The Botswana national football team represents Botswana in international football under the control of the Botswana Football Association. Following the independence of Botswana in 1966, [1] the football federation was founded in 1970. It later joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1976 and FIFA in 1982. [2]
The following list contains all results of Botswana's official matches since the year 2020.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of the match:
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12 November 2020 2021 AFCON qualification | Zambia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Lusaka, Zambia |
18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo) |
16 November 2020 2021 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi) |
25 March 2021 2021 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi) |
29 March 2021 2021 AFCON qualification | Algeria ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Blida, Algeria |
20:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso) |
6 July 2021 2021 COSAFA Cup | South Africa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe) |
10 July 2021 2021 COSAFA Cup | Lesotho ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
12:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium: Wolfson Stadium Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini) |
13 July 2021 2021 COSAFA Cup | Zambia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Wolfson Stadium Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini) |
14 July 2021 2021 COSAFA Cup | Eswatini ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Wolfson Stadium Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia) |
1 June 2022 2023 AFCON qualification | Libya ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Benghazi, Libya |
18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea) |
5 June 2022 2023 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros) |
5 July 2022 2022 COSAFA Cup | Seychelles ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
Report |
| Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
7 July 2022 2022 COSAFA Cup | Comoros ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
Report | Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
10 July 2022 2022 COSAFA Cup | Angola ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
Report |
| Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
12 July 2022 2022 COSAFA Cup | Zambia ![]() | 1–1 (5–4 p) | ![]() | KwaMashu, South Africa |
| Report |
| Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium | |
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15 July 2022 2022 COSAFA Cup | Eswatini ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
Report |
| Stadium: Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
17 July 2022 2022 COSAFA Cup | South Africa ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium |
23 July 2022 2022 CHAN qualification | Botswana ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium |
31 July 2022 2022 CHAN qualification | Eswatini ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Soweto, South Africa |
| Report | Stadium: Orlando Stadium |
27 August 2022 2022 CHAN qualification | Botswana ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium |
2 September 2022 2022 CHAN qualification | Madagascar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
Report |
| Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
27 September 2022 Friendly | South Africa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Nasrec, South Africa |
| Report | Stadium: FNB Stadium |
17 November 2022 Friendly | Angola ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Soweto, South Africa |
| Report | Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium |
24 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Equatorial Guinea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
20:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal) |
28 March 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti) |
17 June 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) |
5 July 2023 2023 COSAFA Cup | Eswatini ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
15:00 |
| Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
8 July 2023 2023 COSAFA Cup | South Africa ![]() | 2-1 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
15:00 |
| Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
11 July 2023 2023 COSAFA Cup | Namibia ![]() | 0-0 | ![]() | Durban, South Africa |
18:00 | Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium |
7 September 2023 2023 AFCON qualification | Tunisia ![]() | 3-0 | ![]() | Tunis, Tunisia |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi |
16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Botswana ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Botswana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon) |
8 January Friendly | Botswana ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
16:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Johannesburg Stadium |
22 March Friendly | Botswana ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
13:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
25 March Friendly | Burundi ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
13:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
7 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Uganda ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Kampala, Uganda |
19:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast) |
10 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Somalia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Maputo, Mozambique |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (Liberia) |
26 June 2024 COSAFA Cup | Eswatini ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Gqeberha, South Africa |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
29 June 2024 COSAFA Cup | South Africa ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Gqeberha, South Africa |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium |
2 July 2024 COSAFA Cup | Mozambique ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Gqeberha, South Africa |
15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium |
7 September 2025 AFCON qualification | Mauritania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
16:00 UTC+0 |
| Report | Stadium: Cheikha Ould Boïdiya Stadium Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana) |
10 September 2025 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia) |
10 October 2025 AFCON qualification | Cape Verde ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Praia, Cape Verde |
15:00 UTC−1 | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) |
15 October 2025 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo) |
15 November 2025 AFCON qualification | Botswana ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
14:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
19 November 2025 AFCON qualification | Egypt ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Cairo, Egypt |
19:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Abdallah Jammeh (Gambia) |
21 March 2026 World Cup qualification | Botswana ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Attendance: 3,278 Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania) |
25 March 2026 World Cup qualification | Botswana ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium |
6 June 2025 COSAFA Cup | Comoros ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium Referee: Arnaud Zafimahatoha (Madagascar) |
11 June 2025 COSAFA Cup | Botswana ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) |
September 2026 World Cup qualification | Algeria ![]() | v | ![]() |
September 2026 World Cup qualification | Mozambique ![]() | v | ![]() |
October 2026 World Cup qualification | Botswana ![]() | v | ![]() |
October 2026 World Cup qualification | Guinea ![]() | v | ![]() |
23 December 2025 AFCON Group Stage | Senegal ![]() | v | ![]() | Tangier, Morocco |
18:00 | Stadium: Ibn Batouta Stadium |
27 December 2025 AFCON Group Stage | Benin ![]() | v | ![]() | Rabat, Morocco |
20:30 | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Olympic Annex Stadium |
30 December 2025 AFCON Group Stage | Botswana ![]() | v | ![]() | Rabat, Morocco |
20:30 | Stadium: Al Barid Stadium |