Morena Ramoreboli details Botswana's preparations ahead of second-ever AFCON

The experienced former Bafana Bafana caretaker coach led the team to the continental competition as runners-up in Group C behind Egypt.

They were unsuccessful in their World Cup qualifying campaign but Ramoreboli wants to give his side the best possible chance to progress in Morocco when the AFCON begins in December.

This is Botswana's second ever appearance at an AFCON since making it to the group stage in their debut showing during the 2012 competition.

They have been drawn in a tough Group D alongside Senegal, DR Congo and Benin.

Ramoreboli told FARPost: "We will announce the preliminary team on the 14th or 15th [November], around that weekend. The final team will be announced around the 20th because on the 23rd we are planning to have our local camp.

"And then from the local camp, we will be travelling [to North Africa] closer to where the tournament is hosted. We will have about two or three weeks before the tournament in preparation for our first match.

"We will be in camp making sure that we acclimatise, we prepare well, we get those friendly games, challenge ourselves. That is what I said, four weeks of preparation for us, I think, will be good for us.

“We will get roughly like 25 or 30 sessions, which will be very good for us.”