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LIVE: Malawi 1 Uganda 1 in COSAFA U-20 tourney

By Joseph Lubandi

Posted on December 11, 2017

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Benson Kolala of Zambia gets away from Fred Okot of Uganda during the 2017 COSAFA U20 football match between Zambia and Uganda at Arthur Davis Stadium, Kitwe on 6 December 2017. Uganda are playing Malawi for a place in the semis today.

Kitwe, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Hippos will seal a place in the ongoing Mopani Copper Mines COSAFA Under-20 Championships in Kitwe, Zambia with a draw Monday.

A tense first half has just ended 0-0 in the winner-takes-all encounter against Malawi at the Arthur Davies Stadium.

Uganda need just a draw to advance as they will have a better goal-difference over the Malawians.

Holders and hosts Zambia are already out of semifinal contention, but will want to defeat Swaziland at the Nkana Stadium to bow out of the competition in style. That would take them to four points, but short of the top side in the pool, which will be either Uganda or Malawi.

The fact that Egypt and South Africa both already have six points in Group B means that Zambia cannot finish as the best-placed runner-up either.

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On Sunday, a goal in injury-time from King Nasama breathed new life into Zimbabwe’s COSAFA Under-20 Championships campaign as they defeated Angola 1-0 in their Group C encounter at the Nkana Stadium.

The win moves Zimbabwe level with Lesotho on four points at the top of the pool after the latter defeated Namibia 2-1 in the earlier game. Zimbabwe play their final pool match against Namibia, who have three points, on Tuesday, while Lesotho tackle Angola, who are now eliminated.

Only the top team in each pool advance to the semifinals, along with the best-placed runner-up.

Nasama came off the bench to seal the win for Zimbabwe in the second minute of injury-time when it looked as though the tie was headed for a draw.

Jelson had the best chance of the game for the Angolans but blasted his shot over from close-range, while Zimbabwe’s Kudakwashe Mangami had earlier been denied brilliantly by Eduardo. Earlier, 10-man Lesotho came from a goal down to secure a 2-1 victory over Namibia thanks to a brace from Raboama Koloti.

After a goalless first half, in which Lesotho had Relebohile Mobane sent-off for a two-footed challenge, Namibia took the lead when Romario Hawiseb volleyed the ball home after a counter-attack to give his side the lead.

Koloti had already missed a number of fine chances for Lesotho before he grabbed the equaliser on 70 minutes as he provided a neat finish having been set free behind the Namibia defence. And six minutes later he had his side in front, turning his defender to drive the ball low past the Namibia goalkeeper.

He might have claimed his hat-trick too, but fire wide of the post after showing good strength to shake off the defender.

STANDINGS

Group A P W D L GF GA GD Pts

Uganda 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
Malawi 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4

Swaziland 2 0 1 1 4 5 -1 1

Zambia 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1

Group B P W D L GF GA GD Pts

Egypt 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6

South Africa 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6

Mozambique 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0

Mauritius 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0

Group C P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lesotho 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4

Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4

Namibia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3

Angola 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0

SUNDAY’S RESULTS

Group C

Namibia 1 (Hawiseb 64’) Lesotho 2 (Koloti 70’, 76’)

Zimbabwe 1 (Nasama 90’) Angola 0

MONDAY’S FIXTURES

Group A

12h00 (10h00 GMT): Zambia vs Swaziland – Nkana Stadium

12h00 (10h00 GMT): Malawi vs Uganda – Arthur Davies Stadium

Group B

15h00 (13h00 GMT): South Africa vs Egypt – Nkana Stadium

15h00 (13h00 GMT): Mauritius vs Mozambique – Arthur Davies Stadium

TOURNAMENT STATS

Matches Played: 12
Goals scored: 22
Biggest victory: Zambia 0 Uganda 2 (Group A, December 6); South Africa 2 Mauritius 0 (Group B, December 7); Egypt 2 Mauritius 0 (Group B, December 9)
Most goals in a game: 5 – Swaziland 2 Malawi 3 (Group A, December 6)

GOALSCORERS
3 goals – Muhammad Shaban (Uganda)

2 – Abdelrahman Amr (Egypt), Lyle Foster (South Africa), Order Mamba (Swaziland), Patrick Phiri (Malawi), Raboama Koloti (Lesotho), Muzi Tsabedze (Swaziland)

1 – Hussein Abdelkader (Egypt), Peter Banda (Malawi), Romario Hawiseb (Namibia), Luvuyo Mkatshana (South Africa), Enzo Mungendje (Namibia), King Nasama (Zimbabwe), Allan Okello (Uganda)

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