Lesotho national football team

Lesotho
Nickname(s)	Likuena (Crocodiles)
Association	Lesotho Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA ; (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Thabo Senong
Most caps	Bushi Moletsane (53)
Top scorer	Refiloe Potse (9)
Home stadium	Setsoto Stadium
FIFA code	LES
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	139 (11 June 2020)[1]
Highest	105 (August 2014)
Lowest	185 (August 2011)
Elo ranking
Current	133 (2 April 2020)[2]
Highest	122 (June 1979)
Lowest	179 (June 2016)
First international
	Lesotho 2–1 Malawi ; (Malawi; 8 August 1970)
Biggest win
	Lesotho 5–0 Swaziland ; (Maseru, Lesotho; 14 April 2006)
Biggest defeat
	Zambia 9–0 Lesotho ; (Botswana; 8 August 1988)

The Lesotho national football team represents Lesotho in men's international association football and it is governed by the Lesotho Football Association, The team's nickname is (Likuena) Crocodiles, The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals and the Africa Cup of Nations finals in history, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

Runners-up: 2000

Competitive record

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup finals record									FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter								Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	6
1978	Did not enter								Did not enter
1982	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	2	4
1986	Withdrew								Withdrew
1990	Withdrew								Withdrew
1994	Did not enter								Did not enter
1998	Did not enter								Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	0	3
2006									2	0	1	1	1	4
2010									6	0	0	6	2	16
2014									8	2	3	3	7	17
2018									2	0	2	0	1	1
2022									2	0	2	0	1	1
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/22							26	2	10	14	15	55

Africa Cup of Nations record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Host nation(s) / Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957 to 1963	Part of United Kingdom
1965 to 1972	Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify
1976	Withdrew
1978	Did not enter
1980 to 1982	Did not qualify
1984	Withdrew
1986	Did not enter
1988	Withdrew
1990 to 1992	Did not enter
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Withdrew during qualifying
1998	Banned for withdrawing in 1996
2000 to 2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not enter
2013 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined
2023	To be determined
2025	To be determined
Total		0/32

COSAFA Cup

COSAFA Cup Record
Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1997	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/19	-	-	-	-	-	-

Recent results and fixtures

9 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Lesotho	1–1	Cape Verde	Maseru, Lesotho
15:00 SAST	Motebang 70'	Report	Djaniny 75'	Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

13 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Uganda	3–0	Lesotho	Kira, Uganda
16:00 EAT	Okwi 11', 64' Miya 37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

16 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Lesotho	0–2	Uganda	Maseru, Lesotho
18:00 SAST		Report	Miya 6', 35'	Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

18 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ	Lesotho	1–0	Tanzania	Maseru, Lesotho
16:00 SAST	Lerotholi 76'	Report		Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

24 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ	Cape Verde	0–0	Lesotho	Praia, Cape Verde
14:00 CVT		Report		Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

1 June 2019 2019 COSAFA Cup QF	Lesotho	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Uganda	Durban, South Africa
15:00 SAST		Report		Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
	Penalties
	Koetle Kalake Motebang Bereng		Kizza Mutyaba Revita Balinya Mucureezi

5 June 2019 2019 COSAFA Cup SF	Lesotho	1–2	Botswana	Durban, South Africa
17:00 SAST	Motebang 79'	Report	Mogorosi 7' Boy 32'	Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

7 June 2019 2019 COSAFA Cup 3rd	Lesotho	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Zimbabwe	Durban, South Africa
19:30 SAST	Thaba-Ntšo 33' Bereng 68'	Report	T. Rusike 14' Mavunga 61'	Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
	Penalties
	Koetle Kalake Motebang Bereng Fothoane		T. Rusike Pfumbidzai Kutinyu Chinyengetere Dauda

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) 2022 WCQ	Ethiopia	0–0	Lesotho	Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Bahir Dar Stadium Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) 2022 WCQ	Lesotho	1–1 (1–1 agg.)	Ethiopia	Maseru, Lesotho
15:00 UTC+2	Seturumane 56'	Report (FIFA)	Lerotholi 50' (o.g.)	Stadium: Setsoto Stadium, Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

14 October 2019 Friendly	Lesotho	1–1	Malawi	Maseru, Lesotho
		Report		Stadium: Setsoto Stadium

13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) 2021 AFCONQ	Sierra Leone	1–1	Lesotho	Freetown, Sierra Leone
16:00 UTC±0	Quee 72'		Thabantso 90'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 0

