Female Zebras out to break COSAFA Cup hoodoo
Friday, September 08, 2017
This women's team is searching for a first ever COSAFA win
The women’s team featured in the inaugural tournament in 2002, and then again in 2008 and 2011, but had failed to secure a single victory.
Their first match in the regional showpiece competition in 2002 ended in an embarrassing 14-0 loss to nemesis, South Africa, but by the time they competed in the last finals in 2011, their clashes were all much closer, though still without success.
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