Sports form a part of the culture of

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

. Football is the most popular sport in the country.

History

Lesotho first participated at the Olympic Games in 1972.

By sport

Cricket

The

Lesotho national cricket team The Lesotho national cricket team is the team that represents Lesotho in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and an associate member in 2017. Lesotho has played internatio ...

is an associate member of the ICC.

Football

Football is the most popular sport in the country. The national team, governed by the

Lesotho Football Association The Lesotho Football Association (LeFA) is the governing body of association football in Lesotho, a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It was formed in 1932 and it is based in the city of Maseru. The board helps run the Lesotho national footb ...

represents Lesotho in various competitions, however, it has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. The

Lesotho Premier League The Lesotho Premier League also known as Econet Premier League is the top football division in Lesotho and was created in 1970. Econet Telecom Lesotho are the current league sponsor, since 2017/2018 season. Vodacom Lesotho were the previous leagu ...

is the top league of the country.

Rugby Union

References

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