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SOUTH Africa and Angola will be in the final round of the 2018 Cosafa under-17 Championships and seek a qualifying place in the African under-17 Championships set for next year in Tanzania.
The pair were comfortable winners in their Semifinals on Friday, with South Africa 2-0 and Angola putting in an excellent second-half display to Namibia 7-0, the biggest victory of the tournament.
Motlhalosi Nare netted a fine opener for Mauritan defender Yohan Dupre put the ball in his own net.
Although they did not go to South Africa they did clear-cut chances.
Sphiwe Nkabinde forced an excellent save from home Michel goalkeeper, before Nare found the opener with a neat finish that was his second goal of the tournament.
Nkabinde then struck the crossbar with a thunderous drive as Amajimbos pushed for a second, but the score remained 1-0 at the break.
South Africa goalkeeper Bontle Molefe kept them at bay
The win was secured in the first minute of injury-time at the end of the game when the unlucky Dupre turned the ball into his own net from Nare's cross.
Angola were held in the first half of their Semifinal, though they may wonder how with Osvaldo Capemba missing a number of good chances.
He made amends in the second period with a hat-trick though, one from the penalty-spot as the Angolans ran riot.
Gaspar Morais also got his name on the scoresheet, while Zito Luvumbo added a fifth of his life to the world.
The Young Palancas Negras to seventh
Mauritius and Namibia will be victorious for the future of Sunday's third-place play-off to see who will claim the bronze medal.
Namibia were winners of the competition 2016, while Mauritius finished runners-up last year. The match will be played at 11:00 local time (07:00 GMT) at St Francois Xavier Stadium in Port Louis.
The final between two-time winners South Africa and Angola will be played at the same venue at 15:00 (11:00 GMT) with under-17 competition. – cosafa.com
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