Botswana women's national football team

The Botswana women's national football team nicknamed 'The Zebras' (Female) is the women's national football team of the Botswana and is controlled by the Botswana Football Association. It has never qualified for a major tournament.

Botswana
Nickname(s)(Female) The Zebras
AssociationBotswana Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachGaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang
CaptainBonang Otlhagile[1]
Home stadiumBotswana National Stadium
FIFA codeBOT
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 148 4 (27 March 2020)[2]
Highest92 (December 2009)
Lowest152 (July 2019)
First international
 South Africa 14–0 Botswana 
(Harare, Zimbabwe; April 19, 2002)
Biggest win
 Botswana 7–0 Mauritius 
(Lobatse, Botswana; March 5, 2016)
Biggest defeat
 South Africa 14–0 Botswana 
(Harare, Zimbabwe; April 19, 2002)

Botswana played in the qualification for the 2002 African Championship, but lost in their first game. After this, they also took part in the qualification for the 2008 African Championship, where they played two matches and lost both to Namibia at the end of 2007. Botswana did not play again until the qualification for the 2010 Championship, where they lost both matches, this time against Democratic Republic of the Congo. For these games, Botswana named an entirely U20 national team.[3] They have also played games since they were eliminated from qualification.

History

Botswana played their first match in Harare, Zimbabwe on April 19, 2002 against South Africa in a series of friendlies. They lost 14–0. After this match they lost 3–0 against Swaziland and 7–1 against Mozambique, in where they scored their first goal.

Botswana's first major competition was in the 2008 African Women's Championship, in where after 5 years they played an international match, this time against Namibia. Zebras lost both legs by 3–0 and 6–1.

Botswana had played with Zambia on 4 May 2008 and lost 4–2.

With a U20 team, Zebras played 2010 African Women's Championship qualifiers against Congo DR and again lost both legs, this time by 2–0 and 5–2 and did not qualify for either the 2010 African Women's Championship and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

A series of friendlies occurred in October 2010, against Zambia on 2 and 23 October, lost 1–4 and 1–2 respectively; against Tanzania on 25 October and 26 October, lost 2–3 and draw 1–1. In the next year, March 2011, they again played against Namibia and lost 1–0.

In 2011, one of the two friendlies in April and May with South Africa marked their first victory, by 1–0. The other match was lost 4–0. In August, they played against Tanzania on 2 August, losing 3–1; South Africa on August 3, losing 4–0 and against Zambia, also losing, 4–1.

They entered the 2012 African Women's Championship qualifiers and played against Zimbabwe, and was eliminated by an aggregate score of 3–1, due to losing the two legs by 1–0 and 2–1. Last friendlies in 2012 include two losses against South Africa (3–0) and Zimbabwe (5–0).

Before the 2014 African Women's Championship qualifiers, the team played the first 2014 matches, against Swaziland on 7 and 8 January and won for the second and third time, by 3–0 and 3–1. The first leg of the qualifiers for the African Championship started on 14 February with a loss against Zimbabwe 1–0 and the second leg was played on 2 March, with another loss, by 2–1, Botswana ended eliminated from the African Championship and the World Cup. In June 7 of the same year, they played against South Africa, losing 4–0.

Competition Records

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991 Did Not Enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011 Did Not Qualify
2015
Total0/7-------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Championship record

African Women's Championship
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 Did not enter
1995
1998
2000
2002 Withdrew
2004 Did not enter
2006 Withdrew
2008 Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
Total0/12------

Olympics record

Summer Olympics
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1996 Did Not Enter
2000
2004
2008
2012 Did Not Qualify
2016 To Be Determined
Total0/6000000

All-Africa Games record

All-Africa Games
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
2003 Did Not Enter
2007
2011 Did Not Qualify
2015 To Be Determined
Total0/4000000

Players

Players called for the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification matches against MRI and RSA in March and April 2016.[4][5]

Head coach: Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kemo Boganne Francistown United
1GK Sedilame Bosija (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997
1GK Refiloe Tshambani (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 Prisons XI Ladies

2DF Nancy Baeletsi (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 Township Rollers Ladies
2DF Gofamodimo Macha Gaborone United Ladies
2DF Kesegofetse Mochawe (1995-07-30) 30 July 1995 BMC Ladies
2DF Kgomotso Molefe (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 Double Action Ladies F.C.
2DF Masego Montsho Township Rollers Ladies
2DF Thapelo Moshe (1995-08-23) 23 August 1995 UB Kicks
2DF Tlamelo Motlhale (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 Township Rollers Ladies
2DF Patricia Motingwa Makufa SC
2DF Golebaone Selebatso (1991-03-22) 22 March 1991 Gaborone United Ladies

3MF Kefilwe Lentswe Prisons XI Ladies
3MF Thuso Leseane Double Action Ladies F.C.
3MF Nondi Mahlasela Prisons XI Ladies
3MF Lorato Masena Prisons XI Ladies
3MF Bonang Otlhagile Double Action Ladies F.C.
3MF Lebogang Setereke (1990-11-03) 3 November 1990 Township Rollers Ladies

4FW Balotlhanyi Johannes Double Action Ladies F.C.
4FW Chedza Katsibe (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 BMC Ladies
4FW Masego Koboto (1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 Township Rollers Ladies
4FW Bame Ngenda (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 Township Rollers Ladies
4FW Thuto Ramafifi (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 Salem University
4FW Refilwe Tholakele (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 Township Rollers Ladies

Schedule and recent matches

14 February 2014 2014 AFWC qualification Botswana0–1 ZimbabweSSKB Stadium, Gaborone
16:00 UTC+2 Report Bepete  45' Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
2 March 2014 2014 AFWC qualification Zimbabwe2–1 BotswanaRufaro Stadium, Harare
15:00 UTC+2 Makore  9'
Nyaumwe  14'
Report Ngenda  90' Referee: Lufuno Bevley Nemagovhani (South Africa)
7 June 2014 International friendly South Africa4–0 BotswanaIsak Steyl Stadium, Vanderbijlpark
Smeda  13', 22'
Modise  36'
Fulutudilu  83'
Report
20 August 2014 International friendly Namibia5–2 BotswanaSam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Adams  4', 71', ?'
Williams  30'
Mulunga  40'
Report Johannes  84'
Tholakele  85'
13 September 2014 International friendly South Africa10–0 BotswanaRoyal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Makhabane  ?', ?'
Mollo  ?'
Jane  44'
Modise  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Ngubane  ?'
Report

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. Bad start for women's football team Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine Botswana Gazette
  3. "BFA mulls taking women's games to Ftown". Mmegi. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. "Banyana defeat Botswana in qualifier". SuperSport. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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