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Nickname(s) | The Zebras |
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Association | Botswana Football Association |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
Head coach | ![]() |
Captain | Joel Mogorosi |
Most caps | Mompati Thuma (84) |
Top scorer | Jerome Ramatlhakwane (24) |
Home Stadium | Botswana National Stadium |
FIFA code | BOT |
FIFA ranking | 148 ![]() |
Highest FIFA ranking | 53 (December 2010) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 165 (November 1999 – February 2000) |
Elo ranking | 134 ![]() |
Highest Elo ranking | 98 (August 2011 |
Lowest Elo ranking | 187 (March 1997) |
First international | ![]() ![]() (Malawi; July 13, 1968) |
Biggest win | ![]() ![]() Polokwane, South Africa; June 1, 2018) |
Biggest defeat | ![]() ![]() (Malawi; July 13, 1968) ![]() ![]() (Gaborone, Botswana; August 26, 1990) |
Africa Cup of Nations appearances | 1 (First in 2012) |
Best result | Group stages |
The Botswana national football team, nicknamed The Zebras (Setswana: Dipitse), represents Botswana in men's international football and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup but they did qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history in 2012. The team represents both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).