Young Buffaloes F.C. (women)
Swazi women's football team
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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.
Buffs Ladies
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| Full name | Young Buffaloes Women's Football Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Amathole Ezinyathi Buffs Ladies | ||
| Ground | Mavuso Sports Centre | ||
| Capacity | 5000 | ||
| Coordinates | 26.2927°S 31.2227°E | ||
| Head Coach |  Fisiwe Hlophe | ||
| League | Eswatini Women's League | ||
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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.
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.
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Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning Seasons | Runners-up | |
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| Domestic | Eswatini Women's League | 6 | 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Team Statistics
COSAFA Women's Champions League record
- 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)
