Young Zebras in tough COSAFA Cup draw

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Hosts Botswana have been drawn in a tough group that includes Zimbabwe in this year's Metropolitan COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship to be held from December 3 to 11. The other countries with Botswana in Group A are Malawi and Swaziland.

The Young Zebras, who finished third in last year's edition, were among the four-seeded teams with 2009 runners-up, South Africa, defending champions, Zambia and Madagascar. South Africa head Group B which has Lesotho and Namibia while Zambia, Mauritius and Angola make up Group C with Madagascar, Mozambique and Seychelles in Group D.

Botswana open their account with a tricky fixture against Zimbabwe at the UB Stadium on December 3. They face Swaziland on December 5 before rounding up their group matches with a fixture against Malawi on December 8.

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