South Africa have been eliminated from Cosafa U17 Girls Championship after a narrow 1-0 loss to Madagascar on Monday morning.
After starting the tournament like a house on fire, beating Malawi 4-2, Bantwana then hammered Namibia 5-0 in their second match.
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They needed just a point in their final group clash against the Islanders but surprisingly failed to get the result they needed as they bowed out.
Even the opportunity of qualifying as second best in the group went throughout the window as neighbours Lesotho had a better goal difference.
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Mozambique, Madagascar, and Zambia have been confirmed to have qualified for the semi-finals. For Botswana to qualify, they need to beat Zimbabwe by 11 goals so that they can surpass Lesotho’s plus 14 goal difference.
