Five Eswatini clubs change coaches at start of season
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Five Eswatini top-flight clubs changed their technical staff at the start of the 2026-2027 season, including Amawele, Mbabane Highlanders AM, Mbabane Swallows and Celtics. Amawele notably sacked Mpumelelo « Mapho » Ngwenya after just one match, while other teams recorded resignations, reports the Times of Eswatini.
Five clubs in the MTN Premier League, Eswatini’s top-flight league, changed their technical leadership during the first weeks of the 2026-2027 season, reports the Times of Eswatini. Amawele, Mbabane Highlanders AM, Mbabane Swallows and Celtics were affected by these departures or replacements.
Amawele sacked their coach Mpumelelo « Mapho » Ngwenya and his assistant Christian Thwala after just one match, a 3-0 defeat by Ezulwini United, before appointing former Green Mamba coach Bongani Mhlongo. At Mbabane Highlanders AM, Floyd « Mourinho » Mogale resigned after four matches and four points from 12; his assistant Percy Shongwe is serving as caretaker.
Mbabane Swallows parted ways with Sindiso Gama on 15 October, after three matches and two points from nine. The coach cited unpaid wages and a lack of daily fuel; Mduduzi « Sikhalo » Nxumalo succeeded him. Celtics replaced South African Sonnyboy Zitha with Ernest Mavuso, who was hired for one year with an option to renew. Mavuso must lift the club from last place and take it into the top eight, after it earned one point in the first four rounds.
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