[5] In 2005, Zambia was supposed to host a regional COSAFA women's football tournament, with ten teams agreeing to send teams including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Madagascar, Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.

[5] The country participated in the 2006 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations women's tournament in Lusaka.

[4][6] The national team's poor performance was contributed to by the fact that they only held a training camp for the competition a week before it started.

His comments came after the team was eliminated from the 2006 Confederation of Southern African Football Associations tournament.

In the most recent edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship held in October 2023, Mehalalitoe faced strong competition in the group stages.

[14] Looking beyond COSAFA tournaments, Mehalalitoe recently participated in a friendly match against Botswana on April 6, 2024.

Their dedication, coupled with the team's growing experience on the international stage, suggests a bright future for Mehalalitoe.

Early development of the women's game at the time colonial powers brought football to the continent was limited as colonial powers in the region tended to take make concepts of patriarchy and women's participation in sport with them to local cultures that had similar concepts already embedded in them.

[16] The lack of later development of the national team on a wider international level symptomatic of all African teams is a result of several factors, including limited access to education, poverty amongst women in the wider society, and fundamental inequality present in the society that occasionally allows for female specific human rights abuses.

[17] When quality female football players are developed, they tend to leave for greater opportunities abroad.

[18] Continent wide, funding is also an issue, with most development money coming from FIFA, not the national football association.

Attempting to commercialise the game and make it commercially viable is not the solution, as demonstrated by the current existence of many youth and women's football camps held throughout the continent.

Win Draw Lose Fixture Information on the full coaching staff of the Lesotho women's national football team (Mehalalitoe) is not readily accessible to the public.

While details of his prior coaching experience might not be widely publicized, Khojane undoubtedly possesses deep knowledge of Lesotho football.

Potential Additional Staff Though their names may not be easily found, it's very likely Mehalalitoe is supported by the following roles: Room for Development As Mehalalitoe participates in more matches and gains prominence, the Lesotho Football Association (LFA) will likely invest further in the team's coaching structure.

Likely But Unconfirmed History Considering the team's formation in the late 1990s, it's highly probable that other managers have held the position before Lehloenya Nkhasi.

However, specific names and dates might be challenging to find due to the following factors: Where to Search for More Information Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.