Challenging task for Basetsana
Challenging task for Basetsana
Posted: 2008-04-29 12:56
The national women’s Under-20 team, Basetsana, have been thrown into a challenging group ahead of the start of the Cosafa Women’s Championships this weekend.
Basetsana, who will be standing in for the senior team Banyana Banyana, will battle it out in Group B along with the senior national teams of Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana.
The regional competition is due to start on Saturday in Angola and will run for a week up to May 10, with group matches being played at Malange and Huambo.
Group A will comprise relative lightweights Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland and the hosts Angola.
From the eight teams participating, the top two sides in each group will then proceed to the semi-finals.
The South African team, coached by Anna Monate, is already in camp in Johannesburg and will use the tournament to prepare for the Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against DR Congo in May.
Basetsana will be boosted by the availability of several experienced players who have already turned out for the senior team; these include Memory Makhanya, Noko Matlou and Kylie-Ann Louw.
The team departs for Angola on Thursday.
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