The Senior National Men’s Team (The Zebras) has been draw in Group J for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifiers which start in June 2022

Botswana have been drawn against Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea and Lybia. Of the four teams in Group J, only Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea managed to qualify for the 2022 AFCON finals which were held in Cameroon. Tunisia fell out at the group stage while Equatorial Guinea reached the quarter finals where they lost to eventual champions Senegal

In terms of FIFA rankings, The Zebras are the lowest ranked team as the sit in 45th while Tunisia are the highest sitting on 5th, followed by Equatorial Guinea who 21st and then Libya at 30th