Sabelo Ndzinisa

Sabelo Sikhali Ndzinisa

Personal information
Full name	Sabelo Sikhali Ndzinisa
Date of birth	(1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ntshanini, Swaziland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Green Mamba
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Mbabane Swallows		(24)
2020–2021	Mbombela United	20	(1)
2021–2024	Mbabane Highlanders		(40)
2024–	Green Mamba
International career‡
2012–	Eswatini	75	(17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:16, 18 February 2025 (UTC)

Sabelo Sikhali Ndzinisa (born 31 July 1991) is a Liswati footballer who plays for Green Mamba of the Premier League of Eswatini, and the Eswatini national team.

International career

Ndzinisa made his senior international debut on 11 November 2012 in a friendly draw with Lesotho. ^[2]

Club career

Ndzinisa was the top scorer in the 2023–24 season, scoring 20 goals for Green Mamba and earning E12 000. ^[3] That same season he top scored in the Ingwenyama Cup, scoring in all seven games, including the winner in the final against Mbabane Highlanders, earning E10 000 for this achievement. ^[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 September 2024 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Eswatini	2012	1	0
	2013	5	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	9	4
	2016	10	2
	2017	3	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	8	1
	2020	0	0
	2021	9	2
	2022	10	6
	2023	8	0
	2024	6	2
Total		69	17

Scores and results list Eswatini's goal tally first. ^[2]

List of international goals scored by Sabelo Ndzinisa

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	22 May 2015	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa	Madagascar	1–1	1–1	2015 COSAFA Cup
2	21 June 2015	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini	Angola	2–2	2–2	2016 African Nations Championship qualification
3	6 September 2015	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini	Malawi	2–2	2–2	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	9 October 2015	El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti	Djibouti	2–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	5 June 2016	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini	Guinea	1–0	1–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	25 June 2016	Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	DR Congo	1–0	1–0	2016 COSAFA Cup
7	27 May 2019	King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Comoros	1–0	2–2	2019 COSAFA Cup
8	14 July 2021	Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Botswana	1–0	1–1	2021 COSAFA Cup
9	16 July 2021	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Senegal	2–0	2–2	2021 COSAFA Cup
10	27 March 2022	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa	Somalia	1–0	2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11	3 June 2022	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Togo	1–1	2–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12	7 June 2022	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Burkina Faso	1–0	1–3	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13	6 July 2022	King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Mauritius	3–0	3–0	2022 COSAFA Cup
14	8 July 2022	King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Malawi	2–2	2–2	2022 COSAFA Cup
15	10 July 2022	King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Lesotho	2–0	2–0	2022 COSAFA Cup
16	20 March 2024	Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco	Somalia	2–0	3–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17	26 March 2024	Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela, South Africa	Somalia	1–0	2–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Mbabane Swallows

Winner

• Swazi Premier League: 2012–13
• Swazi Cup: 2013

Runner-up

• Swazi Premier League (2): 2013–14, 2014–15

References

1. "Profile of S. Ndzinisa". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
2. "Ndzinisa, Sabelo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. "SIKHALI GUARANTEED E12 000 TOP GOAL SCORER PRIZE MONEY". Africa Press. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

External links

• Sabelo Ndzinisa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sabelo Ndzinisa at Soccerway