Siyabonga Mdluli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1986 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Green Mamba F.C. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Green Mamba F.C. | |||
| International career | |||
| Eswatini | 5 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2016 | |||
Siyabonga Msholozi Mdluli (born 26 August 1986) is an Eswatini footballer playing for Swazi Premier League side Green Mamba F.C.[1]
Career
[edit]Siyabonga is the captain of Swaziland national football team. In the 2016 COSAFA Cup semifinals match against South Africa, his team was leading by 1-0 against half time, only for Siyabonga to get red carded for a foul on Judas Moseamedi. The South Africans prevailed 5-1 ultimately, and went on to become the champions in the final.[2][3]
Siyabongo assaulted Royal Leopards F.C.'s Zweli ‘Mlilo’ Nxumalo during the second-leg semifinals of the 2015 Swazi Premier League. He later apologised for the incident.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Green Mamba suspend 'Msholozi', Civil". Swazi Observer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "FT – South Africa 5 Swaziland 1". 2016 Cosafa Cup. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "2018 World Cup Qualifiers". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "'WHY I BEAT UP 'MLILO'". Times of Swaziland. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "'Msholozi' faces E30 000 fine foR assault". Swazi Observer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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