Lesotho national football team

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Lesotho

Nickname(s)

Likuena (Crocodiles)

Association

Lesotho Football Association

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Home stadium

Setsoto Stadium

FIFA code

LES

FIFA ranking

150

Highest FIFA ranking

120 (August 2003)

Lowest FIFA ranking

163 (April 2008)

Elo ranking

166





First kit





Second kit

First international

Lesotho 1 - 2 Malagasy

(Lesotho; March 7, 1971)

Biggest win

Botswana 0 - 4 Lesotho

(Gaborone, Botswana; June 28, 1992)

Biggest defeat

Zaire 7 - 0 Lesotho

(Kinshasa, Zaire; July 25, 1993)

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

1 Lesotho Football Achievements
2 World Cup record
3 African Nations Cup record
4 Current squad

[edit] Lesotho Football Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

1 Time Runners-up

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not enter
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Withdrew
1990 - Withdrew
1994 - Did not enter
1998 - Did not enter
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

1957 to 1972 - Did not enter
1974 - Did not qualify
1976 - Withdrew
1978 - Did not enter
1980 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1984 - Withdrew
1986 - Did not enter
1988 - Withdrew
1990 - Did not enter
1992 - Did not enter
1994 - Did not qualify
1996 - Withdrew during qualifying
1998 - Banned for withdrawing in 1996
2000 to 2008 - Did not qualify

[edit] Current squad

The following players were called for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Ghana on June 8, 2008.

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Club
1	GK	Lekunutu Tseounyane
2		Rankara Thabane
3	MF	Moli Lesesa		Joy
4	DF	Thapelo Mokhele		Matlama FC
5	DF	Mohapi Ntobo	May 7, 1984	Matlama FC
6	DF	Khoto Sesinyi	November 20, 1982	Lesotho Correctional Services
7	DF	Sello Muso	March 3, 1986	Free State Stars
8		Tatolo Mphuthing
9		Thapelo Tale
10		Tsoloane Mosakeng
11		Reitumetse Moloisane
12	DF	Thabo Masualle		Lioli FC
13	GK	Sam Ketsekile
14	DF	Bokang Mothoana	December 9, 1987	US Monastir
15	DF	Mpitsa Marai	September 4, 1980	Lesotho Correctional Services
16	MF	Bushi Moletsane	January 2, 1984	Lioli FC
17	DF	Lehlohonolo Simon Seema	June 9, 1980	Orlando Pirates
18	FW	Lebajoa Mphongoa	July 29, 1974	African Wanderers FC