Head to head · Men's national teams
Botswana v Zimbabwe
Botswana and Zimbabwe have met 19 times since 1981: Zimbabwe lead 12–4.
4Botswana wins
3draws
12Zimbabwe wins
Goals: Botswana 8, Zimbabwe 25 · 19 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 30 September 1981: Botswana 0–1 Zimbabwe in Gaborone.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 28 March 2026: Botswana 0–3 Zimbabwe (Mukuru 4 Nations).
- Botswana's biggest win: Botswana 2–0 Zimbabwe, 2010.
- Zimbabwe's biggest win: Botswana 0–7 Zimbabwe, 1990.
- 6 of the 19 meetings were competitive matches and 13 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 28 Mar | Botswana 0–3 Zimbabwe Mukuru 4 Nations · Francistown, Botswana |
Zimbabwe |
| 2021 | ||
| 25 Mar | Botswana 0–1 Zimbabwe Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Francistown, Botswana |
Zimbabwe |
| 2019 | ||
| 15 Nov | Zimbabwe 0–0 Botswana Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Harare, Zimbabwe |
Draw |
| 2018 | ||
| 3 Jun | Zimbabwe 1–1 Botswana (pens) COSAFA Cup · Polokwane, South Africa (neutral) |
Zimbabwe |
| 18 Apr | Zimbabwe 0–1 Botswana Friendly · Harare, Zimbabwe |
Botswana |
| 2014 | ||
| 30 Sept | Botswana 1–0 Zimbabwe Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 2013 | ||
| 6 Feb | Zimbabwe 2–1 Botswana Friendly · Harare, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
| 2012 | ||
| 16 Jul | Botswana 1–0 Zimbabwe Friendly · Molepolole, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 7 Jan | Botswana 0–0 Zimbabwe Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Draw |
| 2010 | ||
| 4 Aug | Botswana 2–0 Zimbabwe Friendly · Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana |
Botswana |
| 2009 | ||
| 26 Oct | Zimbabwe 1–0 Botswana COSAFA Cup · Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
| 2008 | ||
| 20 Aug | Zimbabwe 1–0 Botswana Friendly · Harare, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
| 26 Mar | Botswana 0–1 Zimbabwe Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Zimbabwe |
| 2005 | ||
| 17 Apr | Botswana 0–2 Zimbabwe COSAFA Cup · Windhoek, Namibia (neutral) |
Zimbabwe |
| 16 Mar | Zimbabwe 1–1 Botswana Friendly · Harare, Zimbabwe |
Draw |
| 2004 | ||
| 18 Aug | Zimbabwe 2–0 Botswana Friendly · Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe |
| 2003 | ||
| 13 Dec | Botswana 0–2 Zimbabwe Friendly · Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana |
Zimbabwe |
| 1990 | ||
| 26 Aug | Botswana 0–7 Zimbabwe Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Zimbabwe |
| 1981 | ||
| 30 Sept | Botswana 0–1 Zimbabwe Friendly · Gaborone, Botswana |
Zimbabwe |
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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.