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South Africa U17W 5-1 Botswana U17W: Maharzi powers Bantwana into the semi-final

South Africa booked a semi-final berth at the Cosafa U17 Women's Cup courtesy of a dominant 5-1 win over Botswana in their second Group B encounter on Monday.

Oyisa Maharzi grabbed a brace to take her tally to eight goals in the competition with Tiyana Carollissen, Christy Noble and Jessica Wade also getting on the scoresheet for South Africa.

Following a 28-0 humiliation of Seychelles, Bantwana were aiming to advance with a triumph against the Young Zebras and they started brightly with Maharzi's opener after just two minutes.

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In the 29th minute, captain Wade doubled the lead but Pearl Sikwane pulled one back to keep Botswana in the mix seven minutes from half time at the Francois Xavier Stadium.