Angola vs Lesotho Prediction and Betting Tips | June 8th 2025

Angola and Lesotho return to action in the 2025 COSAFA Cup when they lock horns at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Sunday. The reigning champions kicked off their title defence with a somewhat disappointing stalemate against Namibia in midweek while Lesotho narrowly edged out Malawi in the other group curtain-raiser.

Angola were left spitting feathers on Thursday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Namibia in the Group B opener after conceding a 97th-minute equalizer at the Free State Stadium.

With that result, Pedro Goncalves’ men have failed to taste victory in five straight games across all competitions, losing twice and claiming two draws — a run which has seen them drop to fourth place in Group D of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Angola will look to bounce back on Sunday as they aim to replicate their 2024 COSAFA Cup run, where they stormed to the final before thrashing Namibia 5-0 to clinch their fifth title.

Meanwhile, Makara Ntaitsane came up clutch for Lesotho in their first group outing as he struck in the 83rd minute to hand them all three points at the Free State Stadium.

Prior to that, Leslie Notsi’s men picked up one point from two games in Group C of the World Cup qualifiers, where they sit fifth in the table with just six points from six games.

Having suffered a group-stage exit from the COSAFA Cup last year, Lesotho have their sights on reaching the knockout phase for the first time since 2023, when they fell short in the final courtesy of a 1-0 loss against Zambia.

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Angola vs Lesotho Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• Angola hold the upper hand in the history of this fixture, having won eight of the last 13 meetings between the two teams.
• Lesotho have picked up four wins in that time, while the two nations have settled for a share of the spoils once.
• Angola are unbeaten in their last seven COSAFA Cup games, picking up five wins and two draws since a 1-0 defeat against Mauritius in July 2023.
• Lesotho have failed to win six of their last eight away games across all competitions, losing four and picking up two draws since June 2024.

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Angola vs Lesotho Prediction

While Lesotho are one win away from guaranteeing a knockout-stage spot, Angola must show their mettle here as they look to get their title defense back on track.

Goncalves’s men boast a superior and more experienced squad and we are backing them to come away with all three points, albeit by a narrow margin.

Prediction: Angola 1-0 Lesotho

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Angola vs Lesotho Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Angola to win

Tip 2: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have been fewer than 11 corner kicks in four of Angola’s last five games)

Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals - No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in eight of Angola’s last nine outings)