Lishoeshoe and Aguilla Girls make flying starts at CAF U17 GIFT Zimbabwe 2025
Lesotho’s Lishoeshoe and Zambia’s Aguilla Girls made perfect starts to their CAF Under-17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT) Zimbabwe 2025 campaigns after recording emphatic victories in Group B action at Ngoni Stadium in Norton, near Harare on Tuesday.
Lishoeshoe were dominant in the opening fixture of the day as they claimed a 6-2 win over South Africa’s Refilwe FC.
Boiketlo Molise led the charge with a well-taken brace, while Naleli Morie, Mampona Lekenyane and Ntsamaeng Tholo were also on target for the side from the Mountain Kingdom.
The sixth goal came via an unfortunate own goal from Refilwe captain Makgatla Ramahla. Pretty Modika struck twice at the other end to give the South Africans some consolation.
Aguilla Girls followed up with a commanding display of their own, easing past Namibia’s Okakakara Golden Ladies 5-0.
Luyando Banda grabbed a brace, with Beauty Namukonda, Luyando Banda and Serah Musonda adding further goals to seal a convincing victory.
The results leave Aguilla top of the group on goal difference, level on three points with Lishoeshoe.
Refilwe sit third, while Golden Ladies occupy fourth place after the opening round.
Wednesday is a rest day at the tournament, with Group A returning to action on Thursday for matchday two.
In the opening games of the tournament on Monday, Mamelodi Sundowns claimed the first three points of the competition in Group A with a 3–1 victory over Luwinga Academy, before hosts Mpopoma Sports Academy overwhelmed Namibia’s Otjiwarongo Sports Academy 12–0
Entrance to the venue is FREE and fans anywhere in the world can follow the action live on CAF TV and COSAFA’s YouTube Channel.
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
Lishoeshoe 6 (Morie 6’, Molise 34’, 42’, Lekenyane 77’, Tholo 79’, Ramahla 85’og) Refilwe 2 (Modika 45’, 82’)
Aguila Stars 5 (Banda 13’, Chipupula 44’, 74’, Namukonda 85’, Musonda 90’) Okakarara Golden Ladies 0
STANDINGS
| GROUP A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Mpopoma Sports Academy (Zimbabwe) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Luwinga Academy (Malawi) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Otjiwarongo Sports Academy (Namibia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
| GROUP B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Aguila Stars (Zambia) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Lishoeshoe (Lesotho) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Refilwe FC (South Africa) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| Okakarara Golden Ladies (Namibia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
Matches Played: 4
Goals Scored: 29
Biggest Win: Mpopoma Sports Academy 12 Otjiwarongo Sports Academy 0 (Group A, December 8)
Most goals in a game: 12 – Mpopoma Sports Academy 12 Otjiwarongo Sports Academy 0 (Group A, December 8)
GOALSCORERS
4 goals – Chiedza Khumalo (Mpopoma Sports Academy)
2 – Luyando Banda (Aguila Stars), Shantel Gwenhamo (Mpopoma Sports Academy), Pretty Modika (Refilwe), Angeleque Mohatle (Mamelodi Sundowns), Boiketlo Molise (Lishoeshoe)
1 – Rejoice Chamunorwa (Mpopoma Sports Academy), Alicia Chinyoka (Mpopoma Sports Academy), Tatenda Gambiza (Mpopoma Sports Academy), Mampona Lekenyane (Lishoeshoe), Beatrice Chipupula (Aguila Stars), Naleli Morie (Lishoeshoe), Ntokozo Mpofu (Mpopoma Sports Academy), Sandra Mugwara (Mamelodi Sundowns), Anashe Mudzingwa (Mpopoma Sports Academy), Serah Musonda (Aguila Stars), Beauty Namukonda (Aguila Stars), Lyndah Rakabopa (Mpopoma Sports Academy), Rejoice Silungwe (Luwinga Academy), Ntsamaeng Tholo (Lishoeshoe)
Own goal – Makgatla Ramahla (Refilwe)
