Updated 15 November 2026.
Botswana and Uganda meet on Tuesday 17 November, kick-off 7pm UK, in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications group stage. The two sides drew Uganda 1-1 Botswana on Saturday, three days earlier.
Uganda are 1st in their group on 5 points. Botswana are 3rd on 3, and they have not lost a game in the campaign. Uganda are the bookmakers' favourites.
Botswana have played three and drawn all three, scoring 5 and conceding 5. Both teams have scored in all three of their games, over 2.5 goals has landed in two of them (67%), and they have kept no clean sheet. Their draws were 2-2 with Tunisia, 2-2 with Libya and Saturday's 1-1, and a 1-1 friendly with Angola in June makes it four draws in a row in all competitions.
Uganda have won once and drawn twice, scoring 3 and conceding 2, and they kept a clean sheet in a third of their games. They beat Libya 1-0 and held Tunisia 1-1 before Saturday's draw. Uganda score 1 a game, and none of their three games has gone over 2.5 goals.
Botswana have scored and conceded in every game, while Uganda have scored and conceded less. Botswana average 3.67 shots on target and 13.33 fouls a game, Uganda 2 shots on target and 13.67 fouls. Uganda lead Botswana by two points in the group standings.
Botswana's last win was a 1-0 friendly against Malawi on 31 March, and they average 2.33 cards a game in qualifying against 1.33 for Uganda. Uganda's other recent results include a 0-0 friendly draw with Bahrain in March and a 1-3 defeat to Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations on 30 December 2025.
Botswana possible starting lineup:
Phoko; Velaphi, Kopelang, Gaolaolwe, Molefe; Ditsile, Kgamanyane, Ramotse; Setsile, Orebonye, Ratshukudu
Uganda possible starting lineup:
Onyango; Torach, Sibbick, Mukundane; Kayondo, Aucho, Alhassan, Byaruhanga; Semakula, Omedi, Bogere
Tumisang Orebonye has had a shot in all three of Botswana's games, at 2.3 a game, and a shot on target in all three too, at 2 a game.
Kenneth Semakula has made at least one tackle in each of Uganda's three games and averages 4 a game, while Aziz Kayondo averages 3.7. Baba Alhassan has averaged 2.7 tackles and 2 fouls over the same three games.
Rogers Torach has tackled and fouled in all three for Uganda, averaging 3 tackles and 1.7 fouls, and Alford Velaphi has tackled in all three for Botswana at 3 a game. Tebogo Kopelang has also tackled in all three, at 2 a game.
Uganda are the bookmakers' favourites at 2.10 with boylesports, with Botswana at 3.60 and the draw at 3.10, both with midnite. Both teams to score is 2.10 and over 2.5 goals is 2.38.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Botswana to win | 3.60 (midnite) |
| Draw | 3.10 (midnite) |
| Uganda to win | 2.10 (boylesports) |
| Both teams to score | 2.10 (midnite) |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.44 (midnite) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 2.38 (midnite) |
Botswana have drawn all three group games and Uganda two of three, including the 1-1 between them on Saturday. Both teams have scored in each of Botswana's three games, while none of Uganda's three has gone over 2.5 goals.
Botswana vs Uganda in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications kicks off at 7pm UK on Tuesday 17 November 2026. It is a group stage match, played three days after the sides drew 1-1 in the reverse fixture.
Uganda are favourites for Botswana vs Uganda at 2.10 with boylesports in the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, against 3.60 for Botswana and 3.10 for the draw with midnite. Uganda also lead the group, with 5 points to Botswana's 3.
Uganda are 1st in their group on 5 points and Botswana are 3rd on 3 points in the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications. Botswana have drawn all 3 of their games, while Uganda have won 1 and drawn 2.
Both teams to score in Botswana vs Uganda is priced at 2.10 with midnite in this 2026 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Botswana have seen both teams score in 100% of their 3 games this campaign, while Uganda's rate is 67%.
Tumisang Orebonye has had a shot on target in 3 straight games for Botswana in 2026 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying ahead of Botswana vs Uganda, averaging 2 a game, and a shot in each of those games at 2.3 a game.
Predicted lineups for Botswana vs Uganda in the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications on Tuesday 17 November 2026: Botswana may start Phoko; Velaphi, Kopelang, Gaolaolwe, Molefe; Ditsile, Kgamanyane, Ramotse; Setsile, Orebonye, Ratshukudu. Uganda may start Onyango; Torach, Sibbick, Mukundane; Kayondo, Aucho, Alhassan, Byaruhanga; Semakula, Omedi, Bogere.