Botswana national team

as on February 18th, 2026

Team overview

Match results Notable games Team Honours Elo graphics Demographics Flags & kits

Elo Score	1285
Elo Ranking	144th
Attack	45
Defence	37
Population	2 444 800 inhabitants (2026)
Affiliations	CAF: since 1976 FIFA: since 1978

Credit: www.colours-of-football.com

Botswana national team honours

Botswana last international games

December 30th, 2025 in Morocco – Africa Cup of Nations
L	December 30th, 2025 in Morocco	Dem. Rep. of Congo	1657 +10	3 - 0	1285 -10	Botswana	Africa Cup of Nations
December 27th, 2025 in Morocco – Africa Cup of Nations
L	December 27th, 2025 in Morocco	Benin	1440 +17	1 - 0	1295 -17	Botswana	Africa Cup of Nations
December 23rd, 2025 in Morocco – Africa Cup of Nations
L	December 23rd, 2025 in Morocco	Senegal	1808 +5	3 - 0	1312 -5	Botswana	Africa Cup of Nations
December 18th, 2025 in Tunisia – Friendly
L	December 18th, 2025 in Tunisia	Tunisia	1643 +2	2 - 1	1317 -2	Botswana	Friendly
October 14th, 2025 in Morocco – World Cup qualifier
D	October 14th, 2025 in Morocco	Botswana	1319 +10	2 - 2	1479 -10	Guinea	World Cup qualifier
October 9th, 2025 in Botswana – World Cup qualifier
L	October 9th, 2025 in Botswana	Botswana	1309 -21	0 - 1	1438 +21	Uganda	World Cup qualifier
September 8th, 2025 in Mozambique – World Cup qualifier
L	September 8th, 2025 in Mozambique	Mozambique	1419 +18	2 - 0	1330 -18	Botswana	World Cup qualifier
September 4th, 2025 in Algeria – World Cup qualifier
L	September 4th, 2025 in Algeria	Algeria	1709 +4	3 - 1	1348 -4	Botswana	World Cup qualifier
July 6th, 2025 in Malawi – Independence Cup
D	July 6th, 2025 in Malawi	Malawi	1257 0	1 - 1	1353 0	Botswana	Independence Cup
June 11th, 2025 in South Africa – COSAFA Cup
D	June 11th, 2025 in South Africa	Botswana	1354 +2	3 - 3	1384 -2	Zambia	COSAFA Cup

See all games played by Botswana

Botswana Elo rating evolution up to February 18th, 2026

Explore graphics in details

Botswana results by competition up to February 18th, 2026

Competition	P	W	D	L	GS	GC	GD
World Cup qualifiers	46	12	7	27	43	71	-28
Africa Cup of Nations	6	0	0	6	2	16	-14
Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers	98	21	22	55	57	144	-87
COSAFA Cup	62	16	23	23	59	65	-6
Others	158	48	54	56	139	185	-46
Total	352	92	103	157	283	454	-171

Botswana notable games

First international July 13th, 1968 in Malawi – Friendly
First international July 13th, 1968	L	July 13th, 1968 in Malawi	Malawi	1131 +15	8 - 1	1085 -15	Botswana	Friendly
First competitive game June 13th, 1987 in Botswana – Olympic Games qualifier
First competitive game June 13th, 1987	L	June 13th, 1987 in Botswana	Botswana	1047 -6	0 - 4	1591 +6	Zambia	Olympic Games qualifier
First World Cup qualifier October 11th, 1992 in Ivory Coast – World Cup qualifier
First World Cup qualifier October 11th, 1992	L	October 11th, 1992 in Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	1725 +1	6 - 0	1061 -1	Botswana	World Cup qualifier
Highest Elo rating: 1439 points March 26th, 2011 in Chad – Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Highest Elo rating 1439 points	W	March 26th, 2011 in Chad	Chad	1204 -14	0 - 1	1439 +14	Botswana	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Lowest Elo rating: 991 points May 30th, 1999 in Botswana – COSAFA Cup
Lowest Elo rating 991 points	L	May 30th, 1999 in Botswana	Botswana	991 -18	0 - 2	1277 +18	Mozambique	COSAFA Cup
March 1st, 1997 in Botswana – COSAFA Cup
	L	March 1st, 1997 in Botswana	Botswana	991 -9	1 - 4	1448 +9	Malawi	COSAFA Cup
Win against strongest opponents: 1590 points July 1st, 2010 in Tunisia – Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Win against strongest opponents 1590 points	W	July 1st, 2010 in Tunisia	Tunisia	1590 -37	0 - 1	1348 +37	Botswana	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Loss against weakest opponents: 973 points March 24th, 2016 in the Comoros – Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Loss against weakest opponents 973 points	L	March 24th, 2016 in the Comoros	Comoros	973 +34	1 - 0	1297 -34	Botswana	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Most points won in a game: 41 points June 18th, 2005 in Malawi – World Cup qualifier Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Most points won in a game 41 points	W	June 18th, 2005 in Malawi	Malawi	1264 -41	1 - 3	1315 +41	Botswana	World Cup qualifier Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Most points lost in a game: -47 points June 28th, 1992 in Botswana – Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Most points lost in a game -47 points	L	June 28th, 1992 in Botswana	Botswana	1073 -47	0 - 4	1180 +47	Lesotho	Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
Largest win June 1st, 2018 in South Africa – COSAFA Cup
Largest win	W	June 1st, 2018 in South Africa	Botswana	1316 +20	6 - 0	1074 -20	Mauritius	COSAFA Cup
Largest loss July 13th, 1968 in Malawi – Friendly
Largest loss	L	July 13th, 1968 in Malawi	Malawi	1131 +15	8 - 1	1085 -15	Botswana	Friendly

See more notable games from Botswana

Go back to previous page

Temps de chargement : 0,055 secondes.