Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mphindwa Anthony Mdluli | ||
Place of birth | Swaziland | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manzini Sea Birds (manager) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2015 | Swaziland U17 | ||
2016 | Manzini Wanderers | ||
2017 | Eswatini | ||
2018 | Eswatini (caretaker) | ||
2019– | Manzini Sea Birds |
Mphindwa Anthony Mdluli is a Swazi football manager, currently managing Manzini Sea Birds.
In 2015, it was announced Mdluli would manage the Swaziland U17 squad at the 2015 COSSASA Games in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. [1]
In August 2016, Mdluli was named head coach of Manzini Wanderers. [2]
In 2017, Mdluli was appointed manager of Swaziland. [3] He was replaced by Pieter de Jongh, before returning to the job in March 2018 as a caretaker. He was replaced by Kosta Papić in December 2018. [4]
In January 2019, Mdluli was appointed manager of Manzini Sea Birds. [5]
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