Football national side

Lesotho

National team · Lesotho

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67 Matches

14 wins

18 draws

35 losses

42–101 Goals

−59 Difference

0.6 Scored per game

Form D W D L L L

Eswatini is the fixture Lesotho circles on the calendar, where the two have met often enough to matter to each other.

The nickname means Crocodiles in Sesotho, and it belongs to a team. Twice Lesotho reached the final of the COSAFA Cup, in 2000 and again in 2023, and lost both; a third-place finish in 2018 sits alongside those.

Since 2021 the team has not been able to play at home at all. FIFA condemned the state of Setsoto Stadium in Maseru, and Lesotho has had to stage its home fixtures in South Africa instead, waiting on plans to rebuild the ground and lift its capacity to 25,000 from the current 13,900. The Lesotho Football Association itself dates back to 1932, decades before the national side ever kicked a ball internationally in 1970, and it took until the following decade for the country to be recognised by CAF and FIFA in turn.

No player is tied to that history more than Jane Thabantso, who has pulled on the shirt 101 times and scored 15 goals along the way, both national records. It is Thabantso's name that comes up first whenever the conversation turns to who Lesotho has produced rather than what it has won.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

29 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification	Morocco H	0:2	L
25 Sep	Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification	Niger A	1:2	L
7 Jun	Friendlies	Kenya A	0:4	L
4 Jun	Friendlies	Kenya H	1:1	D
29 Mar	Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification	Seychelles H	2:1	W
26 Mar	Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification	Seychelles A	0:0	D

Standing

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Group stage · Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification - Group A

#	Team	M	W	L	Goals	Pts
1	Morocco	2	2	0	4:0	6
2	Gabon	2	1	1	2:2	3
3	Niger	2	1	1	2:3	3
4	Lesotho	2	0	2	1:4	0

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 67

67 Matches

14 wins

18 draws

35 losses

42–101 Goals

−59 Difference

0.6 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 67

14 18 35

wins losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	67	27	40
Scored	42	17	25
Conceded	101	28	73
Scored per game	0.6	0.6	0.6
Conceded per game	1.5	1.0	1.8
Difference	−59	−11	−48

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Neo Mokhachane Midfielder 3 Matches

Thabo Makhele Defender 3 Matches

Teboho Letsema Midfielder 2 Matches

Sekhoane Benedict Moerane Goalkeeper 1 Matches

Lehlohonolo Fothoane Midfielder 1 Matches

T. Makuru Midfielder 1 Matches

T. Mafatle Midfielder 1 Matches

Tšepo Toloane Midfielder 1 Matches

Squad of Lesotho

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
11	Neo Mokhachane	Midfielder	3
20	Thabo Makhele	Defender	3
7	Teboho Letsema	Midfielder	2
16	Sekhoane Benedict Moerane	Goalkeeper	1
10	Lehlohonolo Fothoane	Midfielder	1
12	T. Makuru	Midfielder	1
5	T. Mafatle	Midfielder	1
4	Tšepo Toloane	Midfielder	1
8	Kananelo Rapuleng		1
19	Mohloki Maheta	Forward	1
1	Leluma Mofoka	Goalkeeper	1
13	Fusi Matlabe	Defender	1
21	Rethabile Mokokoana	Defender	1
22	Tumelo Maha	Midfielder	1
17	Lemohang Lintsa	Forward	1
9	Motebang Sera	Forward	1
6	T. Mapola		1