Lesotho national football team

Lesotho
Nickname(s)	Likuena (Crocodiles)
Association	Lesotho Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA ; (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Moses Maliehe
Most caps	Bushi Moletsane (53)
Top scorer	Refiloe Potse (9)
Home stadium	Setsoto Stadium
FIFA code	LES
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	144 1 (25 July 2019)
Highest	105 (August 2014)
Lowest	185 (August 2011)
Elo ranking
Current	134 3 (20 August 2019)
Highest	122 (June 1979)
Lowest	179 (June 2016)
First international
	Lesotho 2–1 Malawi ; (Malawi; August 8, 1970)
Biggest win
	Lesotho 5–0 Swaziland ; (Maseru, Lesotho; April 14, 2006)
Biggest defeat
	Zambia 9–0 Lesotho ; (August 8, 1988)

The Lesotho national football team, nicknamed Likuena (the Crocodiles), is the national team of Lesotho and is controlled by the Lesotho Football Association. The country has never qualified for the final stages of the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations.

AchievementsEdit

COSAFA Cup :

Runners-up: 2000

Competitive recordEdit

World Cup recordEdit

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	To be determined								To be determined
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total		0/21							24	2	8	14	14	54

Africa Cup of Nations recordEdit

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 CupEdit

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 fixturesEdit

5 July 2017 2017 COSAFA Cup SF	Lesotho	3–4	Zimbabwe	Moruleng, South Africa
19:30 SAST	Motebang 42' Potloane 80' Koetle 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Mutizwa 19', 51', 83' Chawapiwa 64'	Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

7 July 2017 2017 COSAFA Cup TP	Tanzania	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Lesotho	Moruleng, South Africa
19:30 SAST		Report		Stadium: Moruleng Stadium Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
	Penalties
	Ramadhani Mao Msuva Banda Loth		Kalake Koetle Motebang Mokhehle

23 July 2017 2018 CHANQ	Lesotho	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Comoros	Maseru, Lesotho
15:00 SAST	Koloti 10'	Report		Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

11 November 2017 Friendly	Malawi	1–1	Lesotho	Lilongwe, Malawi
14:30 CAT	Chirwa 52'	Report	Tšeka 44'	Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

24 March 2018 Friendly	Botswana	1–0	Lesotho	Gaborone, Botswana
16:00 SAST	Sembowa 83'	Report		Stadium: Botswana National Stadium Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

2 June 2018 2018 COSAFA Cup QF	Lesotho	1–0	Swaziland	Polokwane, South Africa
17:30 SAST	Motebang 71'	Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

6 June 2018 2018 COSAFA Cup SF	Lesotho	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Zimbabwe	Polokwane, South Africa
19:30 SAST		Report		Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
	Penalties
	Kalake Moremoholo Nkoto Thabantso		Billiat Mukombwe Mudimu

8 June 2018 2018 COSAFA Cup TP	Madagascar	0–1	Lesotho	Polokwane, South Africa
19:30 SAST		Report	Nkoto 10'	Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

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

Current squadEdit

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Monaheng Ramalefane	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 20)	0	0	Matlama
16	1GK	Sam Ketsekile	(1981-05-08) 8 May 1981 (age 38)	15	0	Lesotho Mounted Police Service
22	1GK	Tankiso Chaba	(1995-12-27) 27 December 1995 (age 23)	0	0	Liphakoe

2	2DF	Innocent Moreomoholo	(1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 24)	9	0	Lioli
3	2DF	Basia Makepe	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 28)	15	0	Lioli
4	2DF	Bokang Sello	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 25)	8	0	Bantu
6	2DF	Kopano Tseka	(1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 27)	8	0	Lioli
19	2DF	Nkau Lerotholi	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 28)	50	2	Matlama

5	3MF	Tshwalero Bereng	(1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 28)	5	0	Black Leopards
7	3MF	Hlompho Kalake	(1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 24)	12	0	Bantu
11	3MF	Sunny Jane	(1991-07-17) 17 July 1991 (age 28)	11	1	Louisville City
12	3MF	Selebalo Moshoeshoe	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990 (age 29)	0	0	Liphakoe
14	3MF	Sepiriti Malefane	(1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 25)	5	0	Bantu
20	3MF	Mabuti Potloane	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 33)	40	2	Linare

8	4FW	Tsepo Toloane	(1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 22)	6	0	Lesotho Defence Force
9	4FW	Sera Motebang	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 24)	21	8	Bloemfontein Celtics
13	4FW	Thapelo Tale	(1988-04-22) 22 April 1988 (age 31)	41	7	Likhopo
15	4FW	Jane Thabantso	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 23)	13	1	Matlama
18	4FW	Tumelo Khutlang	(1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 23)	10	2	Black Leopards

ManagersEdit

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)
Seephephe Matete (2014–15)

Moses Maliehe (2015-)

Kit SuppliersEdit

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

International match recordsEdit

As of 28 July 2019^[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	2	0	0	2	2	4	−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	19	3	3	13	11	42	−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	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3
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
South Africa	12	1	4	7	7	22	−15
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	22	2	6	14	22	51	−29
Total	271	50	80	141	215	454	−239

ReferencesEdit

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Lesotho". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

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

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