Algeria vs. Botswana (Sep 1, 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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LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
L	Sweden	4 - 3	Algeria	Jun 10, 2025	International Friendly
W	Algeria	2 - 0	Rwanda	Jun 9, 2025	International Friendly
W	Algeria	2 - 0	Rwanda	Jun 5, 2025	International Friendly
W	Algeria	3 - 0	Gambia	May 9, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying
D	Gambia	0 - 0	Algeria	May 3, 2025	African Nations Championship Qualifying

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
D	Botswana	3 - 3	Zambia	Jun 11, 2025	COSAFA Cup
D	Comoros	0 - 0	Botswana	Jun 9, 2025	COSAFA Cup
W	Botswana	2 - 0	Somalia	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
L	Botswana	1 - 3	Algeria	Mar 21, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
D	Egypt	1 - 1	Botswana	Nov 19, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

			Date	COMPETITION
Botswana	1 - 3	Algeria	Mar 21, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
Algeria	5 - 0	Botswana	Mar 29, 2021	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
Botswana	0 - 1	Algeria	Nov 18, 2019	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

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TBD, September 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

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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?

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