Head to head · Men's national teams
Botswana v Malawi
Botswana and Malawi have met 26 times since 1968: Malawi lead 13–6.
6Botswana wins
7draws
13Malawi wins
Goals: Botswana 22, Malawi 47 · 26 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 13 July 1968: Malawi 8–1 Botswana in Blantyre.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 31 March 2026: Botswana 1–0 Malawi (Mukuru 4 Nations).
- Botswana's biggest win: Botswana 2–0 Malawi, 1986.
- Malawi's biggest win: Malawi 8–1 Botswana, 1968.
- 11 of the 26 meetings were competitive matches and 15 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 31 Mar | Botswana 1–0 Malawi Mukuru 4 Nations · Francistown, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 2019 | ||
| 10 Sept | Malawi 1–0 Botswana FIFA World Cup qualification · Blantyre, Malawi |
Malawi |
| 7 Sept | Botswana 0–0 Malawi FIFA World Cup qualification · Francistown, Botswana |
Draw |
| 2018 | ||
| 30 May | Malawi 1–1 Botswana COSAFA Cup · Polokwane, South Africa (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 3 Sept | Botswana 1–0 Malawi Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 19 Mar | Botswana 1–0 Malawi Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 2011 | ||
| 5 Jun | Botswana 0–0 Malawi Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Gaborone, Botswana |
Draw |
| 2010 | ||
| 11 Aug | Malawi 1–1 Botswana Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Blantyre, Malawi |
Draw |
| 2006 | ||
| 8 Jul | Malawi 0–0 Botswana Friendly · Blantyre, Malawi |
Draw |
| 6 Jul | Malawi 2–1 Botswana Friendly · Lilongwe, Malawi |
Malawi |
| 2005 | ||
| 18 Jun | Malawi 1–3 Botswana FIFA World Cup qualification · Blantyre, Malawi |
Botswana |
| 2004 | ||
| 19 Jun | Botswana 2–0 Malawi FIFA World Cup qualification · Gaborone, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 2003 | ||
| 24 May | Botswana 1–1 Malawi (pens) COSAFA Cup · Gaborone, Botswana |
Malawi |
| 2002 | ||
| 9 Jun | Malawi 1–0 Botswana Friendly · Blantyre, Malawi |
Malawi |
| 8 Jun | Malawi 2–0 Botswana Friendly · Lilongwe, Malawi |
Malawi |
| 2001 | ||
| 17 Mar | Botswana 0–1 Malawi COSAFA Cup · Gaborone, Botswana |
Malawi |
| 1997 | ||
| 6 Jul | Malawi 0–0 Botswana Friendly · Lilongwe, Malawi |
Draw |
| 1 Mar | Botswana 1–4 Malawi COSAFA Cup qualification · Gaborone, Botswana |
Malawi |
| 1990 | ||
| 21 Jan | Botswana 2–2 Malawi Friendly · Lobamba, Swaziland (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1986 | ||
| 30 Sept | Botswana 2–0 Malawi Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 1981 | ||
| 18 Apr | Botswana 2–5 Malawi Friendly · Gwelo, Zimbabwe (neutral) |
Malawi |
| 1977 | ||
| 1 Oct | Botswana 1–5 Malawi Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Malawi |
| 30 Sept | Botswana 0–2 Malawi Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Malawi |
| 1976 | ||
| 17 Sept | Malawi 3–0 Botswana Friendly · Blantyre, Malawi |
Malawi |
| 13 Sept | Malawi 7–1 Botswana Friendly · Blantyre, Malawi |
Malawi |
| 1968 | ||
| 13 Jul | Malawi 8–1 Botswana Friendly · Blantyre, Malawi |
Malawi |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.