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Club · MTN Premier League · Manzini

Young Buffaloes

Founded 1982 · Professional

Manager

Dominic Kunene

2025 · MTN Premier League · position 3

Game start 1 Jul 2025

Reputation
2,4001 of 5 stars calc
Squad strength calc
75.31 Best sixteen by CA
Players calc
31
Balance
£1
Transfer budget
£1
Wage budget
£0 p/w

Best XI (calc)

  1. GKMlungisi NxumaloCA 74
  2. DLSiphosethu MabilisaCA 80
  3. DRSibonelo SibandzeCA 71
  4. MLMazwi SihlongonyaneCA 66
  5. MRAlly MatseCA 70
  6. DCSihlangu MkhwanaziCA 81
  7. DCLucky GamedzeCA 71
  8. MCLeon ManyisaCA 86
  9. MCSiboniso NgwenyaCA 78
  10. STSandile GamedzeCA 87
  11. STFanelo MambaCA 78
Position and current ability. Unfilled positions remain blank.
Formation
4-4-2
Average CA (calc)
76.5
Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
74
Defender, highest CA (calc)
81
Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
86
Attacker, highest CA (calc)
87

Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.

The site's own 4-4-2 from up to 300 contracted players, including those on loan elsewhere. Each slot takes the highest-CA player at least accomplished there (familiarity 15+), with scarce positions filled first. This is a calculated selection, not a recorded lineup.

Best sixteen (calc)

Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.

MeasureAverageMedianLowestHighestLeague rank of averageLeague rank of median
Current ability 75.3174.56687 21
Expected potential 82.1380.57395 54
Value £1,466£841£140£6,882 13
Sale value £1,233£0£0£6,882 12
Weekly wage £0£0£0£0 21
Age 29.0128.602335 34

Contracted players

31
NamePositionsAgeNationalityStatusCAPAValue calc Contract
Sandile Gamedze AM (RL), ST (C)30Kingdom of Eswatini — 8792 £5,803—
Leon Manyisa DM, M/AM (C)26Kingdom of Eswatini — 8695 £6,882—
Sihlangu Mkhwanazi D (C)35Kingdom of Eswatini — 8183 £140—
Siphosethu Mabilisa D/WB (L)24Kingdom of Eswatini — 8093 £1,479—
Fanelo Mamba AM (R), ST (C)33Kingdom of Eswatini — 7883 £1,169—
Siboniso Ngwenya DM, M (C)31Kingdom of Eswatini — 7885 £1,134—
Bongwa Matsebula AM (RLC)27Kingdom of Eswatini — 7684 £1,294—
Innocent Dlamini DM, M (C)26Kingdom of Eswatini — 7580 £1,064—
Mlungisi Nxumalo GK25Kingdom of Eswatini — 7480 £581—
Mpendulo Dlamini M/AM (C)32Kingdom of Eswatini — 7175 £538—
Lucky Gamedze D (C), DM29Kingdom of Eswatini — 7175 £542—
Sibonelo Sibandze D/WB (R)28Kingdom of Eswatini — 7178 £735—
Sandile Mbingo AM (C), ST (C)23Kingdom of Eswatini — 7181 £948—
Phiwayinkhosi Dlamini ST (C)34Kingdom of Eswatini — 7073 £144—
Ally Matse M (R), AM (RC)29Kingdom of Eswatini — 7077 £517—
Mazwi Sihlongonyane M (L), AM (RL)25Kingdom of Eswatini — 6680 £500—
Bongani Dlamini AM (L), ST (C)31Kingdom of Eswatini — 6570 £324—
Manqoba Mavimbela DM, M (C)36Kingdom of Eswatini — 6566 £0—
Machawe Gamedze D (C)29Kingdom of Eswatini — 6471 £450—
Wandile Mafu M/AM (R)28Kingdom of Eswatini — 6470 £475—
Njabulo Maziya AM (C), ST (C)30Kingdom of Eswatini — 6471 £450—
Lizwe Zwane AM (RL), ST (C)25Kingdom of Eswatini — 6473 £500—
Mlandvo Shongwe M/AM (R)26Kingdom of Eswatini — 6471 £500—
Banele Mkhabela ST (C)35Kingdom of Eswatini — 6365 £0—
Phumlani Shongwe DM, M (C)21Kingdom of Eswatini — 6395 £475—
Simiso Ndzinisa GK22Kingdom of Eswatini — 6388 £375—
Siphesihle Nsimbini D/WB/M (R)26Kingdom of Eswatini — 6371 £425—
Sicelo Mkhwanazi GK37Kingdom of Eswatini — 6163 £0—
Njabulo Gama ST (C)18Kingdom of Eswatini — 6060–90 £500—
Derrick Sifundza AM (L), ST (C)28Kingdom of Eswatini — 5768 £500—
Lukhetfo Ngwenya ST (C)24Kingdom of Eswatini — 5773 £500—

