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{{short description|Botswana national Football Association}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{National football association |
  Logo               = Botswana Football Association logo.jpg |
  Founded            = 1966 |
  FIFA affiliation   = 1978 |
  Region             = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |
  Region affiliation = 1976 |
  President          = Maclean Letshwiti|
  Coach              = |
}}

The '''Botswana Football Association''' ('''BFA''') is the governing body of association [[Football (soccer)|football]] in [[Botswana]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2011/05/21/2495780/botswanas-football-taken-to-the-next-level-the-zebras-are |title=The mystery behind the rise of Botswana football |publisher=Goal.com |date=2011-05-21 |access-date=2013-11-15}}</ref> and controls the national football team. It is an affiliate of [[FIFA]], [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] and the [[Council of Southern Africa Football Associations|COSAFA]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bfa.co.bw/about-bfa/who-we-are.html|title=Who we are – BFA|last=Admin|first=BFA|access-date=2018-03-23|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324041427/http://www.bfa.co.bw/about-bfa/who-we-are.html|archive-date=2018-03-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>

National football leagues include the [[Botswana Premier League]], [[Botswana First Division North]] and [[Botswana First Division South]].

== History ==
In 1966, the Botswana National Football Association (BNFA)<ref name=":0" /> was created, before the name was changed in 1970 and the BFA officially founded. It was first affiliated to the CAF in 1976, and then with [[FIFA]] in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/memberassociations/botswanafootballassociation/Home|title=CAF – Member Associations – Botswana Football Association – Home|last=Football|first=CAF – Confederation of African|website=cafonline.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-23}}</ref> On 24 October 2023, Gaborone — Botswana Football Association (BFA) has parted ways with Zebras coach Mogomotsi Mpote. According to sources, the BFA is eyeing an Arab coach with expectation that he will help the Zebras to qualify for both AFCON and 2026 World Cup. <ref>{{cite news | url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202310250106.html | title=Botswana: Bfa Parts with Mpote | newspaper=Botswana Daily News | date=25 October 2023 | last1=Sibanda | first1=Anastacia }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official Website}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070607011632/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bot/index.html Botswana at the FIFA website]

{{Sports governing bodies in Botswana}}
{{Football in Botswana}}
{{International football}}
{{National Members of the Confederation of African Football}}

[[Category:National members of the Confederation of African Football|Botswana]]
[[Category:Football in Botswana]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Botswana|Football]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1966]]
[[Category:Association football governing bodies in Africa]]
[[Category:1966 establishments in Botswana]]


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