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Botswana

Botswana (Botswana)

DR Congo

DR Congo (DR Congo)

Starting lineups

Botswana

Starting lineups confirmed

4-2-3-1

Lineups formation

51.3

Overall player rating

61.8 %

From the perfect composition

#	Player	Position	Age	€	Rating
23	Goitseone Phoko	G	26
2	Thabo Leinanyane	D	29
4	Mosha Gaolaolwe	D	29
3	Thatayaone Ditlhokwe	D	25	0,2M+	51.3
12	Mothusi Johnson	D	23
6	Gape Mohutsiwa	M	25
15	Mothusi Cooper	M	26
7	Kabelo Seakanyeng	M	30	0,1M+
22	Gilbert Baruti	M	30
13	Segolame Boy	M	30
10	Thabang Sesinyi	F	30

Substitute
1	Kabelo Dambe	G	33	0,2M+
16	Keagile Kgosipula	G	26
5	Alford Velaphi	D
20	Tebogo Kopelang	D	20
19	Chicco Molefe	D	30
26	Shanganani Nganda	D
18	Lebogang Ditsele	D
24	Losika Ratshukudu	M
25	Monty Enosa	M
17	Thatayaone Kgamanyane	M	26
8	Olebogeng Ramotse	M
14	Godairone Modingwane	M	26
11	Tumisang Orebonye	F	27
9	Omaatla Kebatho	F
21	Thabo Maponda	F

DR Congo

Starting lineups confirmed

4-1-4-1

Lineups formation

Overall player rating

27.1 %

From the perfect composition

60%

Attacking

51%

Technical

57%

Defending

48%

Tactical

#	Player	Position	Age	€	Rating
1	Lionel M'Pasi	G	29	0,1M+	51.9
24	Gedeon Kalulu Kyatengwa	D	26	1,6M+	50.5
22	Chancel Mbemba	D	29	3,6M+	56.7
15	Rocky Bushiri Kiranga	D	23	1,2M+	47.1
12	Joris Kayembe Ditu	D	29	0,5M+	55.9
18	Charles Pickel	M	26	0,8M+	47.5
11	Gaël Kakuta	M	32	3,2M+	50.1
7	Nathanael Mbuku	M	21	3,7M+	50.9
6	Ngal'ayel Mukau	M
13	Meschack Elia	M	26	0,5M+	55.3
19	Fiston Mayele	F	29

Substitute
16	Timothy Fayulu	G	24	0,2M+	50.5
21	Matthieu Epolo	G	16
2	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	D	25	38,0M+	60.1
4	Axel Tuanzebe	D	25	9,1M+	53.7
3	Steve Kapuadi	D	25		47.7
5	Dylan Batubinsika	D	27	1,0M+	57.5
8	Samuel Moutoussamy	M	27	3,9M+	52.9
10	Theo Bongonda	M	27	5,7M+	53.3
14	Noah Sadiki	M	18
27	Michel Ange Balikwisha	F	22		59.3
25	Edo Kayembe	M	25	1,6M+	54.1
17	Cédric Bakambu	F	32	14,5M+	52.7
23	Simon Banza	F	27	0,8M+	55.9
9	Samuel Essende	F	25	0,3M+	49.7
20	Brian Cipenga	F

Events: Botswana


Int. Friendly Games
2026-06-09	Botswana - Niger	canceled
2026-06-05	Angola - Botswana	canceled
2026-03-31	Malawi - Botswana	0 - 1
2026-03-28	Botswana - Zimbabwe	0 - 3

