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Local learner captains South Africa at Cosafa tournament in Malawi
Gositang Motshegwe captains SA U17 side to Cosafa win.
A Grade 10 learner at Curro Aurora recently had the honour of playing soccer for South Africa at the Cosafa Youth Games in Malawi.
Gositang Motshegwe’s strong leadership skills afforded her the opportunity to captain the national girls U17 soccer team that competed in the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations U17 Girls Championship Region 5 Youth Games in Lilongwe, Malawi.
The tournament took place in mid-December.
The team won their pool matches against Malawi (4–1) and Namibia (12–0). They beat Botswana 3–0 in the semi-finals in which Gositang won the player of the match award.
They played Zambia in the final, winning 4–3 to be crowned champions.
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