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| Full name | Manzini Sundowns Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1985 | ||
| Ground | Manzini Trade Fair Sports Ground Manzini, Eswatini | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Henry DuPont | ||
| Manager | Rodwell Dhlakama | ||
| League | Premier League of Eswatini | ||
| 2022-2023 | 8th | ||
Denver Sundowns is a Eswatini soccer club based in Manzini. From 2005 to 2020, the team was known as Manzini Sundowns. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, south, and southeast. At no more than 200 km (120 mi) north to south and 130 km (81 mi) east to west, Eswatini is one of the smallest countries in Africa; despite this, its climate and topography are diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld.
Manzini is a large city in Eswatini (Swaziland), which is also the capital of Eswatini's Manzini Region. The city is the country's second largest urban center behind Mbabane, with a population of 110,000 (2008). It is known as "The Hub" of Eswatini and lies on the MR3 road. Eswatini's primary industrial site at Matsapha lies near the town's western border.
The Premier League of Eswatini, also known as the MTN Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Eswatini Football Association. It was created in 1971 and plans to be a fully professional entity by 2022.
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The Swazi Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Swazi football. It was created in 1980.
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Prostitution in Eswatini is illegal, the anti-prostitution laws dating back to 1889, when the country Eswatini was a protectorate of South Africa. Law enforcement is inconsistent, particularly near industrial sites and military bases. Police tend to turn a blind eye to prostitution in clubs. There are periodic clamp-downs by the police.
Eswatini is a source, destination, and transit country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically commercial sexual exploitation, involuntary domestic servitude, and forced labor in agriculture. Swazi girls, particularly orphans, are subjected to commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude in the cities of Mbabane and Manzini, as well as in South Africa and Mozambique.
Green Mamba is a soccer team based in Manzini- Matsapha, Eswatini. They have appeared in the CAF Champions league twice, 2001 against Zanaco and Ferraviaro and in 2012 in Zimbabwe against FC Platinum.
Moneni Pirates FC is a Eswatinii soccer club based in Manzini. They play in the top division in Swazi football. The team plays in white and black colors.
Phumlani Dlamini is a Liswati footballer who plays the role of defender for Manzini Sundowns F.C. and the Eswatini national team. He has been plying his trade in the Premier League of Eswatini for top teams Bush Bucks F.C., Royal Leopards F.C. and presently playing for Manzini Sundowns F.C. since 2012 till date.
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Dominic Kunene is a Swazi football manager, currently managing Eswatini.
Muzi Tsabedze is a Liswati footballer who plays as a forward for Manzini Sea Birds and the Eswatini national team.
Leon Manyisa is a Liswati footballer who plays for Premier League of Eswatini club Mbabane Swallows and the Eswatini national team.
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