 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Rosalie Rosalie (Madagascar) |
Coaching staff[edit]
Current coaching staff[edit]
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As of 2020
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Simephi Mamba |
Manager history[edit]
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- Christian Thwala (????–2022)
- Simephi Mamba(2022-)
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
- This is the selected squad for 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship on 30 September 2023.[2]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Tibuyile Ngcamphalala | 18 May 1999 (aged 24) | ![]() | ||
16 | GK | Gcinile Dlamini | 10 June 2003 (aged 20) | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Samkelisiwe Fakedze | 6 August 2004 (aged 19) | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Thulile Dvuba | 12 November 1988 (aged 34) | ![]() | ||
13 | DF | Simangele Sikhondze | 5 February 2002 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
17 | DF | Futhi Dlamini | 11 July 1993 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
18 | DF | Badelisile Ngozo | 27 June 1997 (aged 26) | ![]() | ||
15 | DF | Welile Ndwandwe | 7 November 1998 (aged 24) | ![]() | ||
6 | MF | Mazwi Dube | 29 September 1993 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Nokuthula Ndlovu | 4 October 2000 (aged 23) | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Sikhanyiso Magagula | 8 March 1997 (aged 26) | ![]() | ||
20 | MF | Nondumiso Dlamini | 31 January 1999 (aged 24) | ![]() | ||
12 | MF | Sisanda Ndzinisa | 31 May 2002 (aged 21) | ![]() | ||
2 | FW | Tenanile Ngcamphalala | 15 February 1998 (aged 25) | ![]() | ||
4 | FW | Sebenzile Mavuso | 4 February 2000 (aged 23) | ![]() | ||
7 | FW | Celiwe Nkambule | 19 February 1993 (aged 30) | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Nomfuneko Gamedze | 11 September 1998 (aged 25) | ![]() | ||
14 | FW | Thulisile Thring | 14 December 1998 (aged 24) | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up to an Eswatini squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Khanyisile Mvubu | ![]() | v. ![]() | |||
MF | Londiwe Maziya | ![]() | v. ![]() | |||
FW | Neliswa Ngcamphalala | ![]() | v. ![]() |
Previous squads[edit]
- COSAFA Women's Championship
- 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
- 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
- 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship squad
Records[edit]
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 18 April 2021.
Most capped players[edit]
| Top goalscorers[edit]
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Competitive record[edit]
FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]
FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games[edit]
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | ||
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Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa Women Cup of Nations[edit]
Africa Women Cup of Nations record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
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![]() | Cancelled | ||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games[edit]
African Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | ||
![]() | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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![]() | Did Not Enter | ||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | To Be Determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COSAFA Women's Championship[edit]
COSAFA Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
![]() | Group stage | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | ||||||||
![]() | - | ||||||||
![]() | did not enter | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -10 | |
Total | Group stage | 16 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 56 | −30 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also[edit]
- Sport in Eswatini
- Football in Eswatini
- Women's football in Eswatini
- Football in Eswatini
- Eswatini men's national football team
References[edit]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "The Senior Women National Team (Sitsebe SaMhlekazi) selected for the Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship". Eswatini Football Association. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.