Times Of Swaziland: ESWATINI IN SAME POT AS ISLANDERS

ESWATINI IN SAME POT AS ISLANDERS
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BY LWAZI DLAMINI on 15/11/2019 08:38:00


Sports Editor
MBABANE – Eswatini National Under-20 squad has been placed in the same Pot two
as three islanders in the COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship draw.
Eswatini has been placed in the same Pot as Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar
and Comoros according to information released by the COSAFA media panel
yesterday.
The draw will be conducted today at 2:30pm in Lusaka.
The defending champions of the tournament, South Africa’s Amajita, host,
Zambia, and Angola have all been seeded.
seeded
According to a report released by the COSAFA Media panel, Zambia have been
seeded in Group A, South Africa in Group B with the 2018 third place Angola in
Group C.
Pot One has four countries, namely, Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana and Malawi.
While Eswatini were yet to submit the final lists of players for the tournament,
at least six of the countries had submitted their squads including the host,
Zambia, who will be led by Under-17 COSAFA Cup winning coach Oswald Mutapa
Junior. Zambia will be hosting the youth tournament for the third time in a row.
Twice it has been held in Kitwe, but this year’s tournament is expected to be
staged between December 4 to 14, and will be hosted in the Capital City of
Lusaka.
Young Buffaloes mentor Dominic Kunene will lead the Eswatini Under-20 squad in
the tournament.