Comments and predictions for Botswana vs Zambia: The home team's fatal stab

Latest Botswana vs Zambia team information

Botswana, who lined up in a 4-3-3 formation in their opening game, will likely be trusted with the trio of Thatayaone Kgamanyane, Thabo Maponda and Ronaldo Fortune leading the attack.

Goalkeeper Thabo Motswagole is expected to continue as starter, with centre-back duo Bapaletswe Simon and Shanganani Nganda anchoring the defence, while Kabelo Seakanyeng is likely to play a creative role from midfield.

On the Zambian side, the top scorer of the MTN Super League – Titus Chansa – continues to be the hope in attack, while the best player of the season Owen Tembo will take on the role of organizing the play in midfield.

Joseph Phiri and Charles Zulu are likely to continue to be deployed on the wings, providing pace and attacking width for Zambia in their search for their first goal of the tournament this year.

Latest predicted lineup Botswana vs Zambia

Botswana:

Motswagole; Sakana, Simon, Nganda, Johnson; Cooper, Modingwane, Shadikong; Maponda, Kgamanyane, Fortune

Zambia:

L. Mulenga; Banda, Sinkala, Mwimanzi, Soko; Siankombo, Tembo, L. Mulenga; Zulu, Chansa, Phiri

Latest football commentary Botswana vs Zambia

Botswana have failed to get past the group stage in the last two COSAFA Cups, even finishing bottom of their group in the last edition.

However, coach Morena Ramoreboli's team still has a chance to end that poor streak if they win by two or more goals against Zambia, after a goalless draw with Comoros in the opening match.

Placed in one of two groups of just three teams at this year's tournament, Botswana currently has one point, three behind Comoros – who have already completed their group stage matches.

The team nicknamed “Zebras” have struggled against Zambia in the past, winning just four of their 26 encounters in all competitions, losing 15. However, their recent form should give them confidence that they can pull off a surprise.

In their last seven games in all competitions, Botswana have won three, drawn three and lost just one – a defeat to Algeria in a World Cup qualifier in March.

Zambia go into this match looking to redeem themselves after a disappointing performance in their opening game, losing 0-1 to Comoros.

The Chipolopolo conceded after more than 30 minutes of play and despite controlling the game and the number of shots, they still could not score in a disappointing performance.

After winning the COSAFA Cup two years in a row in 2022 and 2023, Zambia were expected to continue their dominance of last year’s tournament. However, they were a huge disappointment, being eliminated in the group stage without scoring a single goal or collecting a single point – something they are determined not to repeat this year.

Coach Wedson Nyirenda’s team are now out of the semi-finals, four points behind Comoros with just one game in hand. However, they still aim to close the tournament with a positive performance against their regional rivals.

Zambia have a decent record against Botswana in the COSAFA Cup, with two wins and a draw in their last three meetings in the competition. However, two consecutive defeats in all competitions before this match have raised questions about their current form.

Latest Botswana vs Zambia score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Botswana vs Zambiaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Botswana 1-0 Zambia

• WhoScore:Botswana 2-1 Zambia
• Our newspaper predicts:Botswana 1-0 Zambia

When and where to watch Botswana vs Zambia live?

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