The Botswana national football team represents Botswana in international football under the control of the Botswana Football Association. Following the independence of Botswana in 1966, [1] the football federation was founded in 1970. It later joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1976 and FIFA in 1982. [2]
The following list contains all results of Botswana's matches from 1968 to 1999.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of the match:
|
30 September 1978 Friendly | Botswana | 1–4 | Mozambique | Botswana |
Report |
1 October 1978 Friendly | Botswana | 0–2 | Mozambique | Botswana |
Report |
30 September 1986 Friendly | Botswana | 2–0 | Malawi | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
28 March 1987 Friendly | Botswana | 0–0 | Mauritius | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
13 June 1987 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | Botswana | 0–4 | Zambia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium:
Botswana National Stadium Referee: Eganaden Cadressen ( Mauritius) |
21 June 1987 1988 Summer Olympics qualification | Zambia | 3–0 | Botswana | Lusaka, Zambia |
Report | Stadium:
Independence Stadium Referee: Kambaji Kabongo ( Zaire) |
30 September 1987 Friendly | Botswana | 2–2 | Tanzania | Gaborone, Botswana |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
10 August 1988 Friendly | Botswana | 0–0 | Zambia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
20 January 1990 Friendly | Swaziland | 3–1 | Botswana | Lobamba, Eswatini |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
21 January 1990 Friendly | Malawi | 2–2 | Botswana | Lobamba, Eswatini |
Report |
|
Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
23 January 1990 Friendly | Tanzania | 0–0 | Botswana | Lobamba, Eswatini |
Report | Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
24 June 1990 Friendly | Botswana | 0–1 | Mauritius | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
25 August 1990 Friendly | Botswana | 1–3 | Swaziland | Gaborone, Botswana |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
26 August 1990 Friendly | Botswana | 0–7 | Zimbabwe | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
30 September 1990 Friendly | Botswana | 0–0 | Cameroon | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
20 June 1991 Friendly | Mozambique | 2–0 | Botswana | Mozambique |
|
Report |
25 June 1991 Friendly | Mozambique | 1–1 | Botswana | Mozambique |
Report |
14 June 1992 1994 AFCON qualification | Lesotho | 0–0 | Botswana | Maseru, Lesotho |
Report | Stadium: Setsoto Stadium |
28 June 1992 1994 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 0–4 | Lesotho | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
30 September 1992 Friendly | Botswana | 1–3 | Kenya | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
3 October 1992 Friendly | Botswana | 0–1 | Kenya | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
10 October 1992 1994 FIFA WC qualification | Ivory Coast | 6–0 | Botswana | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
|
Report | Stadium:
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Attendance: 15,052 Referee: Titus Olabode Adegbehingbe ( Nigeria) |
20 December 1992 1994 FIFA WC qualification | Botswana | 0–1 | Niger | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium:
Botswana National Stadium Referee: Wallace Ernest Mabuza ( Swaziland) |
10 January 1993 Friendly | Botswana | 0–2 | South Africa | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
17 January 1993 1994 FIFA WC qualification | Botswana | 0–0 | Ivory Coast | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium:
Botswana National Stadium Referee: Alem Assefa ( Ethiopia) |
28 February 1993 1994 FIFA WC qualification | Niger | 2–1 | Botswana | Niamey, Niger |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Stade de 29 Juillet Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa ( Mali) |
1 July 1994 Friendly | Botswana | 0–1 | Namibia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
4 September 1994 1996 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 0–1 | Guinea | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium: National Stadium |
16 October 1994 1996 AFCON qualification | Mozambique | 3–1 | Botswana | Maputo, Mozambique |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Estádio da Machava Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Roger Milson Raharison ( Madagascar) |
13 November 1994 1996 AFCON qualification | Namibia | 1–1 | Botswana | Windhoek, Namibia |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Independence Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
7 January 1995 1996 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 1–3 | Mali | Gaborone, Botswana |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
National Stadium Referee: Wallace Mabuza ( Swaziland) |
22 January 1995 1996 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 1–2 | Angola | Gaborone, Botswana |
|
Report | Paulão 55', 63' | Stadium:
National Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
9 April 1995 1996 AFCON qualification | Guinea | 5–0 | Botswana | Conakry, Guinea |
|
Report | Stadium:
Stade du 28 Septembre Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Sackie Kennedy ( Liberia) |
23 April 1995 1996 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 0–3 | Mozambique | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium:
National Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
30 April 1995 Friendly | Botswana | 1–4 | Zambia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
4 June 1995 1996 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 1–1 | Namibia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium:
National Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
16 July 1995 1996 AFCON qualification | Mali | 4–0 | Botswana | Bamako, Mali |
|
Report | Stadium:
Stade Modibo Kéïta Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ahmed Jalloh ( Sierra Leone) |
30 July 1995 1996 AFCON qualification | Angola | 4–0 | Botswana | Luanda, Angola |
|
Report | Stadium:
Estádio da Cidadela Attendance: 25,000 |
11 August 1996 1998 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 0–0 | Namibia | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium:
Botswana National Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Felix Tangawarima ( Zimbabwe) |
25 August 1996 1998 AFCON qualification | Namibia | 6–0 | Botswana | Windhoek, Namibia |
Report | Stadium:
Independence Stadium Attendance: 4,000 |
21 February 1997 Friendly | Botswana | 0–0 | Swaziland | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
1 March 1997 1997 COSAFA Cup | Botswana | 1–4 | Malawi | Gaborone, Botswana |
|
Report |
|
Stadium:
Botswana National Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
10 January 1998 Friendly | Swaziland | 0–0 | Botswana | Lobamba, Eswatini |
Report | Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
21 January 1998 1998 COSAFA Cup | Botswana | 1–2 | Mozambique | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
2 August 1998 2000 AFCON qualification | Botswana | 0–0 | Mozambique | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report | Stadium:
Botswana National Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
15 August 1998 2000 AFCON qualification | Mozambique | 2–1 | Botswana | Maputo, Mozambique |
Report | Stadium:
Estádio da Machava Attendance: 25,000 |
20 February 1999 1999 COSAFA Cup | Botswana | 1–2 | South Africa | Gaborone, Botswana |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |
16 May 1999 Friendly | Swaziland | 2–1 | Botswana | Lobamba, Eswatini |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Somhlolo National Stadium |
28 May 1999 1999 COSAFA Cup | Botswana | 0–2 | Mozambique | Gaborone, Botswana |
Report |
|
Stadium: Botswana National Stadium |