Baby Bafana get good Games draw

13 July 2011 - 02:06 By MAZOLA MOLEFE
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South Africa under-23 player Gladwin Sitholo, right, and Zimbabwe's Mathew Rusike tangle in the All Africa Games qualifier at Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton last week Picture: GALLO IMAGES
South Africa under-23 player Gladwin Sitholo, right, and Zimbabwe's Mathew Rusike tangle in the All Africa Games qualifier at Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton last week Picture: GALLO IMAGES

The South African under-23 soccer team were drawn in Group A with hosts Mozambique, Libya and Madagascar for September's All Africa Games.

Baby Bafana beat Zimbabwe under-23 2-1 on aggregate over two legs in the final qualifiers for the Africa Games to be held in Maputo from September 1 to 18.

The second leg was played over the weekend in Harare, with Zimbabwe beating South Africa 1-0. But South Africa qualified thanks to the 2-0 victory at Sinaba stadium in Daveyton in the first leg last month.

Group B - clearly the tougher of the two - consists of Cameroon, Uganda, Ghana and Senegal.

Banyana Banyana, South Africa's women soccer team, will also take part in the Africa Games. They were drawn with Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Ghana.

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