Algeria vs. Botswana (Sep 1, 2025) Team Stats

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?

Listless Nigeria damage World Cup qualification hopes

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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?

Listless Nigeria damage World Cup qualification hopes

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LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
W	Algeria	5 - 1	Mozambique	Mar 25, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
W	Botswana	1 - 3	Algeria	Mar 21, 2025	FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF
W	Algeria	5 - 1	Liberia	Nov 17, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
D	Equatorial Guinea	0 - 0	Algeria	Nov 14, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
W	Togo	0 - 1	Algeria	Oct 14, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying

LAST FIVE GAMES				Date	COMPETITION
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
D	Botswana	1 - 1	Mauritania	Nov 15, 2024	Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying
W	Botswana	1 - 0	Cape Verde Islands	Oct 15, 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

TBC

TBD, September 1, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

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.

Nigeria went from reviving their 2026 World Cup qualification hopes to undoing a lot of the hard work with their draw against Zimbabwe.

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