Contracted-player overview (calc)

Players
31
CA16
75.3
PA16
84.3
Off-scale CA values excluded
0
Off-scale PA values excluded
0
Average age
28.2
Under 21
1
Squad value (calc)
£28,944
Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2026
0

The site’s own figures from the contracted players above. CA16/PA16 are the means of the best sixteen; a potential range code enters PA16 at fm-reader’s expected PA. Value is fm-reader’s calculation.

Highest potential

Leon Manyisa2695
Phumlani Shongwe2195
Siphosethu Mabilisa2493
Sandile Gamedze3092
Simiso Ndzinisa2288
Siboniso Ngwenya3185
Bongwa Matsebula2784
Sihlangu Mkhwanazi3583
Fanelo Mamba3383
Sandile Mbingo2381

Set-piece takers

Corner takers—
Free-kick takers—
Penalty takers—
Long-throw takers—

The site’s own scores (see the rankings for the model).

Staff

1
NameJobNationalityAge
Managers
Dominic KuneneManager First TeamKingdom of Eswatini50

Club

Full name
Young Buffaloes
Short name
Young Buffaloes
Nickname
—
Second nickname
—
Six-letter name
Y Buff
Three-letter name
YBF
Alternative abbreviation
—
Nation
Kingdom of Eswatini
Stadium
Mavuso Sports Ground 8,000
Training ground
—
World reputation
0
Potential reputation
0
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Hashtag
—

Squad and expectations

Players (calc)
31
Foreign players (calc)
0
Homegrown in nation (calc)
21
Loaned in (calc)
0
Loaned out (calc)
0
Ranking score (calc)
3,997
Predicted position (calc)
2
Stored media expectation
Title Contender, Promotion or Champions League Qualification
Stored predicted finish
—

Squad counts and ranking figures are calculated by fm-reader. Stored media expectations are shown separately; no prediction is inferred when either is missing.

Finances

Financial state
—
Rich benefactor
None
Benefactor changes starting finances
No
Balance
£1
Transfer budget
£1
Transfer budget before the window
—
Wage budget (weekly)
£0
Highest weekly wage
—
Loan debt
£0
Previous turnover
£0
Previous profit
£0
Average ticket price
-£1
Season ticket price
£0
Stadium rent (yearly)
—
Rents stadium
Yes
Rent share of gate receipts
—
Transfer embargo
—

Fans and facilities

Average attendance
—
Minimum attendance
—
Maximum attendance
—
Season ticket holders
0
Club members
—
Supporter loyalty
10
Supporter passion
10
Supporter patience
10
Supporter affluence
10
Supporter temperament
10
Supporter expectations
10
Morale
0
Training facilities
4
Corporate facilities
—
Youth facilities
4
Youth coaching
4
Youth recruitment
10
Youth importance
6

Kits

  • Home
  • Away

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Every kit part (2)
HomeShirtShirt: PlainBack: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #DEB429 background colour #7B1831 trim colour #DEB429 number colour #080808 number trim colour #080808
AwayShirtShirt: Diagonal Stripe (Bottom-Top)Back: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #7B1829 background colour #DEB429 trim colour #7B1829 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000

Teams

TeamTypeCaptainReputation
Young BuffaloesFirst TeamSiboniso Ngwenya2,400

Affiliated clubs

Young BuffaloesWomen's club

League position by season

1920092025 2009: 6 in MTN Premier League2010: 1 in MTN Premier League2011: 7 in MTN Premier League2012: 9 in MTN Premier League2013: 5 in MTN Premier League2014: 4 in MTN Premier League2015: 3 in MTN Premier League2016: 3 in MTN Premier League2017: 2 in MTN Premier League2018: 2 in MTN Premier League2019: 4 in MTN Premier League2020: 1 in MTN Premier League2021: 2 in MTN Premier League2022: 4 in MTN Premier League2023: 2 in MTN Premier League2024: 4 in MTN Premier League2025: 3 in MTN Premier League

Drawn by the site from the stored final tables; gaps are seasons with no stored position.

