Botswana women's national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | The Mares[1] The Zebras[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Botswana Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
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| African U-20 World Cup qualification | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Round 2 (2022) | ||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | None | ||
The Botswana women's national under-20 football team represents Botswana in international youth women's football competitions.
The team competed at the 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament without qualifying for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3][4]
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship.
Head coach: Tracy Gaebolae
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gosego Mokola | 22 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | Security Systems |
| 2 | DF | Patricia Lesetedi-Malaicha | 28 August 2006 | 0 | 0 | Wonder Girls |
| 3 | DF | Ivy Mankgatau | 27 October 2006 | 4 | 0 | Orapa All Stars |
| 4 | DF | Nafisa Ngaka | 9 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Police XI |
| 5 | GK | Babuyanana Dube | 23 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Francistown United |
| 6 | DF | Thando Boitshepo | 23 June 2005 | 3 | 0 | Francistown United |
| 7 | MF | Yaone Modise | 9 December 2005 | 4 | 2 | Gaborone United |
| 8 | DF | Lone Letlhare | 6 October 2007 | 1 | 0 | Mexican Girls |
| 9 | FW | Dimpho Sedirwa | 8 May 2005 | 4 | 0 | Orapa United |
| 10 | MF | Lebogang Dilelo | 25 April 2007 | 4 | 0 | Dunamis brothers & Sisters |
| 11 | MF | Botlhe Bagotsi | 20 November 2007 | 4 | 0 | Moshupa New Stars |
| 12 | DF | Neo Bulala | 1 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Mexican Girls |
| 13 | MF | Koketso Molwantwa | 12 September 2006 | 4 | 0 | Double Action |
| 14 | MF | Gaolathe Mmereki | 5 June 2005 | 3 | 0 | Tsabotlhe |
| 15 | MF | Palesa Mokopakgosi | 5 July 2006 | 3 | 0 | Gaborone United |
| 16 | GK | Karabo Luka | 1 April 2005 | 3 | 0 | Makufa |
| 17 | MF | Kaone Mbongwe | 5 February 2005 | 4 | 0 | Francistown United |
| 18 | MF | Serati Modisenyane | 26 August 2005 | 4 | 1 | Double Action |
| 19 | MF | Boitshepho Mpone | 10 September 2006 | 0 | 0 | Gaborone United |
| 20 | MF | Olorato Kwete | 25 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Granada wonderous |
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA | ||
| 2002 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2006 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
See also
References
- ^ Keagakwa, City (24 February 2024). "Sundowns, GU chase Mares' stars". Botswana Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Kebonang, Segametsi (24 May 2015). "Botswana: Zebras Women Make Nation Proud". Botswana Daily News. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures of FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica qualifying second round". CAF. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "African teams' road to FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 revealed". CAF. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.