Zambia have cruised to the Girls’ Under-17 football crown at the Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020 with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Botswana in the final at the Setsotso Stadium on Monday. Zambia finish the competition unbeaten in their three matches and without having conceded a goal as they emphasised their quality and lived
Rain had its say again on Sunday as there was more disruption to the fixture list in the Boys’ and Girls’ Under-17 football competition at the Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020. The Girls fixture between Botswana and Namibia could not go ahead and will be played on Monday at 10h00 CAT, while the Boys’
Angola and Zambia were winners on day three of the Boys’ and Girls’ football competition at the Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020 on Saturday, with one postponement due to torrential rain and two games played in soggy conditions. The Girls’ match between Namibia and Zambia had to be postponed to Sunday due to a
Lucy Kajiya scored two goals as Zambia came from behind to defeat Botswana 3-1 in the opening game of the Girls’ Under-17 football tournament at the Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020 on Thursday. Zambia had missed a penalty in the second half as they dominated the play, but finally found their winning goals late
A brace from talisman Joseph Banda handed Zambia a 2-0 victory over hosts Lesotho on the opening day of the Boys’ Under-17 football tournament played at the Setsotso Stadium as part of the Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020 on Wednesday. Banda was the star of the regional Under-17 championship in 2020 and has got
The emergence of the Omicron variant and subsequent travel difficulties associated with it have forced more changes to the fixtures for the Boys’ and Girls’ football competitions at the Region 5 Games Maseru 2020. The tournaments have already been hit by a number of withdrawals, with Zimbabwe (Boys & Girls), Seychelles (Boys) and Comoros (Girls)
COSAFA’s mandate is to grow the game on and off the pitch and over the years has developed a remarkable reputation for giving back to local communities wherever tournaments are held. The Region 5 Games Maseru 2020 will be no exception, with a range of courses, workshops, and festivals to help upskill local referees, coaches,
The boys taking part in the football competition at the Region 5 Games Maseru 2020 will undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) assessments to confirm their eligibility to compete in the tournament in Lesotho. The tests are used to ensure the players are within the required birth date range for the competition, which is January 1,
The Girls’ football competition at the Region 5 Games Maseru 2020 is sure to be hotly contested between the five competing sides, who will play a truncated first round that sees them square off against two opponents. The team that finishes top of the mini pool will play the side in fourth in the semifinals,
The Boys’ and Girls’ football competitions at the Region 5 Games Maseru 2020 kick-off next week in what promises to be a thrilling festival of youth football. The competitions will be run by COSAFA, and as such we have put together a handy guide as to the regulations of the tournaments, so you can be
