Football in Botswana

Football in Botswana
Country	Botswana
Governing body	Botswana Football Association
National team	national football team
Club competitions
Botswana Premier League
International competitions
Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup(National Team) African Cup of Nations(National Team)

Football is clearly the number one sport in Botswana.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] By October 2007 there are about 348 men’s clubs registered while only nine women's clubs have been registered. The national team has not yet enjoyed any tangible success on the field.^[5] In January 2008 Botswana reached number 101 on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. They have less than a handful of players based outside their country (the most famous being forward Dipsy Selolwane).^[6]

League system:

Botswana Premier League

Main article: Botswana Premier League

The Botswana Premier League currently has sixteen clubs competing in it.

Botswana First Division North

Main article: Botswana First Division North

The Botswana First Division North currently has twelve clubs competing in it.

Botswana First Division South

Main article: Botswana First Division South

The Botswana First Division South currently has twelve clubs competing in it.

References

↑ "Makwengwe: Life apart from football". Botswana Guardian. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
↑ "Sunday Standard - Online Edition". Sundaystandard.info. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
↑ "Welcome to Daily News .:. Sports - Football - Botswana football growth impressive - Michu". Dailynews.gov.bw. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
↑ "The mystery behind the rise of Botswana football". Goal.com. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
↑ "BBC Sport - Football - Minnows Botswana qualify for Africa Cup of Nations". BBC News. 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
↑ "Mmegi Online :: Football Inches Closer To Professionalism - Makgalemele". Mmegi.bw. Retrieved 2013-11-15.

Football in Botswana

Botswana Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Botswana Premier League Botswana First Division (North South)

Domestic cups

Men	FA Challenge Cup Botswana Independence Cup Orange Kabelano Charity Cup Mascom Top 8 Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

Football in Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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