17 November 2019 (2019-11-17) 2021 AFCONQ	Lesotho	2–4	Nigeria	Maseru, Lesotho
18:00 UTC+2	Masoabi 11' Awaziem 90' (o.g.)		Iwobi 26' Chukwueze 38' Osimhen 75', 85'	Stadium: Setsoto Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ethiopia on 4 and 8 September 2019.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Likano Mphuthing	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998	12	0	Lesotho Defence Force
16	1GK	Lichaba Thabiso	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995	3	0	Bantu

2	2DF	Motlomelo Mkhwanazi	(1994-11-05) 5 November 1994	9	0	Bantu
3	2DF	Basia Makepe	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991	37	1	Lesotho Mounted Police Service
4	2DF	Rethabile Rasethuntsa	(1994-11-22) 22 November 1994	2	0	Linare
14	2DF	Rethabile Mokokoana	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998	0	0	Free agent
19	2DF	Nkau Lerotholi	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990	54	2	Matlama

5	3MF	Tshwalero Bereng	(1990-10-30) 30 October 1990	10	1	Black Leopards
6	3MF	Lisema Lebokollane	(1993-02-24) 24 February 1993	2	0	Matlama
7	3MF	Hlompho Kalake	(1994-09-02) 2 September 1994	42	2	Bantu
10	3MF	Lehlohonolo Fothoane	(1997-02-23) 23 February 1997	7	1	Bantu
11	3MF	Tsoanelo Koetle	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992	48	2	Lioli
12	3MF	Neo Mokhachane	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996	0	0	Bantu

8	4FW	Tsepo Toloane	(1997-07-15) 15 July 1997	13	0	Lesotho Defence Force
9	4FW	Sera Motebang	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995	27	7	Bloemfontein Celtic
13	4FW	Masoabi Nkoto	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992	18	1	Real Kings
15	4FW	Jane Thabantso	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996	46	5	Matlama
17	4FW	Tsepo Seturumane	(1992-07-06) 6 July 1992	32	8	Lioli
18	4FW	Tumelo Khutlang	(1995-10-23) 23 October 1995	28	2	Black Leopards

Managers

April Phumo (1979–95)
Lefa Ramakau (2000–??)
Monaheng Monyane (2003–04)

Antoine Hey (2004–06)
Motheo Mohapi (2006–07)
Zaviša Milosavljević (2007–09)

Leslie Notši (2009, caretaker)
Leslie Notši (2011–13)
Adam Siddorn (2013, caretaker)
Seephephe Matete (2014–15)

Moses Maliehe (2015–2019)
Mpitsa Marai (2019)
Thabo Senong (2019–)

Kit Suppliers

Uhlsport (2000)
Umbro (2002 & 2006)
Uhlsport (2007)
Adidas (2008–2011)
Basutoland Ink (2012–2019)
Umbro (2019-)

International matches record

As of 17 November 2019 after match against Nigeria[3]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8
Angola	8	1	1	6	4	16	−12
Botswana	30	5	11	14	23	35	−12
Burkina Faso	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3
Burundi	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Cameroon	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Cape Verde	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
Comoros	5	2	2	1	3	3	0
DR Congo	7	0	4	3	4	17	−13
Ethiopia	4	0	2	2	3	5	−2
Gabon	4	0	1	3	3	10	−7
Gambia	2	1	0	1	1	6	−5
Ghana	7	0	1	6	7	23	−16
Guinea	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2
Kenya	8	1	4	3	6	10	−4
Laos	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Liberia	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1
Libya	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5
Madagascar	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
Malawi	20	3	4	13	12	43	−31
Malaysia	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Mauritius	14	6	3	5	23	22	+1
Mozambique	22	3	7	12	9	31	−22
Myanmar	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Namibia	11	3	4	4	12	12	0
Niger	2	1	0	1	3	3	0
Nigeria	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5
São Tomé and Príncipe	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1
Senegal	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Seychelles	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1
Sierra Leone	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
South Africa	13	2	4	7	10	22	−12
Sudan	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Swaziland	40	12	13	15	41	46	−5
Tanzania	5	2	2	1	4	5	−1
Uganda	5	0	2	3	0	8	−8
Zambia	14	0	6	8	7	36	−29
Zimbabwe	24	2	7	15	23	54	−31
Total	279	51	85	143	224	464	−240

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
"World Football Elo Ratings: Lesotho". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Lesotho". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA