COSAFA CHAMPIONSHIP
Amajita hit the ground running in Cosafa Under 20 title defence
SA cruised to a 5-0 victory over Mauritius as they opened the defence of their Cosafa Under 20 title with a comfortable win at the Nkana Stadium in Kitwe‚ Zambia on Monday. Coach Thabo Senong’s side scored all their goals in the first 38 minutes‚ before taking their foot off the gas in the second half with the job done. They have now taken control of their three-team Group B at the regional championships‚ with a second and final game against Eswatini (Swaziland) to come on Saturday‚ with only the top team in the pool advancing to the semifinals. Senong has said he is using this tournament as preparation for the 2019 African Under-20 Championships in Niger in February and will be impressed with the way his side were quick out of the blocks. They were ahead within two minutes when Mauritian captain Jean Francois turned the ball into his own net‚ before Orlando Pirates forward Lyle Foster had the simplest of tap-ins 10 minutes later to add a second. Amajita were cutting their opponents...
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