Mbabane Highlanders F.C.

Mbabane Highlanders is a Swati soccer club based in Mbabane. Currently they are the Swazi club with most national titles in the history of the country even though they have not won a national title since 2001.

Mbabane Highlanders FC
Full nameMbabane Highlanders Football Club
Nickname(s)Ezimnyama Ngenkani
Founded1952[1]
GroundCasino Stadium
Ezulwini, Eswatini
Capacity25,000
ManagerMr. Saul Chaminuka
LeagueEswatini Premier League
2018/193rd

Achievements
1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001.
1983, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2010.
1998, 2007, 2008, 2010.
  • Swazi Trade Fair Cup: 1
1999.

Performance in CAF competitions
2001 – Preliminary Round
1977 – withdraw
1981 – First Round
1983 – First Round
1985 – First Round
1987 – First Round
1993 – Preliminary Round
1996 – First Round
2010 – Preliminary Round
2011 – Preliminary Round
1981 – withdraw
1984 – First Round
1991 – First Round

Squad

as of 1 May 2018 [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SWZ Khanyakwezwe Shabalala
— DF  SWZ Vusumuzi Vilakati
— DF  SWZ Peter Dlamini
— DF  SWZ Simphiwe Manana
— DF  SWZ Mncedisi Dlamini
— MF  SWZ Mlamuli Nkambule
— MF  RSA Menzi Sithole
— MF  SWZ Xolani Sibandze
— FW  RSA Thabiso Mokenkoane
— FW  RSA Mthobisi Mngomezulu
— FW  ZAM Michael Musonda

Staff
Head coach
Saul Chamnikwe
Assistant coach
Benson Mhlongo

References
  1. Ntiwane, Dumisani (10 April 2013). "Low-Landers in sea of heartbreak!". Times of Swaziland. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. Mbabane Highlanders


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