8 July 2014 – The South African Men’s Under-17 National Team (Amajimbos) arrived in freezing Lesotho where temperatures dropped to as low as -0 degrees Celsius last night (Monday, 7 July 2014).
Amajimbos face Lesotho in two matches this week – Thursday, 10 July and Sunday, 13 July – as part of preparations for Tanzania in a 2015 African Youth Championship qualifier. The match against the East African country will take place in Dar es Salaam on 18 July 2014.
The boys will have their first training session on Tuesday, 8 July 2014 after travelling from Botswana.
Amajimbos face Lesotho in two matches this week – Thursday, 10 July and Sunday, 13 July – as part of preparations for Tanzania in a 2015 African Youth Championship qualifier. The match against the East African country will take place in Dar es Salaam on 18 July 2014.
The boys will have their first training session on Tuesday, 8 July 2014 after travelling from Botswana.
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“It is cold but I think it is important for the players to undergo these conditions so they become mentally strong and get used to all weather conditions. We need to take them out of their comfort zone and start conditioning them into men at this early age so they can withstand the rigours of international competition,” said head coach Molefi Ntseki.
“We played on two different surfaces in Botswana – on normal grass and on a synthetic turf – this is also part of the building process for this team so they can be ready for any condition. I must say they acquitted themselves very well. I think we will do the same here and have made a request for two different surfaces because you never know which field you are going to play on when outside the country. But for Tanzania we have been informed that we are playing on an artificial grass, which means we are ready for it.”
The South Africans return home on Monday, 14 July before jetting out to Tanzania the following day (Tuesday, 15 July).
“We played on two different surfaces in Botswana – on normal grass and on a synthetic turf – this is also part of the building process for this team so they can be ready for any condition. I must say they acquitted themselves very well. I think we will do the same here and have made a request for two different surfaces because you never know which field you are going to play on when outside the country. But for Tanzania we have been informed that we are playing on an artificial grass, which means we are ready for it.”
The South Africans return home on Monday, 14 July before jetting out to Tanzania the following day (Tuesday, 15 July).
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