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Eswatini national under-17 football team

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Eswatini's national under-17 football team, nicknamed Sihlangu Semnikati (King's Shield), represents Eswatini in international youth football. It is run by the Eswatini Football Association (EFA) and competes in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and COSAFA (Southern Africa). The team plays its home games at Somhlolo National Stadium. Its main job is to develop young players for the senior national team.

They compete in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, the top competitions for this age group. Eswatini U-17 has appeared once in the Africa Cup of Nations, in 2003, where they reached the group stage. They have not appeared in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Note: In knockout rounds, draws are decided by penalties.


This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 19:25 (CET).