Africa Cup of Nations
Round 3
2025-12-30	Botswana - DR Congo	0 - 3

Match stats

Botswana

DR Congo

45%	Ball possession	55%
6	Total shots	26
6	Fouls	15
435	Passes	523
6	Total shots	26
1	Shots on target	5
0	Hit woodwork	0
4	Shots off target	18
1	Blocked shots	3
2	Shots inside box	16
4	Shots outside box	10
7	Touches in penalty area	45
3	Offsides	2
380	Accurate passes	469
5	Throw-ins	9
35	Final third entries	66
27/48 (56%)	Final third phase	185/221 (84%)
34/59 (58%)	Long balls	17/25 (68%)
54%	Duels	46%
6	Dispossessed	7
25/49 (51%)	Ground duels	24/49 (49%)
11	Interceptions	7
32	Recoveries	48
28	Clearances	10
10	Tackles	9
15	Free kicks	5
1/9 (11%)	Crosses	5/29 (17%)
1/4 (25%)	Dribbles	10/13 (77%)
60%	Tackles won	56%
10	Total tackles	9
19	Goal kicks	7
0	Big chances	4
2	Goalkeeper saves	1
0	Big chances missed	1
13/21 (62%)	Aerial duels	8/21 (38%)
2	Total saves	1
0	Through balls	1
0	Big chances scored	3
1	Fouled in final third	2
1	High claims	0
0	Corner kicks	3

48%	Ball possession	52%
1	Total shots	14
3	Fouls	7
255	Passes	267
1	Total shots	14
0	Shots on target	3
0	Hit woodwork	0
1	Shots off target	11
0	Blocked shots	0
0	Shots inside box	8
1	Shots outside box	6
2	Offsides	1
222	Accurate passes	237
3	Throw-ins	7
18	Final third entries	35
14/31 (45%)	Long balls	7/9 (78%)
51%	Duels	49%
5	Dispossessed	6
14/27 (52%)	Ground duels	13/27 (48%)
8	Interceptions	3
15	Recoveries	26
11	Clearances	6
7	Tackles	6
7	Free kicks	2
0/4 (0%)	Crosses	2/13 (15%)
0/1 (0%)	Dribbles	5/6 (83%)
57%	Tackles won	67%
7	Total tackles	6
12	Goal kicks	2
0	Big chances	3
1	Goalkeeper saves	0
0	Big chances missed	1
4/8 (50%)	Aerial duels	4/8 (50%)
1	Total saves	0
0	Through balls	1
0	Big chances scored	2
0	Fouled in final third	1
0	Corner kicks	0

41%	Ball possession	59%
0	Big chances	1
5	Total shots	12
1	Goalkeeper saves	1
3	Fouls	8
180	Passes	256
3	Tackles	3
8	Free kicks	3
5	Total shots	12
1	Shots on target	2
0	Hit woodwork	0
3	Shots off target	7
1	Blocked shots	3
2	Shots inside box	8
3	Shots outside box	4
0	Big chances scored	1
0	Big chances missed	0
1	Fouled in final third	1
1	Offsides	1
158	Accurate passes	232
2	Throw-ins	2
17	Final third entries	31
20/28 (71%)	Long balls	10/16 (63%)
1/5 (20%)	Crosses	3/16 (19%)
57%	Duels	43%
1	Dispossessed	1
67%	Tackles won	33%
3	Total tackles	3
3	Interceptions	4
17	Recoveries	22
17	Clearances	4
1	Total saves	1
7	Goal kicks	5
11/22 (50%)	Ground duels	11/22 (50%)
9/13 (69%)	Aerial duels	4/13 (31%)
1/3 (33%)	Dribbles	5/7 (71%)
0	Corner kicks	3

Media

Botswana 0 - 3 DR Congo

Full Highlights

2025-12-30

Botswana - DR Congo

Africa, Africa Cup of Nations, match Botswana - DR Congo, start time 2025-12-30 19:00:00 international time.

Botswana and DR Congo takes part in the championship Africa Cup of Nations, Africa.

The match will take place at the stadium Al-Barid Stadium in the city Rabat, Morocco. Stadium capacity Al-Barid Stadium is 18 000 people.

Head Referee - Ahmad Imetehaz Heeralall. Accounting for yellow and red cards: Ahmad Imetehaz Heeralall played 2 matches, noted 4 of yellow cards and 0 of red.

You can see the list of players in the squad, head coach and upcoming matches. Also evaluate in more detail the effectiveness and arithmetic average of the teams before the game:

Events: DR Congo


World Cup
Round 6
2026-07-01	England - DR Congo	2 - 1
Round 3
2026-06-27	DR Congo - Uzbekistan	3 - 1
Round 2
2026-06-24	Colombia - DR Congo	1 - 0
Round 1
2026-06-17	Portugal - DR Congo	1 - 1

Int. Friendly Games
2026-06-09	DR Congo - Chile	1 - 2