The international tournament featuring national teams from southern Africa will see Lesotho clashing with Seychelles.
The national team of Lesotho is considered one of the weakest teams when taking into account the level of football in Africa. Currently, Lesotho sits at a lowly 149th in the FIFA rankings, reflecting their struggles. Lesotho has historically struggled to move up the rankings. They have never participated in major international tournaments.
For a long time, Lesotho didn't even partake in qualification tournaments and subsequently, couldn't get through the qualifiers. This was also the case with the African Cup of Nations. In recent official matches though, their performance has been somewhat better. Lesotho has accumulated 5 points in the last 4 qualifying matches.
Footballers representing Seychelles on the international stage are also ranked among the weakest, given their position in the FIFA rankings. At the present time, Seychelles is positioned at 201st and continues to slide down the rankings. There have been no significant achievements for the Seychelles team on the international level.
Qualification for either the World Cup or the African Cup of Nations has never been in reach for Seychelles. Their recent official matches have been marked by a series of defeats, with Seychelles suffering 7 consecutive losses.
Lesotho and Seychelles have faced each other in 4 official matches. Lesotho has emerged victorious in 2 encounters. Seychelles’ only win dates back to 2016.
Individual total over (ITO) for Lesotho will exceed 2 goals. The favourites of the match are in excellent form and are expected to secure a comprehensive victory against the underdogs.
Lesotho will emerge victorious. While Lesotho's footballers are not among Africa's strongest, their opponents, Seychelles, are clear underdogs with negligible chances of making it to major tournaments.
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