Eswatini women's national football team

The Eswatini women's national football team represents Eswatini in international football for women.

Eswatini

Nickname(s)	Super Falcons
Association	Eswatini Football Association
Head coach	Christian Thwala
FIFA code	SWZ
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	134 17 (18 December 2020)[1]
Highest	92 (December 2009)
Lowest	152 (September 2019)
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)

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.

History

Beginnings

The Eswatini women's national team played its first international match...

Achievements

Women's World Cup record

FIFA Women's World Cup finals
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	To Be Determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations record

Africa Women Cup of Nations finals
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995
1998	Did not qualify
2000	Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018	Did not qualify
2020	Cancelled
Total	0/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Coaching staff

As of 2020

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Christian Thwala

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. The final squad was announced on 31 October 2020.[2]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including date month year.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	GK	Nokwanda Mamba		Young Buffaloes
16	GK	Gcinile Dlamini		Inter Star
5	DF	Thulisile Dvuba	12 November 1988	Young Buffaloes
8	DF	Ncedile Dlamini		Young Buffaloes
12	DF	Thandeka Mbatha		Manzini Wanderers
14	DF	Ncedo Gamedze		Inter Star
	DF	Futhi Dlamini		Royal Leopards
	DF	Lungile Dlamini	25 December 1985	Young Buffaloes
	DF	Welile Ndwandwe		Manzini Wanderers
2	MF	Tenanile Ngcamphalala	15 February 1998	Young Buffaloes
6	MF	Tenanile Dube		Manzini Wanderers
10	MF	Simangele Sikhondze		Elangeni
11	MF	Phumzile Dlamini		Royal Leopards
13	MF	Nokuthula Dlamini		Young Buffaloes
19	MF	Sikhanyiso Magagula		Young Buffaloes
	MF	Gcinile Zwane		Manzini Wanderers
4	FW	Nomvula Sanga	15 September 1988	Manzini Wanderers
9	FW	Sibonelo Gwebu		Mbabane Swallows
17	FW	Nonjabulo Mokgale		Royal Leopards
	FW	Celiwe Nkambule	19 February 1993	Young Buffaloes

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Eswatini squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship

• 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship squad

Individual records

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Managers

• Christian Thwala (–present)

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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2020

3 November 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship	Eswatini	4–2	Comoros	Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
12:30	P. Dlamini  65', 90+1' Mgcamphalala  75' Nonjabuliso  87'	Report	Abdourahmane  15' Hadhiroimi  53'

6 November 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship	Eswatini	0-5	South Africa	Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
15:30		Report	Kgoale  3', 60' Holweni  37' Salgado  47', 90'

9 November 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship	Angola	4–3	Eswatini	Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth
15:30	Augusto  25' Afonso  45+4' (pen.) Makua  57', 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Mgcamphalala  4', 37' Nkambule  31'

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
2. "The Senior Women National Team (Sitsebe) left the country for Port Elizabeth, South Africa to compete in the COSAFA Women Championships". Facebook. Eswatini Football Association. 31 October 2020.

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