- Leagues
- 2025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I, African Cup of Nations (AFCON)
- Seasons
- 2024, 2024-2025, 2025
The Eswatini national football team, also known as Sihlangu Semnikati (which means “King’s Shield” in the local language), represents Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland) in international football. Here are some key points about the team.
Achievements:
- Eswatini has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
- Their best performance in an international tournament was a semi-final finish in the COSAFA Cup.
- Notably, they achieved their first World Cup qualifier win since 1992 by beating 2006 finalists Togo 2–1 on home soil in 2008.
- In the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Eswatini finished second in Group L, ahead of Guinea and Malawi.
Results
 0 - 02025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I 2024-2025 Mali vs Eswatini |
 1 - 12025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I 2024-2025 Eswatini vs Guinea-Bissau |
 0 - 32025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I 2024-2025 Eswatini vs Mozambique |
1 - 12025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I 2024-2025 Mozambique vs Eswatini |
0 - 12025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I 2024-2025 ESwatini vs Mali |
1 - 02025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I 2024-2025 Guinea-Bissau vs Eswatini |
2025 AFCON Qualifiers Group I Standings
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
Qualified
Qualified
Disqualified
Disqualified
