[5] CAF is the controlling body for African association football and membership of it is required to compete in qualifying for Africa Cup of Nations or the event itself.

[8] LEFA runs the Lesotho national football team, whose first international match was a 2–1 win against Malawi in 1970.

[10][11] The national team reached the final of the 2000 COSAFA Cup but lost 6–0 on aggregate to Zimbabwe.

[12] LEFA also helps in the running of the Lesotho women's national football team.

[3] In February 2022, Lesotho Football Association appointed former Angola and Botswana boss Veselin Jelusic as their new coach.