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Mares in COSAFA regression

National duty: The Mares suffered an early exit at the COSAFA Cup PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
National duty: The Mares suffered an early exit at the COSAFA Cup PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Mares have taken a few steps back in the COSAFA Women's Championship as the team has failed to kick on since its second-place finish in 2020.

It remains the team's best finish at the competition and now for the third time in a row, the Mares have failed to progress from the group stages of the COSAFA Championship.

On Wednesday, the Mares played to a 1-1 draw against Zimbabwe in a Group C decider in a tournament held in Gauteng, South Africa. It was a must-win match for the local girls having started the championship with a 1-1 draw against Namibia before a 3-0 win over Lesotho.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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