Jane Tšotleho (left) of Phnom Penh Crown in Cambodia is one of four foreign based players in the Likuena squad... |
Lesotho coach Moses Maliehe has named
four foreign based players in a revamped 20-man squad for a friendly
international against Botswana on March 24.
The match will be played in Gaborone.
The foreign call-ups are headlined by midfielder
Tšepo Matete of Botswana champions Township Rollers and striker Tšoanelo Bereng
of South African Premier League side Chippa United who have been included in
the Likuena squad for the first time after talks with the Lesotho Football
Association (LeFA).
The two are joined by winger Luciano Matsoso
who plays for Oskar Przysucha in Poland and playmaker Jane Tšotleho of Phnom Penh Crown
in Cambodia.
The game against Botswana will be Likuena’s
first international of the year.
Lioli’s Tšoanelo Koetle is the squad’s
most high-profile absentee from Maliehe’s squad with the midfielder left out
after a recent dip in form and a doping case cloud hanging over his head. There
is also no place for in-form Liphakoe striker Setho Moshoeshoe who has nine
league goals this season.
However, Kick4Life striker Nkoto Masoabi
is rewarded for his fine form – five league goals in 2018 – with a recall to
the national team for the first time in almost two years.
The squad also sees the return of two of
Likuena’s most influential players of the past decade in LMPS defender Nkau
Lerotholi and combative midfielder Ralekoti Mokhahlane who has revived his
career since joining Kick4Life at the start of the season.
Both stalwarts are back in the squad for
the first time since 2015. Meanwhile, former Likuena Basia Makepe captain returns
for the first time since 2016 as Maliehe has opted to go for a squad filled
with international experience.
Lesotho v Botswana recent head-to-head
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21/05/2016
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Friendly
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Botswana
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2-1
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Lesotho
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04/07/2015
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2016 CHAN qualifier
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Botswana
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1-1
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Lesotho
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21/06/2015
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2016 CHAN qualifier
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Lesotho
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0-0
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Botswana
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25/03/2015
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Friendly
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Botswana
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2-0
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Lesotho
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14/07/2014
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Friendly
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Botswana
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2-0
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Lesotho
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09/07/2013
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COSAFA Cup 2013
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Lesotho
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3-3
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Botswana
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23/05/2012
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Friendly
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Botswana
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3-0
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Lesotho
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21/12/2011
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Friendly
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Botswana
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3-0
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Lesotho
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01/04/2009
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Friendly
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Lesotho
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0-0
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Botswana
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16/11/2003
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2006 World Cup qualifier
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Lesotho
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0-0
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Botswana
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11/10/2003
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2006 World Cup qualifier
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Botswana
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4-1
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Lesotho
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The squad also includes Luciano Matsoso of Oskar Przysucha |
Likuena
Squad to face Botswana:
Goalkeepers: Sam Ketsekile (LCS)
and Pule Akhente (LMPS)
Defenders: Thapelo Mokhehle (Bantu), Nkau Lerotholi (LMPS), Basia Makepe (LMPS), Mafa Moremoholo (Lioli), Kopano Tseka (Lioli)
Midfielders: Bokang Mothoana (Kick4Life), Jane Thaba-Ntšo (Matlama), Luciano Matsoso (Oskar Przysucha, Poland), Litšepe Marabe (Bantu), Tšepo Matete (Township Rollers, Botswana), Hlompho Kalake (Bantu), Tšepo Toloane (LDF), Ralekoti Mokhahlane (Kick4Life), Jane Tšotleho (Phnom Penh Crown, Cambodia), Tumelo Khutlang (Lioli)
Striker: Motebang Sera
(Matlama), Nkoto Masoabi (Kick4Life), Tšoarelo Bereng (Chippa United, South
Africa)
Botswana
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Kabelo Dame
(Bloemfontein Celtic, South Africa), Keoagile Kgosipula (Township Rollers),
Bophelo Kealeboga (Miscellaneous)
Defenders: Sisimane
Mathumo (Township Rollers), Thabang Mosigi (Orapa United), Lesenya Ramoraka
(Orapa United), Tshepo Maikano (Gaborone United), Alphonso Modisaotsile
(Gaborone United), Tebogo Sososme (Galaxy United), Thero Setsile (Galaxy
United), Tapiwa Gadibolaye (Police)
Midfielders: Segolame Boy
(Township Rollers), Motsholetsi Sikele (Township Rollers), Mpho Kgaswane
(Baroka FC, SA), Kobamelo Kebaikanye (Orapa United), Moshe Gaolaolwe (Townhsip
Rollers), Thatayaone Kgamanyane (Gaborone United), Gift Moyo (Orapa United), Mogakolodi
Ngele (SuperSport United, SA), Onkabetse Makgantai (Orapa United), Lesego
Galenamotlhale (Orapa United)
Strikers: Jerome
Ramatlakwane (Orapa United), Tumisang Orebonye (Gaborone United), Omaatla
Kebatho (Orapa United), Lemponye Tshireletso (Township Rollers)
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