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Pio Paul Calls in Reinforcements

Nov 11, 2020

The National Under-20 Head Coach Keitumetse “Pio” Paul has called up former Maritzberg United Midfielder Gareth Frank Kemp to the young Zebras squad, which is currently in camp preparing for the 2020 COSAFA Under 20 Championships.

Paul highlighted that the team is responding well to his training methods but they needed diversity in the midfield hence he needed to bring in Kemp.

Botswana, has been paired in Group C along with Angola and Swaziland, a group which the coach has described as tricky and unpredictable but manageable.

The 2020 COSAFA Under 20 Championships will run from the 1st December to the 15th December 2020, the Championships will also serve as qualifiers for the Under-20 African Junior Championship with the top two teams qualifying.

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