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Team Management (Current) – about 4 years old

Manager = Mr. Tsíu Monne

Head Coach = Mr. S. Matete (more than 10 years)

Assistant Coach = Mr. L. Thotanyana

Doctor = Dr. Maile

Physio = Mr. C. Manka

Caretaker = Mr. Naleli Sello

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The under 20 National side is also known as Makoanyane xi. It is one of the most promising teams in the country with a track record of victories in the matches it has played in all major fixtures. The team was assembled in 2003 after graduating from under 17 national side. Among the major tournaments it has participated in are the COSAFA Cup and reached the semi finals emerging out at 4th place.

 

Again in 2004, the team participated in the Mozambique zone six tournament where there were 13 countries participating, again they came in 5th position. In January 2005, went to display their skills in Benin and came back victorious as usual.

 

· They have played a series of touraments since the beginning of the year including the Lesotho Eastern Cape friendly games, beating the Eastern Cape selection a good 3-0. They played South African Universities under 20 beating them a clean 3-1.

 

· They again played South Africa under 20 at Orlando stadium whipping them a nasty 3-1 and 1-0 home and away.

 

· The latest victims were the Amaglug-glug of South Africa crashing them with a victorious 3-0, 2-1 finish home and away.

 

· Currently, the boys are preparing for the upcoming COSAFA Youth Champions League to be held in Durban from the 3-12 December.

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Text Box: Current Affairs It is preparing to go to Durban (South Africa) in December for the COSAFA Castle Cup (from 1st to 12th December 2005). Makoanyane XI says it is not going to participate (as always), but it is going to compete!! It will start camping sometime Mid November (since a lot of players are still full time students) It is doing funwalk on 30th October 2005 to raise funds for the COSAFA Castle Cup

· In 1995 when it played Under 20 COSAFA Castle Cup, it attained position 3 and got a Bronze, playing (Zimbabwe, Zambia, SA, Botswana, Mozambique)

· In 1999 in reached the semi-finals in South Africa for the Under 20 COSAFA Castle Cup, lost to Zambia 2-0

· In 2003 on same competition, they got to semi final and lost to South Africa 5-3 on penalties.

· In 2004 for the first time, it qualified for African Youth Championship held in Benin which was held in January 2005. In their group (Egypt, Morocco, Angola, Lesotho) it beat Angola 2-1, then attained position 3. In all Africa, it became position 5.

Unofficial Games

Early this year 2005, Lesotho beat South Africa twice on Wednesday (1-0) and Saturday (2-1) in South Africa.  In August 2005, South Africa was in Lesotho and lost 2-1 on Friday to Lesotho, Sunday it lost to Lesotho 3-0