{"id":12155,"date":"2019-08-08T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=12155"},"modified":"2019-08-08T16:57:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T16:57:00","slug":"zim-sides-lose-in-cosafa-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zim-sides-lose-in-cosafa-competitions","title":{"rendered":"Zim sides lose in COSAFA competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The senior and the U20 national sides taking part in the COSAFA competitions have failed to go beyond the semifinal stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Mighty Warriors lost 3-1 to South Africa while the juniors suffered a 1-0 defeat to Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>The U20 team reached the round after finishing second in Group A. The loss was their second at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The senior side had a difficult encounter, with South Africa dominating play throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts took the lead just after quarter-hour courtesy Bambanani Mbane\u2019s effort before Mavis Chirandu equalised on minute 21. Amanda Mthandi restored the advantage on the stroke of half-time and Busisiwe Ndimeni killed the contest with nine minutes to the full-time.<\/p>\n<p>Zim Mighty Warriors to face Botswana in 3\/4th play-off with South Africa setting a date with Zambia in the final of the COSAFA Women Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The final of the U20 tournament will feature Zambia and Tanzania while Zimbabwe and South Africa face each other in the 3\/4th play-off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The senior and the U20 national sides taking part in the COSAFA competitions have failed to go beyond the semifinal stage. 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