Football is the number one sport in Botswana. It is organized by the Botswana Football Association.[1] By October 2007, there are about 348 men's clubs registered. The number of woman's teams organized in the regional leagues by the season of 2021/22 [2] is 88. The men's national team have not yet enjoyed any tangible success on the field. The women's team have achieved their greatest success by qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time,[3] where they've reached the first knockout stage. There are less than a handful of male and female players based outside of their home country, the most famous being forward Dipsy Selolwane.
| Football in Botswana | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Botswana |
| Governing body | Botswana Football Association |
| National team(s) | Women's national football team
Men's national football team |
| Nickname(s) | The Zebras; The Mares; |
International competitions | |
Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup (Men's National Team) African Cup of Nations (National Teams) | |
Men's League System
editThere are three main leagues: Botswana Premier League (16 clubs), Botswana First Division North (12 clubs), and Botswana First Division South (12 clubs).
Women's League System
editThere are several regional leagues: Boteti Regional Women's League, Central North Women's League, Francistown Regional Women's League, Gaborone Women's League, Kgatleng Regional Women's League, Kweneng Regional Women's League, Nhabe Regional Women's League, Selebi Phikwe Regional Women's League, and Tswapong Regional Women's League.
Their champions are playing for the champion's title at the DTCB Women's Football Championship Tournament.[2] Double Action is the record-winning club of the championship by 13 known wins.[4] They also represented Botswana 2022 the second time at the CAF Women's Champions League.[5] A lot of the clubs play at public or school grounds.[6] With the season of 2022/23, the women's league once again have a big sponsor for a three-year period in form of the Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTC).[7][8]
Men's National team
editMain article: Botswana men's national football team
The men's national Team is ranked Place 148 at 2022.[9]
Women's national team
editMain article: Botswana women's national football team
The women's national Team is ranked Place 151 at 2022.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Botswana Football Association". Botswana Football Association. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Botswana (Women) 2021/22". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ cfeditoren (31 March 2022). "Need to nurture women in football". Botswana. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Botswana - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗬𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗔 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗚𝗨𝗘". Botswana Football Association. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Room, Press (21 May 2022). "CAF league: A tall order for Botswana women football clubs". Botswana Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "New dawn for women's football » TheVoiceBW". 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "DTCB Partners With BFA for the Growth Of Women's Football In Botswana – DTC Botswana". Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "FIFA". fifa.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.