Full name | Manzini Sea Birds Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | Birds |
Founded | 1987 |
Ground | Mavuso Sports Centre Manzini, Eswatini |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Chairman | Peter Simelane (2013) [1] |
League | Premier League of Eswatini |
2024–25 | 10th of 14 |
Manzini Sea Birds FC is an Eswatini football club based in Manzini. [2]
The club was founded 1987. [3] For most of its history, the Seabirds played in the Swazi First Division, [4] but was promoted to the Premier League of Eswatini in 2012. [5] [ failed verification ]
In 2018, they won the First Division title to earn another top-flight promotion. [6] Star forward Muzi Tsabedze tied for the league's top scorer and earned player of the year honors. [7]
The team plays its home matches at the 5000 capacity Mavuso Sports Centre. [8]
Below is a list of notable players who have earned international caps while playing with the club.
Since 2011 the club holds with the Ishibobo Soccer Academy (ISA), a talent scouting sports academy in Manzini. ISA serves as the under-20 football team of the club. [16] Ishibobo plays its home matches at the Zakhele Sports Ground. [17]