Muzi Tsabedze (born 23 September 1998) is a
Liswati footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Manzini Sea Birds and the
Eswatini national team.
Club career
Tsabedze played his first season of top-flight football in 2012–13 with the newly-promoted
Manzini Sea Birds, notably scoring in a victory over 12-time champions
Mbabane Highlanders
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Achievements
*Swazi Premier League: 13
:: 1974, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1984, 198 ...
. The following season he scored a gamewinner against
Manzini Wanderers
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, another giant of Swazi football. After years of struggling at the bottom of the table, the team was finally relegated after the 2016–17 season.
In the second-tier, Tsabedze led the Manzini Sea Birds to a league title in 2017–18 and promotion back into the
MTN Premier League.
He also earned league player of the year honors after finishing as the joint-top scorer with 14 goals.
Times of Swaziland
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called him "eccentric" and "a handful with his pace and skill."
International career
Tsabedze received his first callup to the Eswatini under-20s at the age of 15. He later played a significant role at the 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup
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in Zambia
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, scoring against Malawi
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and Uganda
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in group play. He also represented the Eswatini U23s during 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, netting a goal against Zimbabwe
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.
Tsabedze was called up to the senior national team ahead of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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fixture against Congo on 12 November 2020, replacing Phiwayinkhosi Dlamini during the 2–0 loss.
Career statistics
International
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Honours
Club
;Manzini Sea Birds
* National First Division: 2017–18
Individual
* National First Division player of the season: 2017–18[
* National First Division top scorer: 2017–18 (shared)][
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References
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Living people
1998 births
Swazi men's footballers
Eswatini men's international footballers
Eswatini men's under-20 international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Manzini Sea Birds F.C. players