Zebras make giant strides in Durban, but where to?

The Zebras reached COSAFA Cup final PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The Zebras reached COSAFA Cup final PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote and his boys took significant steps in their latest progress when they reached the COSAFA Cup Final, which however, ended in disappointment. But, where do the steps lead to, asks Mmegi Sport Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

Mpote was just three games into his Zebras reign when he touched down at the King Shaka International Airport for the COSAFA Castle Cup tournament.

At the end of the competition, he was nearly the hero, but like his predecessor, success had eluded him. Peter Butler was the first to go agonisingly close in 2016 when he lost the COSAFA Cup final 3-2 to South Africa. It was that close.

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