South Africa U-20 team intensifies preparations ahead of Niger 2019

Published on: 18 January 2019
South Africa U-20 team intensifies preparations ahead of Niger 2019
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South Africa’s U-20 team have intensified preparations ahead of the AFCON U-20 championship in Niger next month.

The Amajita’s travelled to Nelspruit to continue with their local camp preparations leading up to this year’s CAF Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations set to take place in Niger.

That biennial continental showpiece will run from 2–17 February 2019 in Maradi and Niamey.

The Amajita’s will be based at Ngwenyama Lodge, where they will spend the next four days before they travel back to Johannesburg on Sunday, 20 January.

During their four-day stay Nelspruit, Amajita will face Mozambique’s professional football side, Costa Do Sol FC.

Amajita head coach Thabo Senong stated this encounter will play a key role in helping his side to gage how far they have come in their preparations building up to this year’s continental football showdown.

“We have a confirmed friendly against Mozambican side Costa Do Sol for this coming weekend,” Senong said. “This will be a good exercise because it will help us measure how far we have come in our preparations, and the areas that we also need to work on as well."

Amajita are in Group A alongside hosts Niger, Burundi and Nigeria.

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