Amajimbos, South Africa’s national u17 national men’s team romped to the semi-finals of the ongoing COSAFA Cup u17 national championships when they defeated Mauritius 2-0 to maintain their unbeaten streak in the tournament.

Amajimbos, South Africa’s national u17 national men’s team romped to the semi-finals of the ongoing COSAFA Cup u17 national championships when they defeated Mauritius 2-0 to maintain their unbeaten streak in the tournament.

The Molefi Ntseki-coached side have already beaten Seychelles and Namibia and are favourites to beat Malawi in the semi-finals on Friday.

They are, together with Zambia the only side with a 100 percent record in the tournament.

The semifinals line-up is complete with the South Africans to play Group B runners-up Malawi (kick-off 13h00 local; 09h00 GMT) and Namibia to tackle Zambia (kick-off 13h00 local; 09h00 GMT).

Both matches will be played at the Stade St Francois Xavier in Port Louis.

South Africa finished their game with 10 men after a red card for Mswati Mavuso, who had earlier put them ahead in the match a minute before halftime.

But they continued to battle away and grabbed a second goal when S’miso Bophela was fouled in the box and Tyreese Pillay converted from the spot.

Like Zambia, South Africa have yet to concede a goal in the competition and those two will be favourites for Sunday’s final.

But Malawi and Namibia have both shown they can be a match for anybody and be eager to cause an upset on Friday.

WEDNESDAY’S GROUP A RESULTS

Seychelles 1 (Juninho 57’) Namibia

South Africa 2 (Mavuso 44’, Pillay 74’) Mauritius 0


FRIDAY’S SEMI-FINAL FIXTURES

South Africa vs Malawi (KO 13h00 local; 09h00 GMT)

Zambia vs Namibia (KO 16h00 local; 12h00 GMT)


STANDINGS
Group A P W D L GF GA Pts
South Africa 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
Namibia 3 2 0 1 7 6 6
Mauritius 3 1 0 2 2 5 3
Seychelles 3 0 0 3 1 6 0
Group B P W D L GF GA Pts
Zambia 3 3 0 0 10 0 9
Malawi 3 2 0 1 7 4 6
Kenya 3 1 0 2 2 10 3
Madagascar 3 0 0 3 2 7 0