{"id":7606,"date":"2021-10-08T21:45:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T21:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/shepolopolo-to-face-south-africa-in-cosafa-womens-cup-bronze-medal-match"},"modified":"2021-10-08T22:05:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T22:05:06","slug":"shepolopolo-to-face-south-africa-in-cosafa-womens-cup-bronze-medal-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/shepolopolo-to-face-south-africa-in-cosafa-womens-cup-bronze-medal-match","title":{"rendered":"Shepolopolo To Face South Africa in COSAFA Womens Cup Bronze Medal Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Shepolopolo will face hosts South Africa in the third and fourth match of the 2021 COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa on Thursday afternoon lost 2-3 to Malawi in the second semifinal match to book a bronze medal clash against Zambia. The Zambian women earlier in the lunchtime semifinals succumbed to a 3-2 post-match penalties loss to Tanzania after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This was Zambia\u2019s first loss at the regional championship having reached the semifinals with three straight wins from Group C. Meanwhile, Malawi will face Tanzania in the final on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Shepolopolo will face hosts South Africa in the third and fourth match of the 2021 COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship on Saturday at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. South Africa on Thursday afternoon lost 2-3 to Malawi in the second semifinal match to book a bronze medal clash against Zambia. 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