Nickname(s) | Dipitse (The Zebras) | |||
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Association | BFA | |||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
Head coach | Didier Gomes Da Rosa | |||
Captain | Thatayaone Ditlhokwe | |||
Most caps | Joel Mogorosi (92) | |||
Top scorer | Jerome Ramatlhakwane (24) | |||
Home stadium | Botswana National Stadium | |||
FIFA code | BOT | |||
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FIFA ranking | ||||
Current | 146 (4 April 2024) [1] | |||
Highest | 53 (December 2010) | |||
Lowest | 165 (November 1999 – February 2000) | |||
First international | ||||
Malawi 8–1 Botswana (Malawi; 13 July 1968) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Botswana 6–0 Mauritius (Polokwane, South Africa; 1 June 2018) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Malawi 8–1 Botswana (Malawi; 13 July 1968) Botswana 0–7 Zimbabwe (Gaborone, Botswana; 26 August 1990) | ||||
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2012 ) | |||
Best result | Group Stage (2012) | |||
COSAFA Cup | ||||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1997 ) | |||
Best result | Runners-up (2016, 2019) | |||
Medal record |
The Botswana national football team was founded in 1970 to represent Botswana in association football and is governed by the Botswana Football Association (BFA). It qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. [2]
It took part in its first preliminary competition for the 1994 World Cup in the United States, where it faced Niger and Ivory Coast. It managed a 0–0 draw with the latter in Gaborone, and lost its other 3 matches, finishing last in its group.
The next competition it entered was for the 2002 World Cup, where it faced Zambia in a 2-legged tie to decide which team would advance to the group stages. Zambia won both legs of the tie to qualify and knock Botswana out.
After this, Botswana lost 3–0 to Zambia and to second-string sides from South Africa and Zimbabwe at home in Gaborone. A draw with Madagascar which was ranked at 146th in the world at the time, led Botswana FA to sack manager Colwyn Rowe, who had guided Botswana to its then-highest ever FIFA ranking of 95th. BFA claimed this move was taken because it feared for his safety from angry fans. Stanley Tshosane was named as his replacement and in his first game in charge, Botswana achieved a 2–1 win away to Mozambique. While achieving a draw with Ivory Coast, Botswana finished bottom of its qualifying group for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Botswana defied its ranking to become the first team to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, beating Tunisia both at home and away. This coincided with a rise to its highest ever FIFA ranking of 53rd. It did not manage to build upon this upturn in form at the tournament, losing more narrowly to Ghana and Mali and more heavily to Guinea to finish bottom of its group with 0 points.
The truncated qualification format for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations saw Botswana face Mali in a two-legged tie, which Botswana lost 7–1 on aggregate. Botswana failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, finishing third in its group with 7 points behind South Africa and Ethiopia.
In October 2013, BFA sacked Tshosane, citing his "failing to meet the targets set for him". It subsequently appointed Englishman Peter Butler in February 2014.
Beating Burundi and Guinea-Bissau in the knockout rounds, it finished last in its qualifying group for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with a single point. In its qualifying group for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, it finished third - 7 points behind qualifiers Burkina Faso and Uganda. In the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, it beat Eritrea in the first round and won 2–1 at home against Mali in the first leg of the second round. A 2–0 win for Mali in Bamako meant that Botswana lost on aggregate and failed to make the group stages.
