Already-eliminated Botswana face the Democratic Republic of the Congo in their final Accumulation D accoutrement at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. The bout will be played at the Stade Al Medina in Rabat on 30 December, with admission at 20h00 bounded time (19h00 GMT).
This will be Botswana’s aboriginal AFCON bout adjoin a aggregation from alfresco West Africa, with their antecedent bristles appearances at the finals all advancing adjoin West African opposition.
It is the sixth affair all-embracing amid the two nations. Botswana are winless in accessible comedy adjoin DR Congo, who accept recorded two victories, while three matches accept concluded level.
The abandon ahead met in the 2004 AFCON qualifiers, area DR Congo won the aboriginal leg 2-0 at home on 13 October 2002. The acknowledgment bout in Gaborone on 5 July 2003 concluded 0-0, a aftereffect that helped DR Congo authorize for the Tunisia 2004 finals.
All three fatigued matches amid the teams — a 2004 AFCON qualifier, a affable in 2005, and a COSAFA Cup semi-final in 2016 — concluded goalless, with Botswana advancing on penalties in Windhoek in the closing encounter.
Their best contempo affair was a affable all-embracing on 5 June 2017, which DR Congo won 2-0. Botswana accept never denticulate a ambition in bristles antecedent matches adjoin DR Congo.
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OVERALL Botswana: P5 W0 D3 L2 GF0 GA4 GD-4 DR Congo: P5 W2 D3 L0 GF4 GA0 GD 4
Botswana – Key Statistics
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Have absent both their matches afterwards scoring, activity bottomward 3-0 to Senegal and 1-0 to Benin.
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Have absent their aboriginal bristles matches at the Africa Cup of Nations, acceptable the additional aggregation to do so afterwards Benin.
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Defeat will see them become the additional nation, afterwards Benin, to lose their aboriginal six matches at AFCON.
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All bristles of their AFCON matches accept produced a winner.
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Are yet to accumulate a apple-pie area at AFCON.
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Their alone antecedent third accumulation match, in 2012, concluded in a 2-1 accident to Mali, a bold in which they initially took the advance in the 50th minute through Mogakolodi Ngele.
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Their defeat to Benin was their fifth accident at AFCON and their third by a single-goal margin.
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Attempted 465 passes adjoin Benin, their best at the accepted finals.
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Completed 383 passes adjoin Benin.
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Mothusi Johnson addled the woodwork in the accident to Benin, the aboriginal time Botswana accept hit the woodwork in bristles AFCON matches.
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Managed one attempt on ambition adjoin Benin, their aboriginal on ambition at the accepted edition.
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Mosha Gaolaolwe recorded 91 touches adjoin Benin, the best by a Botswana amateur in the match.
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Thatoyane Ditlhokwe attempted 79 passes and completed 68 adjoin Benin, the best by a Botswana amateur in a distinct bout at AFCON 2025.
DR Congo – Key Statistics
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Are best beyond their two accumulation matches, with a 1-0 win over Benin followed by a 1-1 draw adjoin Senegal.
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Are best in their aftermost six AFCON group-stage matches (W2 D4).
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Their aftermost best best run in AFCON accumulation matches was nine amateur amid 2013 and 2017.
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Their best contempo group-stage defeat came adjoin Egypt in their additional accumulation bout at the 2019 finals, a 2-0 loss.
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A draw will see them ability the knockout stages for a fifth clash in succession, accepting progressed in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2023.
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Were aftermost alone at the accumulation date in 2013.
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Have been alone at the accumulation date aloof already in their aftermost six AFCON appearances.
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Progression would see them ability the knockout stages for the 14th time overall.
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DR Congo accept fatigued 15 of their aftermost 26 AFCON matches back 2013 (W6 D5), added than any added nation in that period.
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Cédric Bakambu denticulate his fourth AFCON ambition for DR Congo adjoin Senegal; alone Ndaye Mulamba (10), Mayanga Maku (6) and Dieumerci Mbokani (5) accept denticulate added for the nation at the finals.
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Bakambu’s bang adjoin Senegal was DR Congo’s 96th ambition at AFCON.
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Managed aloof 35.9% control adjoin Senegal, their everyman allotment at AFCON 2025.
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Attempted 281 passes adjoin Senegal, commutual 218, while Senegal attempted 506 and completed 439.
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Samuel Moutoussamy attempted the best passes for DR Congo adjoin Senegal (41).
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Chancel Mbemba contested 11 duels adjoin Senegal and won eight, the best by any amateur in the match.
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Axel Tuanzebe fabricated a game-high 10 clearances adjoin Senegal.