Honours (calc)

CompetitionWonRunner-upLast won
Ingwenyama Cup312019
MTN Premier League252020

Counted by the site from the stored past winners: titles and runners-up of editions that took place.

League history

17
SeasonDivisionPosPWDLPts
2025MTN Premier League3/1426173654
2024MTN Premier League4/1426144846
2023MTN Premier League2/14261610058
2022MTN Premier League4/1630197464
2021MTN Premier League2/1630226272
2020MTN Premier League1/1418143145
2019MTN Premier League4/1426129545
2018MTN Premier League2/1426177258
2017MTN Premier League2/1222107537
2016MTN Premier League3/1222126442
2015MTN Premier League3/1222107537
2014MTN Premier League4/1222105735
2013MTN Premier League5/1222810434
2012MTN Premier League9/122249921
2011MTN Premier League7/142699836
2010MTN Premier League1/1222145347
2009MTN Premier League6/122294931

Transfers in

DatePlayerFromTypeFee
22 Jul 2025Phumlani ShongweMoneni PiratesTransferUnknown fee
15 Jul 2025Mazwi Sihlongonyane—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2025Lukhetfo Ngwenya—TransferUnknown fee
10 Jan 2025Leon ManyisaMbabane SwallowsTransfer£0
1 Jan 2025Innocent DlaminiNsingizini HotspursTransfer£0
1 Jan 2025Simiso Ndzinisa—TransferUnknown fee
1 Jul 2015Phumlani Ngobese—TransferUnknown fee

Transfers out

DatePlayerToTypeFee
1 Jul 2025Phumlani Ngobese—Transfer£0
1 Jul 2024Thabo MasukuManzini WanderersTransferUnknown fee
19 Feb 2023Kwakhe ThwalaMbabane SwallowsTransferUnknown fee

Across versions

VersionDivisionReputationPlayersBalanceTransfer budget
FM27 27.0.0MTN Premier League2,40031£1£1
FM26 26.2.0MTN Premier League2,40031£1£1
FM26 26.0.0MTN Premier League2,40031£1£1
FM24 24.3.0MTN Premier League2,35026£1£1
FM23 23.4.0Swazi Premier Division2,35014£1£1
FM23 23.3.0Premier League of Eswatini2,35014£1£1
FM23 23.0.0Swazi Premier Division2,10011£1£1
FM22 22.4.0Swazi Premier Division1,00011£1£1
FM22 22.3.0Swazi Premier Division1,00011£1£1
FM22 22.1.0Swazi Premier Division1,00011£1£1
FM22 22.0.1Swazi Premier Division1,00011£1£1
FM22 22.0.0Swazi Premier Division1,00011£1£1
FM21 21.4.0Swazi Premier Division1,0004£1£1
FM21 21.3.0Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM21 21.1.1Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM21 21.0.1Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM21 21.0.0Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM20 20.4.0Swazi Premier Division1,0004£1£1
FM20 20.3.0Swazi Premier Division1,0004£1£1
FM20 20.1.0Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM20 20.0.1Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM20 20.0.0Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM19 19.3.0Swazi Premier Division1,0005£1£1
FM19 19.1.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM19 19.0.1Top League1,0004£1£1
FM19 19.0.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM18 18.3.0Top League1,0003£1£1
FM18 18.1.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM18 18.0.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM17 17.3.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM17 17.0.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM16 16.3.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM16 16.0.1Top League1,0004£1£1
FM16 16.0.0Top League1,0004£1£1
FM15 15.3.0Top League1,0003£1£1
FM15 15.0.0Top League1,0003£1£1
FM14 14.3.0Premier Division1,0003£1£1
FM14 14.0.0A Premier Division1,0003£1£1
FM13 13.3.0——0£1—
FM13 13.0.0——0£1—
FM12 12.2.0A Premier Division1,0001£1£1
FM12 12.0.0A Premier Division1,0001£1£1
FM11 11.0.0——1£1—
FM10 10.0.0——0£1—