Orlando Pirates striker Lyle Foster scored the only goal of the game to guide Amajita to a 1-0 win over Angola to book a spot in the Cosafa U-20 Championships final in Zambia on Tuesday.
Foster started the tournament in fine fashion as he scored two goals in the 5-0 rout of Mauritius and then netted in the 4-0 victory over Swaziland.
South Africa progress to this year’s #COSAFAU20 final after beating Angola 1-0 at Nkana Stadium. @@BurgerKing @COSAFAMEDIA #Amajita pic.twitter.com/eCQ3zFGVqK
— SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) December 11, 2018
The 18-year-old, who is set to join Ligue One side Monaco in January, added to his tally when he gave he opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Foster latched onto a through ball from Nkosingiphile Ngcobo before producing a clinical finish to score what proved to be the only goal at the Nkana Stadium.
Ngcobo was awarded the Man of the Match award for an all round quality performance for Amajita as they booked a spot in the showpiece event.
Nkosingiphile Ngcobo is the man of the match following his superb performance against Angola for South Africa. @@BurgerKing @COSAFAMEDIA #COSAFAU20 #Amajita pic.twitter.com/w0tpkmMZNi
— SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) December 11, 2018
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