admin
Fungai Muderere
Mozambique are still searching for their first-ever Cosafa Under-20 Championships title having been beaten finalists in 2008.
They lost to then hosts South Africa on that occasion but will be hoping to go one better this time round after disappointingly losing out in the first round of the event in the last six instalments.
NAMIBIA
Namibia were in many ways the surprise-package of the 2010 Cosafa Under-20 Championships, making it all the way to the final before losing out to Zambia.
Some of the football that they displayed was simply outstanding and players such as captain Sydney Urikhob have gone on to play in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League.
It was their best ever result in the tournament, beating their semifinal showing in 2007, but they could not repeat the feat when they competed in 2013.
SWAZILAND
Swaziland will be hoping to make a big impression at this year’s Cosafa Under-20 Championships having exited the competition in the first round for the last 12 tournaments.
In fact, they did not win a match in the Cosafa Under-20 Championships between 2004 and 2016, a record they finally put right when they beat Botswana 2-0 two years ago.
They also did not manage a win in 2017, with a draw against East African guest nation Uganda sandwiched by defeats to Malawi and hosts Zambia.
derick.khumalo