Sabelo Ndzinisa
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Full name
Sabelo Sikhali Ndzinisa
Date of birth
31 July 1991
Place of birth
Ntshanini, Swaziland
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sabelo Sikhali Ndzinisa | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ntshanini, Swaziland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Green Mamba | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Mbabane Swallows | (24) | |
| 2019–2020 | Mbombela United | 20 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Mbabane Highlanders | (51) | |
| 2024– | Green Mamba | (38) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Eswatini | 75 | (17) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals 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 is the all time top goalscorer for the Eswatini national team.
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 29 December 2024[2]
| 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 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 75 | 17 | |
Scores and results list Eswatini's goal tally first.[2]
| 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 |
