Familiar Foe Awaits Under-20 Side

National Under-20 Captain, Esalenna Galekhutle outpaces Namibian player, Soini Sheenya during the two sides' World Cup qualifier on Friday night PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
National Under-20 Captain, Esalenna Galekhutle outpaces Namibian player, Soini Sheenya during the two sides' World Cup qualifier on Friday night PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

A familiar foe in South Africa awaits the Under-20 women’s team in the next round of the 2020 Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

The local girls beat Namibia 2-0 in the second leg of the preliminary round of qualifiers played at the National Stadium on Friday night.The team advanced on a 9-0 aggregate score and set a date with Basetsana later this month. In the first 10 minutes, Namibia sat behind the centre line, as they feared another embarrassing scoreline while Botswana seemed to enjoy possession without hurrying into the final third.

On the 13th minute, Esalenna Galekhutle beat her markers and delivered a cross for Obonetse Rathari who tapped in to give the locals the lead. It was 2-0 on the 21st minute as Keitumetse Dithebe curled in a free kick to the top corner.

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