The Young Zebras lead 2-1 from the first leg, played at the same venue last week. Seychelles opted to play their home tie in Gaborone. The two sides will be meeting in the reverse fixture at the same stadium today, where Botswana will be the home side. Michael Mogaladi's side was indebted to a double from man-of-the-moment Losika Ratshukudu, who struck a brace either side of half-time. Ratshukudu, who had starred for the Zebras in Tunisia four days earlier, was the key man for the junior national side, scoring from the spot in the ninth minute before a late free-kick in the second half won it for the away side.
But Seychelles levelled matters in the 17th minute as the two sides went into the break tied at 1-1. Looking ahead to the clash, coach Mogaladi said his boys were raring to go, with no major injury concerns. "We are good. My only concern was Tsholo (Tsholofelo Speakson), otherwise we are good to go," Mogaladi told MonitorSport. He said despite the first-leg lead, there is still work to be done in the second leg. "There is still a lot to do. It is a new game and it's just like we are still at 0-0," he said. Regarding Ratshukudu, who captains the side, Mogaladi said the Croatia-based star is looking good and now well rested after flying from North Africa with the Zebras. "He is very sharp. On Friday, he was not up to his standard.
