Eswatini women's national football team
| Nickname(s) | Super Falcons | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Eswatini Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Christian Thwala | ||
| FIFA code | SWZ | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 176  1 (24 March 2023)[1] | ||
| Highest | 92 (December 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 175 (December 2022) | ||
| First international | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) | |||
The Eswatini women's national football team represents Eswatini in international football for women.
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
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022
| 1 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group B | Lesotho  | 3–0 | Eswatini | Gqeberha |
| 12:00 |
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Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 4 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group B | Namibia  | 5–1 | Eswatini | Port Elizabeth |
| 12:00 |
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Stadium: Madibaz Stadium |
| 6 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group B | Eswatini | 0–2 |  Zambia | Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha |
| 12:00 |
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Coaching staff
Manager history
- Christian Thwala (????–2022)
- Simephi Mamba(2022-)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were named on 26 August 2022 for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship tournament.[2]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Gcinile Dlamini | | ||||
| GK | Eunice Mbuli | | ||||
| DF | Samkelisiwe Malinga | | ||||
| DF | Samkelisiwe Fakudze | | ||||
| DF | Hyness Shongwe | | ||||
| DF | Ntobeko Sihlongonyane | | ||||
| DF | Simangele Sikhondze | | ||||
| DF | Nonduduzo Mhlanga | | ||||
| DF | Ciniso Hlatshwako | | ||||
| DF | Ncedo Gamedze | | ||||
| MF | Nokuthula Ndlovu(esw) | Manzini Wanderers Football Club | ||||
| MF | Simile Marks | | ||||
| MF | Condile Ndzimandze | | ||||
| MF | Phumzile Dlamini | | ||||
| MF | Londiwe Maziya | | ||||
| MF | Nokuthula Dlamini | | ||||
| MF | Tibonile Dlamini | | ||||
| MF | Thandolwethu Simelane | | ||||
| MF | Sisanda Ndzinisa | | ||||
| FW | Phumlile Kunene | | ||||
| FW | Welile Shabangu | | ||||
| FW | Lesego Mokgale | | ||||
| FW | Nelile Mnisi | | ||||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a 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
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 18 April 2021.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2019 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  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 | ||
| 1996 |
Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2021 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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 | |||||||||
 1998 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2000 |
Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
 2008 | |||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
 2018 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2020 |
Cancelled | ||||||||
 2022 |
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 | ||
| 2003 |
Did Not Enter | ||||||||
 2007 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
 2015 |
Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| 2019 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 |
To Be Determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
COSAFA Women's Championship
| COSAFA Women's Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
 2002 | Group stage | ||||||||
| 2006 | Group stage | ||||||||
| 2008 | - | ||||||||
| 2011 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | ||
| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |
| 2020 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | |
| 2021 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | |
| Total | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 47 | −43 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Sport in Eswatini
- Football in Eswatini
- Women's football in Eswatini
- Football in Eswatini
- Eswatini men's national football team
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- sqUAD FOR COSOAFA 2022
External links
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