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Likuena
Two points short in 2019 — still chasing a first finals. Lesotho open qualifying against Niger on 25 September 2026.
Road to AFCON 2027
Group A
Lesotho
Current status: Qualifying
The top two in the group qualify for the finals. Six matches: home and away against each opponent.
No qualifier has been played yet — the table appears here after the first matchday.
Checked 21 September 2026 against CAF’s draw and fixture list.CAF fixtures
The number that defines Lesotho
2
Points between Lesotho and a first AFCON
The gap to second-placed Tanzania in qualifying for Egypt 2019, after a goalless final day in Cape Verde.
Iconic moment · 2019
Qualifier · Praia
Level with Tanzania on five points going into the last round of 2019 qualifying, Lesotho needed to better Tanzania’s result. Tanzania beat Uganda 3–0 in Dar es Salaam; Lesotho drew 0–0 in Praia on 24 March 2019 and finished third, two points away from a place in Egypt.
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The team now
Goalkeeper · Orbit College
Captain of Likuena since 2023 — including in the March 2026 preliminary round — and goalkeeper of the tournament at the 2023 COSAFA Cup.
Forward · Venda FC
Scored the 82nd-minute winner against Seychelles that took Lesotho into the group stage.
Attacking midfielder · Bantu
A Kick4Life academy graduate earning a first senior call-up after a strong start for Bantu, including a goal in their 4–1 win over LDF on 6 September.
From the 25-man squad named on 16 September 2026 for Niger (25 Sep, Accra) and Morocco (29 Sep, Bloemfontein) in qualifying. Clubs as at that announcement.
AFCON 2027 packages
Follow the Likuena to East Africa. Each trip works from any host country, so it holds whichever group Lesotho land in.
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Two fixtures, one trip
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Host countries
Explore the three host nations while we wait for Lesotho’s official finals journey to be determined.
Safari country and East Africa’s busiest gateway
Kenya combines the region’s most connected international airport with the Maasai Mara and the Kenyan coast, making it the natural base for supporters who want football and safari in one trip.
Plan my tripZanzibar, Serengeti and the Indian Ocean
Tanzania offers the strongest holiday extension of the three hosts — Zanzibar’s beaches and the northern safari circuit are both within easy reach of the mainland gateways.
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The source of the Nile and gorilla country
Uganda is the most compact of the three hosts, with Entebbe close to Kampala and adventure travel — rafting at Jinja, gorilla trekking in the southwest — within reach of a tournament trip.
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SAFARI3 daysMaasai Mara
Kenya’s best-known reserve, reachable by light aircraft or road from Nairobi between match days.
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CITY1 dayNairobi
The national park on the city edge, the elephant orphanage and Karen — a full day without leaving Nairobi.
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BEACH4 daysZanzibar
The classic post-tournament wind-down: white sand, warm water and Stone Town, a short hop from Dar es Salaam.
Add to my tripThe story behind the shirt
The full story, the title years, the moments, the legends and every tournament — researched from CAF and dated where it can change.
Lesotho’s AFCON legacy
Lesotho have never played at an Africa Cup of Nations, and the closest they came is still hard to forget. In qualifying for Egypt 2019, Likuena drew 1–1 with Tanzania in Dar es Salaam and beat them 1–0 in Maseru, and went into the final matchday level with Tanzania on five points in the race for second place. Tanzania beat group winners Uganda 3–0; Lesotho drew 0–0 in Cape Verde and finished two points short. A win in Praia would have lifted them level on points, with the better head-to-head record.
The results since have travelled well. In June 2022 Lesotho held Côte d’Ivoire to a goalless draw in Johannesburg — the side that went on to win AFCON 2023 on home soil. In November 2023 they led Nigeria in Uyo through Motlomelo Mkwanazi’s header before settling for 1–1 in World Cup qualifying, and that campaign ended with 12 points, a record haul for Lesotho in a qualifying competition. Off the AFCON stage, they have reached two COSAFA Cup finals, in 2000 and 2023.
The results since have travelled well. In June 2022 Lesotho held Côte d’Ivoire to a goalless draw in Johannesburg — the side that went on to win AFCON 2023 on home soil. In November 2023 they led Nigeria in Uyo through Motlomelo Mkwanazi’s header before settling for 1–1 in World Cup qualifying, and that campaign ended with 12 points, a record haul for Lesotho in a qualifying competition. Off the AFCON stage, they have reached two COSAFA Cup finals, in 2000 and 2023.
