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Lesotho striker Thapelo Tale (left) challenged by Namibia's Denzil Haoseb
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Lesotho is one
step away from reaching the final of the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup. Likuena will
face Zimbabwe in the COSAFA Castle Cup semi-finals on Wednesday afternoon and the
match will kick-off at 17:30 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South
Africa.
Moses Maliehe’s
charges booked their place in the last four thanks to a 5-4 penalty shootout
win over 2015 champions Namibia in Saturday’s quarterfinals after the match had
ended goalless draw in normal time.
Minister of
sport Kabelo Mafura praised Likuena’s progression to the final four of the
regional showpiece being hosted in South Africa’s North West province.
“We want
sports be a unifying factor for Basotho and that is what I am working towards,”
Mafura added.
Before the
COSAFA Cup, Mafura boosted Likuena’s tournament budget with M50 000 from his
own pocket. Wednesday’s semi-final against Zimbabwe will be the second time in
the past four years that Lesotho meets the Warriors at the last four stage. In 2013
in Zambia, Zimbabwe ran out 2-1 winners.