Manzini Wanderers F.C.

Manzini Wanderers is a professional Liswati soccer club based in Manzini.[1] It is one of the oldest premier league teams in the kingdom of Eswatini, that competes in the Premier League of Eswatini, the top tier of Liswati football. The club has won the league six times, Swazi Cup once, six times the Swazi Trade fair Cup and 3 times the Swazi Charity Cup. The club has been a mainstay of Swazi football for a long time and it is considered amongst the biggest teams in the country.

Manzini Wanderers FC
Full nameManzini Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)Liweseli
Founded1957
GroundManzini Trade Fair Sports Ground
Manzini, Eswatini
Capacity5,000
ChairmanActing Chairman- Mlungisi Ndzinisa, CEO-Bheki Mazibuko
ManagerNyangayezizwe 'Crooks' Hlophe
LeaguePremier League of Eswatini
2022–202310th
Websitewww.manziniwanderersfc.com

Achievements

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1983, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2002, 2003.
1984.
2002, 2003, 2005.
1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000.

Performance in CAF competitions

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1984 – Preliminary Round
1986 – Preliminary Round
1988 – First Round
1985 – First Round

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK   GHA Innocent Adjah
2 DF   SWZ Mthunzi Motsa
3 DF   SWZ Sanele Mngomezulu
4 DF   SWZ Mpendulo Dlamini
5 DF   SWZ Jose Machado
6 MF   SWZ Colani Dlamini
7 MF   SWZ Mhlengi Mngomezulu
8 MF   SWZ Neliswa Dlamini
9 FW   SWZ Mpendulo Magagula
10 FW   SWZ Sicelo Simelane
11 MF   SWZ Njabulo Magongo
12 FW   SWZ Zakhele Vilane
13 GK   SWZ Sandile Dlamini
14 FW   SWZ Kwanele Dlamini
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF/MF   SWZ Lwazi Shana Maziya (Captain)
16 FW   SWZ Majahesibili Ndlovu
17 MF   SWZ Leon Manyisa
16 MF   GHA Mensah Johnson
18 DF   SWZ Neliswa Dlamini
19 DF   SWZ Menzi Gamedze
20 MF   SWZ Mpendulo Magagula
21 FW   SWZ Menzi Jonathan Ngwenya
25 GK   SWZ Mamba Ncedo Malibongwe
28 FW   SWZ Mfanufikile Ndzimandze
52 DF   RSA Thami Zulu
55 FW   CMR Laurent Abah
66 MF   BEN Abboudou Chafiou Houessou

Former players

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References

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  1. ^ "Manzini Wanderers". int.soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 2 November 2024.