JUNIOR SOCCER
Victory over Egypt sends Amajita into Cosafa final
SA sealed their place in the final of the 2017 Cosafa Under-20 Championships in an ill-tempered 1-0 success over North African guest nation Egypt at the Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe‚ Zambia‚ on Thursday. BidVest Wits’s Luvuyo Mkatshana scored the only goal of the game shortly before halftime‚ with Amajita finishing the match with 10 men as Lehlogonolo Matlou got his marching orders in mysterious circumstances. He will now miss the final on Saturday against either East African side Uganda or Lesotho‚ who met in the second semifinal later on Thursday. Two members of the Egyptian bench were also sent to the stands as their rage at the decisions of Zimbabwean referee Nomore Musundire boiled over. Amajita were fortunate not to lose Thabane Zuke as well after he performed a horror tackle that drew only a yellow. Coach Thabo Senong was dealt a blow in the warm-ups, when Orlando Pirates striker Lyle Foster was injured and replaced by Katlego Ntsabaleng. Amajita dictated the tempo in the f...
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