Manzini Wanderers F.C.

Manzini Wanderers FC

Full name	Manzini Wanderers Football Club
Nickname	Liweseli
Founded	1957
Ground	Manzini Trade Fair Sports Ground Manzini, Eswatini
Capacity	5m000
Manager	Gcina Dlamini [1]
League	Premier League of Eswatini
2023-24	14th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Manzini Wanderers is a professional Liswati soccer club based in Manzini. It is one of the oldest premier league teams in the kingdom of Eswatini, that competes in the Premier League of Eswatini, the top tier of Liswati football. The club has won the league six times, Swazi Cup once, six times the Swazi Trade fair Cup and 3 times the Swazi Charity Cup. The club has been a mainstay of Swazi football for a long time and it is considered amongst the biggest teams in the country.

History

The football club was founded in 1957 and was called Shooting Stars by the founding members, all players at the time, including Raphael 'Four-four' Nxumalo, Bruno Magongo, Sihhodlane Dlamini, Pat Fakudze and Sam Dlamini. In 1959, the name of the football club was changed to Manzini Wanderers due to the influence of England based Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. The football club wears a maroon and white outfit.

The club was relegated at the end of the 2023–24 season. However, the club contested the relegation on the grounds that rivals Denver Sundowns had fielded an invalid player. With legal proceedings underway, the club did not play at all in the following season before being reinstated in the 2025–26 season. ^[2]

Achievements

• Swazi Premier League: 6

1983, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2002, 2003.

• Swazi Cup: 1

1984.

• Swazi Charity Cup: 3

2002, 2003, 2005.

• Swazi Trade Fair Cup: 6

1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000.

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances

1984  – Preliminary Round

1986  – Preliminary Round

1988  – First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1985  – First Round

References

1. "MTN Premier League Week 11: Drama, Records and a Title Race on a Knife Edge". Eswatini Observer. December 17, 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
2. "A rejuvenated Wanderers return to the Premier soccer league | Eswatini Today". August 30, 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-19.