SWAZILAND

Year of formation: 1964 Affiliation FIFA: 1976 Affiliation CAF: 1976 National Stadium: Somholo Stadium, Ezulweni Valley (20 000) National Colours: Blue / Gold / White

 

Swaziland have reached the semifinals of the Cosafa Castle Cup on three occasions, proving their potential for upset results. In 2003 Sihlangu reached the last four but then lost to eventual winners Zimbabwe. In 2002 they were beaten in the semifinals by South Africa, who also went on to win the competition, and in 1999 they were also semifinalists but were narrowly defeat by Namibia on post-match penalties after a 1-1 draw. Ironically before 1999, they had never won a game in the competition but are now always considered a threat in the Cosafa Castle Cup. In 2004 Swaziland reached a competition low when they lost their quarter-final tie at home to Zimbabwe by a competition record score line of 0-5. The match was not completed after a crowd riot brought the match to a premature halt. In 2003, Swaziland played host to the African under-17 championships.

 

DATE	VENUE	OPPONENT	RESULT	GOALSCORERS
03-3-97	Somhlolo	MOZAMBIQUE	0-4
08-3-98	Somhlolo	ANGOLA	0-1
09-5-99	Somhlolo	MOZAMBIQUE	3-1	Nkambule 2 (1 pen), Masina
18-7-99	Somhlolo	ZIMBABWE	1-1	Mdluli pen
28-8-99	Windhoek	NAMIBIA	1-1	Masina
18-6-00	Witbank	SOUTH AFRICA	0-2
11-2-01	Somhlolo	ZAMBIA	0-0
8-7-01	Harare	ZIMBABWE	1-2	Nhleko
21-4-02	Somhlolo	NAMIBIA	2-1	M Dlamini 2 (1 pen)
5-5-02	Harare	ZIMBABWE	2-0	Siza Dlamini, Sibusiso Dlamini
24-9-02	Polokwane	SOUTH AFRICA	1-4	Siza Dlamini
13-7-03	Somhlolo	MADAGASCAR	2-0	Siza Dlamini, M Dlamini
31-8-03	Bulawayo	ZIMBABWE	0-2
27-6-04	Somhlolo	ZIMBABWE	0-5
11-6-05	Lusaka	ZAMBIA	0-3
20-5-06	Gaborone	SOUTH AFRICA	0-1
21-5-06	Gaborone	MADAGASCAR	2-0	Msibi, Mamba

 

 

RECORD

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Home	8	3	2	3	8	13
Away	9	2	1	6	7	15
Total	17	5	3	9	15	28