Almost all of it has been achieved away from home. Setsoto Stadium in Maseru has been suspended since 2021, so Likuena’s ‘home’ games have mostly been played in South Africa. The preliminary-round win over Seychelles in March 2026 came in Bloemfontein: after a goalless first leg, Lesotho trailed at half-time in the return before Lebohang Lesako equalised and Motebang Sera rose to meet a free-kick in the 82nd minute. It was Bob Mafoso’s first tie in charge, weeks after the former Likuena assistant returned from coaching African Stars in Namibia to succeed Leslie Notši.
The draw has given Lesotho something Mafoso says they lacked in earlier campaigns: a group with two qualifying places and no host nation. Group A pairs Likuena with Morocco, Gabon and Niger. They open against Niger in Accra on 25 September, then host Morocco at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein four days later.
Iconic moments
2022
Qualifier · Johannesburg
In June 2022 Lesotho held Côte d’Ivoire 0–0 at Dobsonville Stadium. Côte d’Ivoire went on to host and win AFCON 2023; the return in San Pédro in September 2023 — Sekhoane Moerane’s first match as captain — ended in a narrow 1–0 win for the hosts.
2023
World Cup qualifier · Uyo
Lesotho opened their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign in Uyo and went ahead ten minutes after half-time through Motlomelo Mkwanazi’s header from a corner. Semi Ajayi equalised and it finished 1–1; Nigeria went on to reach the AFCON 2023 final.
2026
Preliminary round · Bloemfontein
After a 0–0 first leg, Lesotho fell behind to Brandon Labrosse’s goal on the stroke of half-time in the return. Lebohang Lesako equalised early in the second half and Motebang Sera won the tie in the 82nd minute, sending Likuena into the group stage.
AFCON legends
Captain · 1970s–1980s
Captain of the national team through most of the 1980s.
Won 68 caps and led Likuena as captain from 1982 to 1987; he later served LeFA as chief executive and vice-president.
Player and coach · Player, then coach into the 2000s
Regarded by LeFA as one of the finest players the kingdom has produced.
Co-coached the Under-20 side to the 2005 African Youth Championship in Benin — the first Lesotho team to qualify for a CAF competition.
Defender · Around 2000; later assistant coach
A defender in the side that reached Lesotho’s first COSAFA Cup final.
Helped Likuena reach the two-legged 2000 final against Zimbabwe, and later assisted Moses Maliehe as Likuena reached three successive COSAFA semi-finals, taking bronze in 2018.
Forward · 2010s–2020s
Lesotho’s most capped player and all-time top scorer.
Scored the fastest goal in COSAFA Cup history, after 34 seconds against Mauritius in 2016.
Setsoto Stadium has been suspended since 2021, so Lesotho’s home qualifiers have mostly been staged in South Africa — Morocco’s visit on 29 September is at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein.
Lesotho finished 2026 World Cup qualifying with 12 points, including a double over Zimbabwe — the most they have collected in a qualifying campaign.
Likuena have reached two COSAFA Cup finals, losing to Zimbabwe in 2000 and to Zambia in 2023.
Jane Thabantšo scored 34 seconds into a 3–0 win over Mauritius at the 2016 COSAFA Cup — the fastest goal in the competition’s history.
Lesotho have beaten Seychelles in the preliminary round in two of the last three AFCON campaigns — 3–1 on aggregate for 2023 and 2–1 for 2027.
No. Lesotho have never reached the finals; the 2027 campaign is another attempt at a first qualification.
Two points. In qualifying for Egypt 2019 they were level with Tanzania on the last day, drew 0–0 in Cape Verde and finished third, two points behind Tanzania.
By beating Seychelles 2–1 on aggregate in the preliminary round: 0–0 in the first leg, then 2–1 in Bloemfontein on 29 March 2026.
Morocco, Gabon and Niger in Group A, where the top two qualify. Lesotho face Niger in Accra on 25 September 2026 and host Morocco in Bloemfontein on 29 September.
Mostly in South Africa. Setsoto Stadium in Maseru has been suspended since 2021; the September 2026 home qualifier against Morocco is at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein.
Bob Mafoso, appointed by LeFA in February 2026 in succession to Leslie Notši.
Sources · checked 21 September 2026
Historical figures cover AFCON finals tournaments only. Qualification, squads and rankings change — each is dated where it appears.
AFCON 2027
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