U17 beat Lesotho 1-0, to face Bafana – Zambia: News Diggers!

Kananelo Rapuleng of Lesotho tackles Vincent Kalinda of Zambia during the 2018 Cosafa Under 17 Youth Championships football match between Zambia and Lesotho at the Anjalay Stadium, Mauritius on 22 July 2018 © Gavin Barker / BackpagePix

Benson Simwanda scored a late winner for defending champions Zambia for a victory against Lesotho to win a victory against the South Africans in the final Council of the Southern African Football Association (COSAFA) under-17 championship group match on Tuesday.

South Africa beat Mozambique 4-1 in the other group B match.

According to the results released by cosafa.com Zambia looked as though they would be left frustrated by Lesotho before their late success, but the latter had the Best of the opening half as Tebello Lethoko was denied by Philip Malunga in the Young Chipolopolo goal.

Vincent Kalinda saw his effort cleared the line in the second half, while Enock Sakala missed a cross with the goal gaping. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Zambia's assistant coach Tenant Chilumba says the final group will be tough

"I would like to congratulate both Zambia and Lesotho for the good game. It was not an easy game but we were determined to win. The next game against South Africa will be very tactical but we will go all out, "Chilumba said.

The action continues on Monday when the second round of games are played.
Malawi and Zimbabwe both lost their They were invited to play at the Stade St Francois Xavier at 12h00 (08h00 GMT).

Malawi, who had finished third at the last two COSAFA Under-17 Championships, were edged by Angola and Zimbabwe were surprised 3- 2 losers to Swaziland.
For the loser of this game, or even if it ends in a draw, it will be possible to end the hopes of making the semifinals, where only the top team in the pool and the best placed runner-up to the knockout stages
Angola and Swaziland could take a giant step towards the next round if they meet again when they meet at the same venue at 3:00 pm (11:00 GMT).

Neither of these nations has appeared in the last two editions of this competition, but could make a massive impact. 9659003] The COSAFA Under-17 Championships serve as a qualifier for the 2019 African Under-17 Championships that will be played in Tanzania, which is a turn for the FIFA World Cup in Peru later in the year.