Zebras down 100 places since historic qualification

The Zebras journey up and down football’s ladder has been littered with extreme contrasts.

There was a period when the team was largely acknowledged as ‘whipping boys’ before light emerged at the end of the tunnel between 2004 to 2006. It was a period when Veselin Jelusic was in charge and instilled a sense of new belief as the team went toe-to-toe with continental giants such as Morocco and Egypt. It was a team built around a solid defence, as the experience of several stars proved telling. The togetherness was evident as Botswana began to shed the unwanted ‘whipping boys’ tag.