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The sanction resulted after the nation failed to honour an agreement to host the 2019 edition of the Cosafa Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Under-17 and Under-20 Men\u2019s Championships have been set for November and December 2020, respectively, in Mauritius. Both tournaments serve as qualifiers for the continental finals to be staged by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).<\/p>\n<p>The senior Cosafa Women\u2019s Championship will happen on October 19-31 in Nelson Mandela Bay. There is also a plan to overlap the Women\u2019s Under-17 Championship (October 15-25) with the senior tournament in South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cosafa has set the preliminary dates for this year\u2019s edition of the senior men\u2019s Cosafa Cup in South Africa. The tournament was supposed to take place in May, but it was postponed following the outbreak of the coronavirus. 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