UNDER 17 TEAM TO FACE ZAMBIA

The Malawi Under-17 National football team will face neighboring Zambia and Mozambique in the Cosafa Under-17 Championship set for this month in Mauritius. Young Flames have been drawn against the defending champions Zambia in Group B which has also Madagascar and Mozambique. According to Cosafa, the youth championship will be played from July 22nd to 31st July. Hosts Mauritius are in

Group A with former winners South Africa as well as Namibia and the Seychelles. The tournament will be played at two venues in Mauritius, the George V Stadium in Curepipe and St. François Xavier Stadium in the capital Port Louis. The last Cosafa Under-17 Championship was played in Zimbabwe in 2014 as part of the AUSC Region 5 Under-20 Youth Games and saw Zambia defeat the hosts 3-0 in the Final.