Charles Swini

Charles Swini
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-02-28)28 February 1985
Place of birth Blantyre, Malawi
Date of death 20 February 2024(2024-02-20) (aged 38)
Place of death Lilongwe, Malawi
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2004–2007 ESCOM United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 ESCOM United 43 (0)
2012–2015 Silver Strikers
2015–2020 UD Songo 20 (0)
2020–2024 Civo United
International career
2009–2018 Malawi 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Swini (28 February 1985 – 20 February 2024) was a Malawian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

On 23 January 2015, Swini signed for UD Songo on a season loan.[2]

In March 2020, signed for Civo United.[3]

International career

Swini was a member of the Malawi national team and played for his country at the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola.[4]

Death

Swini died on 20 February 2024 at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, where he had been rushed to after collapsing at his home.[5] He was 38, and had been battling kidney problems.[6]

References

  1. ^ Charles Swini at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Malawi/Mozambique: Malawi Silver Striker's Duo Sign for Club De Costal Songo of Mozambique". allafrica.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Swini, set to play for Civo United". nyasatimes.com. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ The Standard Bank of South Africa > AFCON > AFCON 2010 tournament Archived 23 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Tributes pour in for former Malawi goalkeeper Charles Swini
  6. ^ Tributes pour in for former Malawi goalkeeper Charles Swini