Nickname(s) | (Female) The Zebras |
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Association | Botswana Football Association |
Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
Sub-confederation |
COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
Head coach | Mmoloki Masole |
Captain | Bonang Otlhagile |
Home stadium | Botswana National Stadium |
FIFA code | BOT |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 134 2 (26 August 2016) |
Highest | 92 (December 2009) |
Lowest | 147 (September 2015) |
First international | |
South Africa 14–0 Botswana (Harare, Zimbabwe; April 19, 2002) |
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Biggest win | |
Botswana 7–0 Mauritius (Lobatse, Botswana; March 5, 2016) |
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Biggest defeat | |
South Africa 14–0 Botswana (Harare, Zimbabwe; April 19, 2002) |
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 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. They have also played games since they were eliminated from qualification.
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.