{"id":31721,"date":"2022-09-18T18:57:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T18:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/u-20-start-cosafa-preps"},"modified":"2022-09-18T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T20:02:43","slug":"u-20-start-cosafa-preps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/u-20-start-cosafa-preps","title":{"rendered":"U-20 start Cosafa preps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Malawi U-20 national team on Monday, 12 September 2022, started preparations for the 2022 U20 Cosafa Youth Championship to be staged in Eswatini from October 6-16 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Patrick Mabedi has named a 41-member squad in preparation for the tournament which will act as a Cosafa Qualifier for the 2023 TotalEnergies U20 Afcon. Among the 41 players, 28 reported for camp on Monday while 13 others will join after finalising their MSCE exams and Club commitments.<\/p>\n<p>The Junior Flames are in Group C alongsise Namibia, South Africa and Comoros and only group leaders and best placed runner-up in the pool stage will qualify for the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>The finalists for competition will qualify for the TotalEnergies U20 Afcon to be hosted by Egypt between Feb 16- March 12 2023 and the competition (U20 Afcon) will be a qualifier for the FIFA U20 World Cup Scheduled for Indonesia later in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The Malawi U-20 national team on Monday, 12 September 2022, started preparations for the 2022 U20 Cosafa Youth Championship to be staged in Eswatini from October 6-16 2022. 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