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Zebras drop two places in FIFA rankings

Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 430 Views |

The Zebras' back-to-back defeats during the recent international break have seen the team slide two places down the FIFA rankings.

Botswana lost 1-0 to Mauritania before an embarrassing 4-0 reversal at home to Egypt in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month. As a result, Botswana fell from position 145 to 147 in the world rankings after losing 13.5 points in the period under review. Botswana had accumulated 1,064 points before the two losses but is now at 1,050.15. The Zebras remained 45th in Africa are next in action in back-to-back clashes against Cape Verde in the AFCON qualifiers. The next FIFA rankings are on October 24.

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Zebras drop two places in FIFA rankings

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