Lesotho national football team

Lesotho

Nickname(s)	Likuena (Crocodiles)
Association	Lesotho Football Association
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Leslie Notsi
Home stadium	Setsoto Stadium
FIFA code	LES
FIFA ranking	153
Highest FIFA ranking	120 (August 2003)
Lowest FIFA ranking	177 (April 2011)
Elo ranking	167
Home colours Away colours
First international
Malawi 1–2 Lesotho (Malawi; August 8, 1970)
Biggest win
Lesotho 5–0 Swaziland (Maseru, Lesotho; April 14, 2006)
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. 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

• 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Did not enter
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 to 1990 - Withdrew
• 1994 to 1998 - Did not enter
• 2002 to 2010 - Did not qualify

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

Current squad

The following players were called up for the November 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Burundi.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 22 GK Mohau Koenane December 27, 1984 (1984-12-27) Lioli FC 13 GK Phoka Matete Linare FC 11 DF Tsoanelo Koetle Matlama FC 18 DF Nkau Lerotholi September 27, 1990 (1990-09-27) 7 0 Matlama FC DF Farron Gribben 21 3 Links United 12 DF Thabo Masualle April 18, 1985 (1985-04-18) 15 2 Lioli FC 5 DF Moitheri Ntobo November 14, 1979 (1979-11-14) 7 0 LCS DF Kopano Tseka Mphatlalatsane 6 MF Letšepe Marabe Flamengo Santos 4 MF Motlalepula Mofolo July 7, 1986 (1986-07-07) 5 0 Lioli FC 2 MF Ralekoti Mokhahlane June 3, 1986 (1986-06-03) LCS 10 MF Katleho Moleko August 28, 1986 (1986-08-28) 4 0 Santos 16 MF Bushy Moletsane January 2, 1984 (1984-01-02) 21 1 Flamengo Santos 14 MF Bokang Mothoana December 2, 1987 (1987-12-02) US Monastir MF Tšeliso Sejake Likhopo 7 FW Lawrence Molengoane December 30, 1986 (1986-12-30) LCS 17 FW Dlomo Monaphathi Matlama FC 8 FW Lehlomela Ramabele April 14, 1992 (1992-04-14) Botswana Defence Force XI FC 15 FW Thulo Ranchobe February 18, 1983 (1983-02-18) LCS 9 FW Thapelo Tale April 22, 1988 (1988-04-22) 6 0 FK Srem

Recent Squad

#	Name	Date of birth	Club	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1	Lekunutu Tseounyane	May 1, 1983 (age 27)	LMPS Maseru	4 (0)
12	Sam setono Ketsekile	May 8, 1981 (age 29)	Lesotho Prison Service	15 (0)
Defenders
4	Thapelo Mokhele	April 18, 1986 (age 24)	Matlama FC	17 (1)
5	Moitheri Ntobo	November 14, 1979 (age 30)	Lesotho Correctional Services	7 (0)
6	Khoto Sesinyi	March 6, 1977 (age 33)	Lesotho Prison Service	17 (0)
12	Thabo Masualle	September 18, 1982 (age 27)	Lioli Teyateyaneng	15 (2)
15	Mpitsa Marai	February 4, 1980 (age 30)	Lesotho Prison Service	29 (0)
18	Nkau Lerotholi	Age Unknown (age ?)	Matlama Maseru	7 (0)
?	Thabiso Maile	January 27, 1987 (age 23)	Lerotholi Polytechnic	7 (2)
Midfielders
3	Moli Lesesa	April 1, 1984 (age 26)	Joy Leribe	13 (1)
7	Sello Muso	March 3, 1986 (age 24)	Lioli Teyateyaneng	22 (4)
14	Bokang Mothoana	December 9, 1987 (age 22)	Union Sportive Monastir	13 (1)
16	Bushi Moletsane	January 2, 1984 (age 26)	Lioli Teyateyaneng	21 (1)
16	Taeli Ramashalane	Age Unknown (age ?)	Lesotho Prison Service	3 (0)
?	Molefe Lekoekoe	Age Unknown (age ?)	Lesotho Defense Force	3 (0)
?	Motlalepula Mofolo	September 7, 1986 (age 23)	Lioli Teyateyaneng	5 (0)
?	Nyakhane Nyakhane	Age Unknown (age ?)	Likhopo FC	3 (0)
?	Lire Phiri	Age Unknown (age ?)	Lesotho Defense Force	4 (0)
Strikers
9	Thapelo Tale	April 22, 1988 (age 22)	FK Srem	6 (0)
11	Reitumetse Moloisane	February 17, 1985 (age 25)	Lesotho Prison Service	13 (1)
17	Lehlohonolo Seema (captain)	June 9, 1980 (age 30)	Orlando Pirates	23 (2)
?	David Pool	Age Unknown (age 27)	Napier University	5 (132)
?	Mokone Marabe	Age Unknown (age ?)	Likhopo FC	4 (0)
?	Mokheti Matsora	Age Unknown (age ?)	LMPS FC	2 (0)
?	Katleho Moleko	August 24, 1986 (age 23)	Likhopo FC	4 (0)
?	Refiloe Potse	September 11, 1978 (age 31)	Lesotho Prison Service	11 (2)