In July 2017, David Bright became manager of the Zebras for the 4th time after BFA chose not to renew Butler's contract. He led the team during qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, in which Botswana scored only 1 goal in its 6 Group I matches.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
24 March 2023 AFCON qualification | Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | Botswana | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal) |
28 March 2023 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 2–3 | Equatorial Guinea | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti) |
17 June 2023 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 1–0 | Libya | Francistown, Botswana |
18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) |
5 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | Eswatini | 0–1 | Botswana | Durban |
15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
8 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | South Africa | 2–1 | Botswana | Durban |
15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
11 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | Namibia | 0–0 | Botswana | Durban |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium |
7 September 2023 AFCON qualification | Tunisia | 3–0 | Botswana | Radès, Tunisia |
20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
16 November 2026 World Cup qualification | Botswana | 2–3 | Mozambique | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
21 November 2026 World Cup qualification | Botswana | 1–0 | Guinea | Francistown, Botswana |
15:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon) |
8 January Friendly | Botswana | 1–1 | Mozambique | Johannesburg, South Africa |
16:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Johannesburg Stadium |
22 March Friendly | Botswana | 0–0 | Rwanda | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
25 March Friendly | Burundi | 0–0 | Botswana | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
Stadium: Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
2 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Uganda | v | Botswana |
9 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Somalia | v | Botswana |
The following players were called up for the friendly against Mozambique on 8 January 2024. [3]
Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Guinea
The following players were last called up within the last twelve months.
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Joel Mogorosi | 92 | 16 | 2005–2019 |
2 | Mompati Thuma | 86 | 1 | 2004–2013 |
3 | Modiri Marumo | 85 | 0 | 1997–2015 |
4 | Ndiapo Letsholathebe | 78 | 0 | 2003–2013 |
5 | Tshepo Motlhabankwe | 76 | 2 | 2003–2013 |
6 | Mogogi Gabonamong | 74 | 4 | 1999–2015 |
7 | Mosha Gaolaolwe | 73 | 1 | 2013–present |
8 | Dipsy Selolwane | 68 | 18 | 1998–2012 |
9 | Lemponye Tshireletso | 64 | 11 | 2009–2020 |
10 | Kabelo Dambe | 63 | 0 | 2011–present |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Jerome Ramatlhakwane | 24 | 61 | 0.39 | 2006–2018 |
2 | Dipsy Selolwane | 18 | 68 | 0.26 | 1998–2012 |
3 | Joel Mogorosi | 16 | 92 | 0.17 | 2005–2019 |
4 | Lemponye Tshireletso | 11 | 64 | 0.17 | 2009–2020 |
5 | Onkabetse Makgantai | 10 | 27 | 0.37 | 2014–2021 |
6 | Moemedi Moatlhaping | 9 | 50 | 0.18 | 2004–2013 |
7 | Tshepiso Molwantwa | 8 | 44 | 0.18 | 1998–2006 |
Kabelo Seakanyeng | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 2014–present | |
9 | Pontsho Moloi | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 2004–2012 |
10 | Thatayaone Kgamanyane | 5 | 26 | 0.19 | 2017–present |
Tumisang Orebonye | 5 | 43 | 0.12 | 2017–present | |
Mogakolodi Ngele | 5 | 49 | 0.1 | 2009–present | |
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1970 to 1978 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
1982 to 1990 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
2002 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
2006 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | |||||||||
2010 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
2014 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
2018 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
2030 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 0/11 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 56 |
Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1957 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
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1968 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||||||||
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1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
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2012 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
2015 | ||||||||||||||||
2017 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | ||||||||||||||||
2025 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2027 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
As of 18 November 2019 after match against Algeria [5]
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Angola | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 |
Burkina Faso | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
Burundi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Central African Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
Comoros | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
DR Congo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
Egypt | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Eritrea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Gabon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ghana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Guinea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 |
Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 |
Kenya | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 |
Lesotho | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 |
Liberia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Libya | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Madagascar | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
Malawi | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 47 | −26 |
Mali | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | −14 |
Mauritania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 |
Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
Mozambique | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 31 | −16 |
Namibia | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 18 | +1 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Niger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
Seychelles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
South Africa | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | −17 |
South Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Swaziland | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Tanzania | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
Togo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tunisia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 |
Uganda | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
Zambia | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 34 | −26 |
Zimbabwe | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | −13 |
Total | 303 | 80 | 82 | 141 | 245 | 388 | −143 |
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