{"id":98177,"date":"2025-03-23T17:15:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T17:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/wc-2026-qualifiers-lesotho-have-nothing-to-lose-against-rwanda-notsi"},"modified":"2025-04-19T16:17:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T16:17:38","slug":"wc-2026-qualifiers-lesotho-have-nothing-to-lose-against-rwanda-notsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/wc-2026-qualifiers-lesotho-have-nothing-to-lose-against-rwanda-notsi","title":{"rendered":"WC 2026 Qualifiers: Lesotho have nothing to lose against Rwanda\u2014Notsi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Lesotho head coach Leslie Notsi says they have nothing to loose against Rwanda at Amahoro Stadium and he will come attacking from all angles.<\/p>\n<p>The Crocodiles were defeated 2-0 by Bafana Bafana of South Africa on match day 5 of the World Cup 2026 qualifiers and, prior to their trip to Kigali ahead of Tuesday\u2019s qualifier against Rwanda, Notsi said that his team will go into the game to attack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My team has nothing to lose and we must take the game to Rwanda,&#8221; Notsi told journalists in a post-match press conference on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Lesotho lost to Rwanda 1-0 in the first leg in June courtesy of a Jojea Kwizera strike on the stroke of half time and Notsi believes they his men will approach their game in Kigali differently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having faced Rwanda before, I believe my team has better understanding of their style and we will not treat them as unknown challenge. 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