Zimbabwe\u2019s U17 players have been presented with an opportunity to visit Spain and experience how academy teams work in La Liga.<\/p>\n
The annual trips are being arranged by La Liga, in collaboration with the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA).<\/p>\n
The selected players will be picked at the COSAFA U17 tournaments where Zimbabwe takes part in both men and women editions.<\/p>\n
LaLiga Southern Africa Managing Director, Marcos Pelegrin, said: \u201cWe have a lot planned for this collaboration from leadership, marketing, and training perspective. It\u2019s going to make a real difference on the ground for players and fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe\u2019s women U17 was among the five teams that played at this year\u2019s edition which is underway in South Africa.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s team will also feature in their competition which will be played later this month.<\/p>\n
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Zimbabwe\u2019s U17 players have been presented with an opportunity to visit Spain and experience how academy teams work in La Liga. The annual trips are being arranged by La Liga, in collaboration with the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The selected players will be picked at the COSAFA U17 tournaments where Zimbabwe takes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":30104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,16],"tags":[572,790],"class_list":{"0":"post-30102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-sport","9":"tag-cosafa","10":"tag-football-in-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"\n