Africa Soccer Cosafa 2022: Botswana beat Comoros to inch closer to quarterfinals

Botswana beat Comoros 1-0 in the second match of Group A at the Hollywoodbets Cosafa Cup underway in South Africa on Thursday afternoon.

Baokeditswe Talane scored the only goal of the game at King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban.

Botswana need just a draw in their last match against Angola to seal a place in the quarterfinals.

Comoros have now suffered back to back defeats whereas the Zebras have built on their 1-0 win over Seychelles on Monday.

The islanders did not have the best of starts to the tournament as they lost  3-1 to rampant Angola.

Overall winner of the group and the best from Group B will qualify for the quarterfinal stage to link up with seeded South Africa, guests Senegal, Mozambique, Namibia, Madagascar and Zambia.

Starting XI:

Comoros: Abdoul Fahad, Mohamed Zamir, Youssouf Bakri, Youssouf Ibrohim, Faouz Attaoumane, Abdoullah Mahamoud, Boina Raidou, Mohamed Chamaoune, Soulaimana Malaga, Allaoui Abdallah, Arkane Mohamed

Botswana:  Goitseone Phoko, Gape Thibedi, Thobo Seeleko, Kitso Mpuisang, Baokeditswe Talane, Benson Mangolo, Alford Velaphi, Odikire Lekoba, Mothusi Cooper, Lebogang Ditsele, Thato Kebue


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