SA, Egypt claim U21 Africa Cup gold medals

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As widely anticipated, South Africa and Egypt won the gold medal in the U21 Africa Cup ladies and men’s competition respectively.

South Africa defeated a hapless Zimbabwe 10-nil on Monday morning while the Pharaohs had a tough battle in the final against the South African men’s side.

With their goalkeeper saving their day on multiple occasions, Egypt scraped through 3-2 to claim gold.

Earlier on Monday, Namibia’s U21 men’s team put up a gallant showing against

Zimbabwe, but for some strange reasons lost momentum after having what looked like a legitimate goal disallowed, which could have given the hosts a 3-2 cushion.

Zimbabwe seized the opportunity and scored two quick goals to claim the bronze medal via a 5-3 triumph.

 

The full result read as follows:

Ladies final

South Africa 10 – 0 Zimbabwe

Men’s 3rd place play-off

Zimbabwe 5–3 Namibia

Men’s final

Egypt 3-2 South Africa

 

Final standings:

Men     Ladies

  1. Egypt 1. South Africa
  2. South Africa 2. Zimbabwe

3. Zimbabwe    3. Namibia