Muzi Tsabedze

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Muzi Tsabedze
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 25)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Manzini Sea Birds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Manzini Sea Birds
International career‡
2014–2017 Eswatini U20
2015 Eswatini U23
2020– Eswatini 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:16, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Muzi Tsabedze (born 23 September 1998) is a Liswati footballer who plays as a forward for Manzini Sea Birds and the Eswatini national team.

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Club career

Tsabedze played his first season of top-flight football in 2012–13 with the newly-promoted Manzini Sea Birds, notably scoring in a victory over 12-time champions Mbabane Highlanders. [1] The following season he scored a gamewinner against Manzini Wanderers, another giant of Swazi football. [2] After years of struggling at the bottom of the table, the team was finally relegated after the 2016–17 season.

In the second-tier, Tsabedze led the Manzini Sea Birds to a league title in 2017–18 and promotion back into the MTN Premier League. [3] [4] He also earned league player of the year honors after finishing as the joint-top scorer with 14 goals. [3] [5] On 2 December 2018 Tsabedze scored in a 4–1 win over Manzini Wanderers and earned man of the match honors; The Times of Swaziland called him "eccentric" and "a handful with his pace and skill." [6]

International career

Tsabedze received his first callup to the Eswatini under-20s at the age of 15. [7] He later played a significant role at the 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup in Zambia, scoring against Malawi and Uganda in group play. [8] [9] He also represented the Eswatini U23s during 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, netting a goal against Zimbabwe. [10]

Tsabedze was called up to the senior national team ahead of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [11] He made his debut in a Group I fixture against Congo on 12 November 2020, replacing Phiwayinkhosi Dlamini during the 2–0 loss. [12]

Career statistics

International

As of 1 February 2021 [12]
Eswatini
YearAppsGoals
202010
202100
Total10

Honours

Club

Manzini Sea Birds

Individual

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  5. 1 2 "MANDLA PALMA AND MUZI TSABEDZE ARE THE BEST PLAYERS FOR THE 2017/18 FOOTBALL SEASON". Eswatini Football Association. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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  12. 1 2 Muzi Tsabedze at National-Football-Teams.com
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