Welcome to our live blow-by-blow coverage of the opening matches in Group A at the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships being played at Stade Anjalay in Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius on Saturday. The matches were moved to this venue after a waterlogged pitch at the Stade Georges V in Curepipe. Starting line-ups: Mauritius XI: Christophe Louis, Ken Reine
Change of venue/kick-off times for matches on Saturday and Monday
A waterlogged pitch at the Stade Georges V in Curepipe, Mauritius has forced a change in venue and kick-off time for the two Group A matches at the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship on Saturday and Monday. The matches will now be played at the Stade Anjalay in Belle Vue Maurel on the north of the
Zambia, Malawi earn first day wins
Defending champions Zambia laid down a big marker of intent as they opened their 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships Group B campaign with a 4-0 victory over Kenya in Port Louis, Mauritius on Friday. Zambia were completely dominant in the game and could have had more goals had they not been so wayward in front of
FT – Malawi 2 Madagascar 1
Check out our live blow-by-blow coverage of the second COSAFA Under-17 Championships Group B game between Malawi and Madagascar at the Stade St Francois Xavier in Port Louis, Mauritius on Friday! Starting line-ups: Malawi XI: Hasting Banda, Lexpart Sumaili, Henry Chiwaya, Chimango Kalinga, Hadji Wali, Chufundo George, Peter Banda, Antony Msiska, Chikondi Mbeta, Francisco Madinga, Moses Chipanda. Subs:
FT – Zambia 4 Kenya 0
Check out our live coverage of the opening game of the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships between Zambia and East African guest nation Kenya! Starting line-ups: Zambia XI: Benson Mwale, Justin Mwanza, Benjamin Phiri, Kasonde Mulenga, Kunda Nkandu, Damiano Kola, Castrol Siakotale, Chanda Mukuka, Danny Kunda, Ponsirio Kapampa, Nicholas Mulilo. Kenya XI: George Ouma, Brian Otieno, Clinton Machaka, John
Coaches Quotes – COSAFA Under-17 Championships
A pre-tournament press conference was held with the eight coaches at the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships on Thursday. With the tournament set to kick-off on Friday, here are some selected thoughts of the coaches present. Andreas Spier, Kenya “We are happy to be there and we are ready to play our first match against
Zambia, Kenya kick-off COSAFA Under-17 Championships!
Defending champions Zambia and East African guest nation Kenya kick-off the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships at the Stade St Francois Xavier in Port Louis, Mauritius on Friday with both aiming to be in the final come July 31. The opening Group B fixture kicks off at 12h00 local time (08h00 GMT), with the second match
Namibia coach confident for COSAFA Under-17 Championships
Namibia have named their squad for the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in Mauritius from July 22-31. Coach Timo Tjongarero has appointed captain Dawid Morgan Junior to lead the team and says they are ready to do the nation proud. “We have a very promising team that did well against Botswana in the CAF qualifiers for
Kenya aim for knockout stages at Under-17 champs
East African guest nation Kenya have named their squad for the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in Mauritius from July 22-31. Under new German technical advisor Andres Spier, Kenya are hopeful of going deep into the tournament and have narrowed down their squad to those players they believe can get them into the knockout stages. “Our
South Africa name strong squad for COSAFA Under-17 Championships
South Africa have named their squad for the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be played in Mauritius from July 22-31. The South Africans have enjoyed good recent success at this age-group level having qualified for the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile, as well as the last African Under-17 Championships. Coach Molefe Ntseki has