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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.
| Nickname(s) | Sitsebe Samhlekazi | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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  1 (15 March 2024)[1] | |||
| Highest | 97 (June 2009) | |||
| Lowest | 182 (March 2024) | |||
| First international | ||||
 South Africa 14–0 Swaziland  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
Eswatini 4–0 Angola  (Ibhayi, South Africa; 3 August 2019) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| South Africa 14–0 Swaziland (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) | ||||
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 |  Burkina Faso | Lobamba, Eswatini |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report (EFA) |
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Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
| 26 September 2023 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg | Burkina Faso | 3–0 (6–2 agg.) | Eswatini | 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 | Eswatini | Pretoria, South Africa |
| 12:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium |
| 7 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Malawi  | 8–0 | Eswatini | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 12:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Grace Gimo (Zimbabwe) |
| 10 October 2023 2023 COSAFA WC GS | Eswatini | 0–3 |  South Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 15:30 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Rosalie Rosalie (Madagascar) |
Coaching staff edit
Current coaching staff edit
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As of 2020
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Young Buffaloes
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| 16 | GK | Gcinile Dlamini | 10 June 2003 (aged 20) | Young Buffaloes
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| 3 | DF | Samkelisiwe Fakedze | 6 August 2004 (aged 19) | Nsingizini Hotspurs
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| 5 | DF | Thulile Dvuba | 12 November 1988 (aged 34) | Young Buffaloes
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| 13 | DF | Simangele Sikhondze | 5 February 2002 (aged 21) | Young Buffaloes
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| 17 | DF | Futhi Dlamini | 11 July 1993 (aged 30) | Young Buffaloes
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| 18 | DF | Badelisile Ngozo | 27 June 1997 (aged 26) | Young Buffaloes
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| 15 | DF | Welile Ndwandwe | 7 November 1998 (aged 24) | Young Buffaloes
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| 6 | MF | Mazwi Dube | 29 September 1993 (aged 30) | Young Buffaloes
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| 8 | MF | Nokuthula Ndlovu | 4 October 2000 (aged 23) | Green Mamba
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| 19 | MF | Sikhanyiso Magagula | 8 March 1997 (aged 26) | Young Buffaloes
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| 20 | MF | Nondumiso Dlamini | 31 January 1999 (aged 24) | Young Buffaloes
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| 12 | MF | Sisanda Ndzinisa | 31 May 2002 (aged 21) | Young Buffaloes
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| 2 | FW | Tenanile Ngcamphalala | 15 February 1998 (aged 25) | Young Buffaloes
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| 4 | FW | Sebenzile Mavuso | 4 February 2000 (aged 23) | Young Buffaloes
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| 7 | FW | Celiwe Nkambule | 19 February 1993 (aged 30) | Young Buffaloes
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| 9 | FW | Nomfuneko Gamedze | 11 September 1998 (aged 25) | Mbabane Swallows
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| 14 | FW | Thulisile Thring | 14 December 1998 (aged 24) | Young Buffaloes
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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 |
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v. Burkina Faso, 26 September 2023
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| MF | Londiwe Maziya |
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v. Burkina Faso, 26 September 2023 }
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| FW | Neliswa Ngcamphalala |
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v. Burkina Faso, 26 September 2023}
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Previous squads edit
- COSAFA Women's Championship
Records edit
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 18 April 2021.
Most capped players edit
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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 | |
 1991 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1995 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1999 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2011 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2015 |
Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2019 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
  2023 |
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 | ||
| 1996
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2000
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 2004
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| 2008
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2012
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 2016
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 2021
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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 | |||||||||
 1998
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2000
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2002
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| 2004
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| 2006
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 2008
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| 2010
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| 2012
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 2014
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 2016
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 2018
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020
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Cancelled | ||||||||
 2022
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2024 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 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 | ||
| 2003
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2007
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2011
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 2015
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Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2019
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023
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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 | |
 2002 |
Group stage | ||||||||
 2006 |
Group stage | ||||||||
| 2008 |
- | ||||||||
| 2011 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2017 |
Group stage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |
| 2018 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | |
| 2019 |
Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |
| 2020 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 2021 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | |
| 2023
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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. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 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.