Lesotho national football team

Lesotho
Nickname(s)Likuena (Crocodiles)
AssociationLesothaanse Voetbal-assosiasie
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
(Southern Africa)
Head coachAdam Siddorn
Most capsBushi Moletsane (53)
Top scorerRefiloe Potse (9)
Home stadiumSetsoto Stadium
FIFA codeLES
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 147 Steady (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest105 (August 2014)
Lowest185 (August 2011)
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 is the national football team of Lesotho. They are nicknamed the Likuena (Crocodiles).

The country has never qualified for the final stages of the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations.

Lesotho Football Achievements

COSAFA Cup :
  • Runners-up: 2000

World Cup record

African Nations Cup record

  • 1957 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 - Did not qualify

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.