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Bantwana face Botswana, Seychelles and Madagascar in Cosafa U17 Women's Cup

The inaugural edition of the Cosafa U17 Women's Cup is around the corner, with the South Africa U17 girls team drawing Botswana, Seychelles and Madagascar in Group B.

Bantwana will be competing in the regional event scheduled to be staged from September 20-29 in Mauritius on the back of their qualification for the 2018 U17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay.

Wednesday's final draw also had hosts Mauritius drawn against Comoros, Uganda and Zambia in Group A of the age-grade women's championship.

Uganda, an East African side is the only guest nation participating and will be hoping to repeat the feat achieved by Tanzania as the first guests to win a Cosafa event after winning the U20s.