Botswana coach Stanley Tshosane told his football association to turn down the invitation to play on Feb. 29 because he was not sure who he could pick anymore.

“Technically we have no team and we need to regroup and organise ourselves.”

Botswana were surprise qualifiers for the tournament in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon but lost all three group games, including a record equaling 6-1 defeat by Guinea in Franceville.

Egypt are likely to face Niger instead on Feb. 29, assistant coach Diaa El-Sayed told Ahram Online. The Pharaohs will also play Kenya and Uganda in friendly games this month.

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