Young Buffaloes F.C. (women)

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's team, see Young Buffaloes F.C.

Young Buffaloes Ladies

Full name	Young Buffaloes Women's Football Club
Nickname(s)	Amathole Ezinyathi Buffs Ladies
Ground	Mavuso Sports Centre
Capacity	5000
Coordinates	26°17′34″S31°13′22″E / 26.2927°S 31.2227°E / -26.2927; 31.2227
Head Coach	Fisiwe Hlophe
League	Eswatini Women's League
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Young Buffaloes Ladies F.C. is a Swazi professional women's football club in Mbabane who plays in the Eswatini Women's League, the top tier of Swazi women's football. ^[1] They are the most successful team in the league with six titles.

In 2024 they became the first side from Eswatini to reach the semifinals of the COSAFA Women's Champions League. ^[2]

History

Eswatini Women's League

In the 2021-22 Eswatini Women's League season they won all 24 matches scoring a league record 221 goals and conceding no goals. ^[3]

COSAFA Women's Champions League

They made their continental debut in the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League opening with a 4–0 loss to Green Buffaloes from Zambia. ^[4] They then lost their final match 1–0 Olympic de Moroni from Comoros.

They returned in the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League opening with a 2–1 loss to CD Costa do Sol from Mozambique. They lost their second match 4–0 to Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa. They drew their final group B match 3–3 Olympic de Moroni from Comoros to gain their first point in the continental qualifiers.

The Young Buffaloes XI at the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers against Gaborone United Ladies

They opened their 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League with a 2–1 loss over Ascent Academy from Malawi. ^[5] Their next match was a 1–1 draw with Gaborone United from Botswana. They won their final group B match 4–0 against UD Lichinga from Mozambique. They finished as runners-up in Group B and qualified for the knockout stages for the first time. ^[2] This also made them the first Eswatini team to advance to the COSAFA Women's Champions League knockout stages.

They returned for their fourth staging at the 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League losing 1–0 in their opening match to Gaborone United from Botswana. ^{[6] [7]} They won their final match 3–1 against Kick4Life from Lesotho. ^[8]

Players

As of August 2025

Young Buffaloes Ladies F.C. squad for 2025 season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   SWZ GCINILE NONDUMISO DLAMINI 3 DF   SWZ Tenanile Ngcamphalala 4 DF   SWZ FUTHIE KWANELE DLAMINI 5 MF   SWZ NONJABULISO LESEGO MOKGALE 6 MF   SWZ NOMVUYO PRECIOUS DVUBA 7 MF   SWZ SIMILE TITI MARKS 8 FW   SWZ Celiwe Nkambule 9 FW   SWZ NOXOLO PORTIA MALINGA 10 FW   SWZ SISANDA TENGETILE NDZINISA 11 FW   SWZ SIPHILISIWE MPHO NDLOVU

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 DF   SWZ THANDEKA PHILISWA MBATHA 13 DF   SWZ SAMKELISIWE PRETTY MALINGA 15 MF   SWZ WELILE CONSTANCE NDWANDWE 16 FW   SWZ NOKWANDA GLORY MAMBA 17 MF   SWZ SIMANGELE NOBUHLE SIKHONDZE 18 DF   SWZ BADELISE NCOBILE NGOZO 19 FW   SWZ SIKHANYISO PATIENCE MAGAGULA 20 DF   SWZ TEMALANGENI SETSABILE DLAMINI

Honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Winning Seasons	Runners-up
Domestic	Eswatini Women's League	6	2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

Team Statistics

COSAFA Women's Champions League record

Season	Pos	Record
		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
2022	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	5	(5)
2023	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	4	9	(5)
2024	Semifinalist	4	1	1	2	6	9	(3)
2025	Group Stage	2	1	0	1	3	2	1

• Biggest win: 4-0 vs UD Lichinga (2024)
• Heaviest defeat: 0-6 vs UWC Ladies (2024)
• Highest scoring match: 3-3 vs Olympique de Moroni (2023); 0-6 vs UWC Ladies (2024)

See also

• Eswatini Women's League
• CAF Women's Champions League
• COSAFA Women's Champions League

References

1. "Eswatini - List of Women Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. "COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and Young Buffaloes advance to semi-finals". COSAFA Women’s Champions League: Gaborone United and Young Buffaloes advance to semi-finals. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
3. "Young Buffaloes bring incredible domestic record to Durban". 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
4. "CWCL: Buffaloes drawn in Group B alongside Young Buffaloes and Moroni - ZamFoot". 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
5. "Young Buffaloes return for third showing at COSAFA Qualifiers". 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
6. "Tricky CAF draw for 'Buffs' Ladies :: Sports News | Times of Eswatini". www.times.co.sz. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
7. "'Buffs' Ladies' Champions League ambitions derailed :: Sports News | Times of Eswatini". times.co.sz. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
8. "EN, FR, PR: Young Buffaloes on the charge, Costa do Sol and Olympic de Moroni draw". COSAFA | The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.