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Holders Zambia get tough COSAFA Under-17 Championship draw

Holders Zambia were handed a tough assignment in defence of their title when they were paired with regional rivals South Africa in the same group for next month’s Cosafa Under-17 Championship.

The 12-team tournament is being played in Mauritius from 19-29 July.

The host nation will be delighted with a draw that seems them avoid any of the southern African superpowers. They instead will take on Botswana, Namibia and the Seychelles.

Mauritius were seeded in Group A as hosts, but also on merit after finishing runners-up at the last year’s tournament, which they also hosted.

Zambia were top seeds in Group B where they will also take on Lesotho and Mozambique.

Group C is headed by Angola, who have been drawn alongside Malawi, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.

The three group winners and best placed runner-up, determined first by the number of points obtained, advance from the group stages to the semifinals.

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The importance of this championship has been heightened by the decision of the Confederation of African Football that the winner will advance to represent the Cosafa region at the eight-team African U-17 Nations Cup in Tanzania next year (12-26 May 2019).

That, in turn, serves to determine which four African countries will play at the U-17 World Cup in Peru (17 September-8 October 2019).

Twelve of Cosafa’s 14 members participate in the southern African championship this year, which is the third year in a row it is being played in Mauritius.

Group A: Mauritius (A1), Botswana (A2), Namibia (A3), Seychelles (A4)

Group B: Zambia (B1), Mozambique (B2), Lesotho (B3), South Africa (B4)

Group C: Angola (C1), Malawi (C2), Swaziland (C3), Zimbabwe (C4)

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