Nickname(s) | Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield) |
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Association | National Football Association of Swaziland |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
Head coach | Hendrik Pieter de Jongh |
Captain | Siyabonga Mdluli |
Home stadium | Somhlolo National Stadium |
FIFA code | SWZ |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 88 10 (6 April 2017) |
Highest | 88 (April 2017) |
Lowest | 190 (September–October 2012) |
Elo ranking | |
Current | 122 (26 January 2017) |
Highest | 117 (25 June 2016) |
Lowest | 181 (2013) |
First international | |
Swaziland 2–0 Malawi (Swaziland; 1 May 1968) |
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Biggest win | |
Djibouti 0–6 Swaziland (Djibouti; 9 October 2015) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Egypt 10–0 Swaziland (Alexandria, Egypt; March 22, 2013) |
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.