The 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship action continues on Saturday with matches in Groups B and C, starting with a clash between Zambia and Namibia.

The Zambians were handsome 15-0 winners over Mauritius in their opener, while Namibia slipped to a surprise 1-0 loss to Botswana.

It is likely to be a much tighter affair at the Wolfson Stadium for Zambia, with Namibia in desperate need of the three points. The match kicks-off at 10h00 (08h00 GMT).

Later on Botswana can take a big step towards a semifinal place if they can beat Mauritius (12h45; 10h45 GMT) with their young selection.

That would set up a pool decider against Zambia, but also potentially keep them in the running for the best runner-up place.

The final game of the day is in Group C, where Eswatini will seek to make it two wins from two when they tackle Angola (15h30; 13h30 GMT).

Meanwhile, the action was superb in the inaugural COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship matches that were played at the Gelvandale Stadium.

The two games played were in Group B, where East African guest nation Tanzania came out 2-0 winners against Botswana.

Opa Sanga gave them the lead, before Thuto Radipitse put the ball into her own net for the Young Mares.

The second game was more emphatic as Zambia cruised to a 4-0 win over Eswatini, with Maylan Mulenga bagging two goals and Mary Mambwe another.

Eswatini defender Ncedo Gamedze was also the scorer of an unfortunate own goal.

The action will resume in Group A on Saturday when hosts South Africa take on Namibia in a crunch game in that pool between two sides that won their opening games.

The match will kick-off at 14h00 (12h00 GMT).

Before that there is a clash between Zimbabwe and Mozambique at 11h00 (09h00 GMT). In this competition the top two teams in each pool advance, so there is still all to play for.

Credit: COSAFA

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