Nations with a single point. In its qualifying group for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, it finished third - 7 points behind qualifiers Burkina Faso and Uganda. In the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, it beat Eritrea in the first round and won 2–1 at home against Mali in the first leg of the second round. A 2–0 win for Mali in Bamako meant that Botswana lost on aggregate and failed to make the group stages. In July 2017, David Bright became manager of the Zebras for the 4th time after BFA chose not to renew Butler's contract. He led the team during qualifiers for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, in which Botswana scored only 1 goal in its 6 Group I matches. Fixtures 2022 2023 Coaching history Caretaker managers are listed in italics. Thomas Johnson (1973) Rudi Gutendorf (1976) Peter Cormack (1986–1987) Kenny Mwape (1990–1992) Freddie Mwila (1992–1994) Freddie Mwila (1994–1996) Michael Gaborone (1996–1997) David Bright (1997–1998) David Bright (1999) Jeff Butler (1999) David Bright (2000) Karl-Heinz Marotzke (2001) Veselin Jelušić (2002–2005) David Bright (2006) Colwyn Rowe (2006–2008) Stanley Tshosane (2008–2013) Peter Butler (2014–2017) Mogomotsi Mpote (2017) David Bright (2017–2019) Mfolo Mfolo (2019) Mogomotsi Mpote (2019) Adel Amrouche (2019–2022) Rahman Gumbo (2022) Mogomotsi Mpote (2022–) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly match. Match dates: 17 November 2022 Opposition: Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against . Recent call-ups The following players were last called up within the last twelve months. Player records Players in bold are still active with Botswana. Competitive records World Cup Africa Cup of Nations Head-to-head record As of 18 November 2019 after match against References External links Botswana at FIFA.com Botswana FA site 1968 establishments in Botswana African national association football teams National sports teams established in 1968