Zambia beat Mozambique to win the 2019 COSAFA U17 Championship

The Zambia U17 National Team were the better side in today's COSAFA U17 Championship final as they beat their South African counterparts Mozambique by 2-0 in the thrilling encounter.

In the U17 tournament held in Malawi, Zambia put up a superb performance and never tasted defeat from the beginning till the end of the tournament.
The Junior Chipolopolo thrashed Eswatini 6-0 in their first group game, and went on to hand South Africa a shocking 7-0 defeat, before a slim victory in their final group game, which saw them defeating the host country Malawi by 3-2.

In the semifinal, Zambia defeated Angola by 2-0 to book a date with Mozambique in the final. The final game saw Zambia becoming the Champions of the 2019 COSAFA U17 Championship in Malawi after defeating Mozambique by 2-0.

By Oladele Emmanuel Abiodun