Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Swaziland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mbabane Swallows F.C. | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Royal Eagles F.C. | 16 | (0) | |
Mbabane Swallows F.C. | |||
International career | |||
2010– | Eswatini | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sandile 'Nkomishi' Ginindza is a Liswati professional footballer who plays for Mbabane Swallows F.C. and the Eswatini national football team.[1][2]
Sandile Ginindza played in the 4-2 2016 COSAFA Cup win over Zambia, making two penalty shoot-out saves before scoring the winning penalty, therefore scoring his first career penalty thus enabling his team to reach the semi-finals.[3] Also, he was named in both Swaziland squads for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and for the 2016 COSAFA Cup.[4][5]
Orlando Pirates FC were reportedly watching him play in a 3-0 win over Manzini Sea Birds F.C. to replace their late goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa.[6]
Assailing a Mbabane Swallows F.C. fan and a Deputy Sheriff who tried to intervene, he was brought before a magistrate and was liable to be fined E15000 which is the consequence for assaulting a spectator according to the Swazi Premier League rules in Article 7.[7]
Featured as 'Moemish of the Week' in the show Soccer Zone on Monday when he made an error which made it 2-0 for Thanda Royal Zulu F.C.[8]