Sandile Ginindza

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Sandile Ginindza
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-28) 28 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Swaziland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mbombela United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012-2013 Royal Eagles F.C. 15 (0)
2015-2018 Mbabane Swallows F.C.
2018- Mbombela United 10 (0)
International career
2010– Eswatini 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sandile 'Nkomishi' Ginindza is a Liswati professional footballer who plays for Mbabane Swallows F.C. and the Eswatini national football team. [1] [2]

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Career

Sandile Ginindza played in the 4-2 2016 COSAFA Cup win over Zambia, making two penalty shoot-out saves before scoring the winning penalty, therefore scoring his first career penalty thus enabling his team to reach the semi-finals. [3] Also, he was named in both Swaziland squads for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and for the 2016 COSAFA Cup. [4] [5]

Orlando Pirates FC were reportedly watching him play in a 3-0 win over Manzini Sea Birds F.C. to replace their late goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa. [6]

Assailing a Mbabane Swallows F.C. fan and a Deputy Sheriff who tried to intervene, he was brought before a magistrate and was liable to be fined E15000 which is the consequence for assaulting a spectator according to the Swazi Premier League rules in Article 7. [7]

Featured as 'Moemish of the Week' in the show Soccer Zone on Monday when he made an error which made it 2-0 for Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Swaziland - S. Ginindza - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "www.whoscored.com/Players/138090/Show/Sandile-Ginindza". whoscored.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Swaziland set up semis clash v Bafana". supersport.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sihlangu name squad | The Herald". herald.co.zw. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Swaziland name Cosafa Cup squad - COSAFA Castle Cup 2016 - Swaziland". africanfootball.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  6. ↑ admin (7 November 2014). "Pirates to replace Senzo Meyiwa with Zimbabwean goalie? - Nehanda Radio". nehandaradio.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Times of Swaziland".
  8. ↑ "Times of Swaziland".


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