Botswana national football team
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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]
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| Nickname(s) | Dipitse (The Zebras) | |||
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| Association | BFA | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Mogomotsi Mpote | |||
| 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 | 149  1 (22 December 2022)[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 | 2 (first in 2012) | |||
| Best result | 3rd Place (2012) | |||
| COSAFA Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1997) | |||
| Best result | Runners-up (2016, 2019) | |||
Medal record | ||||
