Swaziland national football team

Swaziland

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield)
Association	National Football Association of Swaziland
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Harris Bulunga
Captain	Vacant
Home stadium	Somhlolo National Stadium
FIFA code	SWZ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	130 5 (5 November 2015)
Highest	92 (October 1993)
Lowest	190 (September- October 2012)
First international
Swaziland 2–0 Malawi (Swaziland; 1 May 1968)

The Swaziland national football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield), is the national team of Swaziland and is controlled by the National Football Association of Swaziland. 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.

However, 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.

Competition record

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1990 – Did not enter
• 1994 to 2018 – Did not qualify

Africa Cup of Nations record

• 1957 to 1982 – Did not enter
• 1984 – Withdrew
• 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1988 – Did not enter
• 1990 to 1992 – Did not qualify
• 1994 – Did not enter
• 1996 – Withdrew
• 1998 – Did not enter
• 2000 to 2012 – Did not qualify
• 2013 – Withdrew
• 2015 – Did not qualify

Coaches

• Ted Dumitru (1983–84)
• 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–)

Recent results

2014

Swaziland v Sierra Leone

18 May 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualificiation	Swaziland	1–1	Sierra Leone	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
15:00	55'	Report	Fullah  1'	Referee: Sebit Rassas Librato, (SSD)

2015

Burkina Faso v Swaziland

10 January 2015 Friendly	Burkina Faso	5–1	Swaziland	Nelspruit, South Africa
15:00 UTC+0	Zongo  13' Dlamini  45' (o.g.) Koffi  58' B. Traoré  78' Bancé  80' (pen.)	Report	Mkhontfo  8'	Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

Swaziland v South Africa

25 March 2015 Friendly	Swaziland	1–3	South Africa	Lobamba, Swaziland
17:00 UTC+0	Badenhorst  65'	Report	Hlatshwayo  51' Mnyamane  52' Masango  86'	Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)

Guinea v Swaziland

12 June 2015 2017 CAN Preliminaries	Guinea	1–2	Swaziland	Casablanca, Morocco
	Kamano  68'		T. Tzabedze  11'  83'	Stadium: Stade Mohamed V