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- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | African | Swaziland line up new coach
- ↑ "Swazi Champions extend Banda's stay at the helm - Non classe - Football - StarAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
