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Teboho Molapo
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Lesotho………………(2) 2
MASERU — Lesotho’s Under-20 side, Makoanyane XI, has taken another giant step towards qualifying for next year’s Caf Under-20 Championship with a stunning 2-0 win over South Africa yesterday.
Lesotho played Amajita, as the South African under-20 team is known, at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto and a first-half brace from former Mabeona striker Lehlomela Ramabele was enough to give Leslie Notši’s side an unexpected win as well as two precious away goals.
Ramabele left the Matsieng side to join Botswana Defence Force XI in January.
Amajita came fourth at the last edition of the Caf Under-20 Championship and reached the second round at last year’s Fifa Under-20 World Cup in Egypt, losing to eventual winners Ghana.
The 2-0 win means Makoanyane XI will play the second leg, set for Setsoto Stadium in two weeks’ time, knowing that avoiding defeat would seal a date against Sudan or Kenya next.
The next round will be the last hurdle before qualification for the under-20 showpiece in Libya next March.
The win means Makoanyane XI have continued with their hot form which saw them walloping Mozambique 6-1 in a preliminary qualifying match at Setsoto Stadium in April.
After yesterday’s win, the Lesotho Football Association’s acting chief executive officer, Mokhosi Mohapi, said the result was a remarkable achievement as Lesotho seek to rebuild a strong senior national team from the youth sides.
“It was always going to happen,” he told the Sunday Express in reference to the win.
“While they were busy with the World Cup we were preparing for this game.”
“The fruits of what we have toiled for are beginning to be seen,” Mohapi added.
“It was a David-versus-Goliath affair and to come out unhurt is encouraging.
“It’s a happy day for Lesotho but we are not going to start celebrating because this is a marathon.
“We should let it run its course first.”
Makoanyane XI are expected back home today.
Wow wow wow….guzs u have makde us proud…very proud….just contain them on second half…..hona ke tsebetso banna!! u will be in the competition….now u have proofed tht u worth it…hold on guzs!!
We are proud of these boys and the coaching staff. LEFA should nurture these boys for 2012/4 and after. But i know I am asking too much from LEFA as they are inept. They failed to do the same with the team that played in Benin.
Rea le lebohela hle Bahale ba Makoanyane. The ball is now in LEFA’s court, to provide the necessary resources and support to see you through to the Championship in Libya.
ke ne ke le mono ke bone ka a ka mahlo ha bashemane ba ruta Khabo Zondo bolo! Ntle le ho qolla libapali, ke ratile haholo captain ea bona e bapalang ka morao, jersey 18, ea bapallang Matlama? O motle moshemane eno.
lets support the guys not only now but even in hard times, Lesly has faith and that will keep him going, Keep it up coach,
Wel done boys. If only someone could open their eyes and disband LEFA. Les is without doubt a prime coach… see what he did with Lioli?
How can a supposed CEO of LEFA purport that rubbish about Golliath and David? Or perhaps he does not understand what it means? Before you know it they will be messing up this good progress, and theis belief in RSA is misplaced and evil. RSA are nowhere near us on most things.
Boys, please believe in yourselves…. descendands of Makoanyane, Moletsane, Lethole, Moorosi, Mohlomi, Sekonyela and Tlaputle… ha le bashanyana ba makeisheneng.
The reason we dont have a formidable senior national team is because we select these old men to our junior sides and we celebrate when they defeat young boys. We will never be a great football nation if we continue to follew these weird approach
Jorotane, na re ntse re e tsa ntho eo le hona joale? Ke ne ke nahana hore this Under-20 IS REALLY under-20?? Haeba ke banna-baholo teng chee ke soabile hobane ke bone ba le batle ebile ba ts’episa hore ba ka isa bolo ea Lesotho hole.
Nare, batho bano ba baholo ho lilemo tseno tse behiloeng