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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mokete Tsotetsi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ Mokete Tsotetsi at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2–15.
- ↑ Mokete Tsotetsi – FIFA competition record (archived)
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