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Eswatini women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Eswatini
Women's national association football team representing Eswatini
| Field | Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Eswatini | |||||||
| Badge_size | 140px | |||||||
| Nickname | Sitsebe Samhlekazi | |||||||
| Association | Eswatini Football Association | |||||||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||||||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||||||
| Coach | Christian Thwala | |||||||
| FIFA Trigramme | SWZ | |||||||
| FIFA Rank | ||||||||
| FIFA max | 97 | |||||||
| FIFA max date | June 2009 | |||||||
| FIFA min | 183 | |||||||
| FIFA min date | June 2025 | |||||||
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| First game | 14–0 | |||||||
| (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) | ||||||||
| Largest win | 6–0 | |||||||
| (Gqeberha, South Africa; 22 October 2024) | ||||||||
| Largest loss | 14–0 | |||||||
| (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) | ||||||||
| type | women | |||||||
| Home Stadium | Somhlolo National Stadium | pattern_sh2=_eswatini2021a | pattern_so2=_eswatini2021a | pattern_la3=_eswatini2021t | pattern_b3=_eswatini2021t | pattern_ra3=_eswatini2021t | pattern_sh3=_eswatini2021t | pattern_so3=_eswatini2021t |
| Sub-confederation = COSAFA (Southern Africa) (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) (Gqeberha, South Africa; 22 October 2024) (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
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
Nicknames
The Eswatini women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Super Falcons".
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2025
- Vliete
- Kooper
- Kanyama
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
As of October 2024
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Bongani Makhukhula | |
| Assistant coach | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | ||
| Physical coach |
Manager history
- Christian Thwala (????–2022)
- Simephi Mamba(2022-2024)
- Bongani Makhukhula(2024-)
Players
Current squad
The following is the squad called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualifying First round named on 30 Janvier 2025.
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to an Eswatini squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
;COSAFA Women's Championship
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 18 April 2021.
Most capped players
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
Top goalscorers
| # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1991 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sweden 1995 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| USA 1999 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| USA 2003 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| China 2007 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Germany 2011 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Canada 2015 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| France 2019 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 1996 | Did Not Enter | ||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
| PRC 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2021 |
Africa Women Cup of Nations
| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| NGA 1998 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| ZAF 2000 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| NGA 2002 | |||||||||
| ZAF 2004 | |||||||||
| NGA 2006 | |||||||||
| EQG 2008 | |||||||||
| RSA 2010 | |||||||||
| EQG 2012 | |||||||||
| NAM 2014 | |||||||||
| CMR 2016 | |||||||||
| GHA 2018 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| MAR 2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| MAR 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games
| African Games record | Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGA 2003 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||||||||
| ALG 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| MOZ 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| CGO 2015 | Did Not Enter | |||||||||||||||
| MAR 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| GHA 2023 | To Be Determined |
COSAFA Women's Championship
| COSAFA Women's Championship record | Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | Group stage | 16 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 56 | −30 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIM 2002 | Group stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZAM 2006 | Group stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ANG 2008 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZIM 2011 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZIM 2017 | Group stage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | |||||||||||||||||
| RSA 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | |||||||||||||||||
| RSA 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |||||||||||||||||
| RSA 2020 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | |||||||||||||||||
| RSA 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | |||||||||||||||||
| RSA 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -10 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
References
- (30 January 2025). "The Senior Women's National Team Head Coach Bongani Makhukhula has named the tentative squad for the upcoming TotalEnergies WAFCON Qualifiers 2026 matches against Namibia..". [[Eswatini Football Association]].
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