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The Herald
Sports Journalist
The Young Warriors ended their under-17 championships at COSAFA when they fell to a third consecutive loss to Mauritius yesterday.
Zimbabweans lost to Angola in a Group C match.
This meant that the Young Warriors were losing all their matches in the tournament.
The team came from a 0-5 against Malawi.
Yesterday, the Young Warriors were 0-2 at the break and they feared they would collapse to another big defeat.
However, Zimbabweans found a way to defend themselves in the second half and reduced backlogs with a goal in this
The Young Warriors have found the way to the tournament in recent years.
This sparked an uproar in national football, and many are questioning the pedigree of some of the coaches who are given the responsibility of taking charge of the team.
Others asked about the chaotic way in which the team is selected, amid allegations that coaches became biased and did not select the best players for the tournament.
Rodwell Dhlakama, the most effective coach of these young warriors, said the school like Pamushana, who did well in dominating the Copa Coca-Cola schools tournament, had not of player in the team.
Some England-based coaches also waved the red flag after trying to bring in Zimbabweans. The players to integrate into the team were rejected by the coaches.
The Young Warriors have lost their last six tournament matches in the last two years.
Group C
PWDLGA Pts
Angola 2 2 3 0 7 1 9
Swaziland 2 2 0 1 4 6 6
Malawi 2 1 0 2 5 2 3
Zimbabwe 2 0 0 3 2 8 0
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