Lesotho vs. Zimbabwe (Oct 13, 2025) Team Stats

2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

Lesotho lodge formal complaint to FIFA against South Africa for Teboho Mokoena error

Will South Africa's shocking 'admin error' hand Nigeria a World Cup lifeline?

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2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it

Lesotho lodge formal complaint to FIFA against South Africa for Teboho Mokoena error

Will South Africa's shocking 'admin error' hand Nigeria a World Cup lifeline?

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10/13

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	Malawi	0 - 1	Lesotho	Jun 5, 2025	COSAFA Cup
D	Rwanda	1 - 1	Lesotho	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	South Africa	2 - 0	Lesotho	Mar 21, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
W	Angola	0 - 1	Lesotho	Dec 28, 2024	African Nations Championship Qualifying
L	Lesotho	0 - 2	Angola	Dec 21, 2024	African Nations Championship Qualifying

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
D	Mauritius	0 - 0	Zimbabwe	Jun 4, 2025	COSAFA Cup
D	Nigeria	1 - 1	Zimbabwe	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
D	Zimbabwe	2 - 2	Benin	Mar 20, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Cameroon	2 - 1	Zimbabwe	Nov 19, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
D	Zimbabwe	1 - 1	Kenya	Nov 15, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

			Date	COMPETITION
Zimbabwe	0 - 2	Lesotho	Jun 7, 2024	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Lesotho	2 - 2	Zimbabwe	Jun 7, 2019	International Friendly
Lesotho	0 - 0	Zimbabwe	Jun 6, 2018	International Friendly
Lesotho	3 - 4	Zimbabwe	Jul 5, 2017	International Friendly

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Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) secretary general Mokhosi Mohapi confirmed a formal enquiry with FIFA and CAF over Bafana Bafana's fielding of the seemingly ineligible Teboho Mokoena, but was it too late?

It's been a compelling and chaotic week of international football across Africa, with the World Cup qualifying campaign hotting up, headlined by South Africa fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho.

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