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	138 1 (24 October 2019)
Highest	105 (August 2014)
Lowest	185 (August 2011)
Elo ranking
Current	134 4 (18 October 2019)
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, nicknamed Likuena (the Crocodiles), represents Lesotho in international football 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									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 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

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

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

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 (age 20)	12	0	Lesotho Defence Force
16	1GK	Lichaba Thabiso	(1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 24)	3	0	Bantu

2	2DF	Motlomelo Mkhwanazi	(1994-11-05) 5 November 1994 (age 25)	9	0	Bantu
3	2DF	Basia Makepe	(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 28)	37	1	Lesotho Mounted Police Service
4	2DF	Rethabile Rasethuntsa	(1994-11-22) 22 November 1994 (age 24)	2	0	Linare
14	2DF	Rethabile Mokokoana	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 21)	0	0
19	2DF	Nkau Lerotholi	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 29)	54	2	Matlama

5	3MF	Tshwalero Bereng	(1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 29)	10	1	Black Leopards
6	3MF	Lisema Lebokollane	(1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 26)	2	0	Matlama
7	3MF	Hlompho Kalake	(1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 25)	42	2	Bantu
10	3MF	Lehlohonolo Fothoane	(1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 22)	7	1	Bantu
11	3MF	Tsoanelo Koetle	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 26)	48	2	Lioli
12	3MF	Neo Mokhachane	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 23)	0	0	Bantu

8	4FW	Tsepo Toloane	(1997-07-15) 15 July 1997 (age 22)	13	0	Lesotho Defence Force
9	4FW	Sera Motebang	(1995-05-01) 1 May 1995 (age 24)	27	7	Bloemfontein Celtic
13	4FW	Masoabi Nkoto	(1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 27)	18	1	Real Kings
15	4FW	Jane Thabantso	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 23)	46	5	Matlama
17	4FW	Tsepo Seturumane	(1992-07-06) 6 July 1992 (age 27)	32	7	Lioli
18	4FW	Tumelo Khutlang	(1995-10-23) 23 October 1995 (age 24)	28	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 (2015–2019)
Thabo Senong (2019–)

Kit SuppliersEdit

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

International matches recordEdit

As of 20 October 2019 after match against Zimbabwe^[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	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	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	277	51	84	142	221	459	−238

ReferencesEdit

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Lesotho". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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

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