{"id":87790,"date":"2025-12-12T19:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=87790"},"modified":"2025-12-12T19:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:41:54","slug":"refilwe-held-to-a-high-scoring-draw-in-caf-gift-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=87790","title":{"rendered":"Refilwe held to a high scoring draw in CAF Gift Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Linamandla Bahlehle, of Refilwe, during the u17 CAF Girls Integrated Football Tournament match between Okakarara Golden Ladies and Refilwe FC at Ngoni Mwos Stadium, in Norton, Zimbabwe on 12 December 2025. Photo: Phakamisa Lensman\/BackpagePix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Refilwe<\/strong> has been eliminated from contention for a place in the final of the u17 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT)<\/strong> after an playing to an entertaining 4-4 draw with Okakarara Golden Ladies<\/strong>, in Harare, Zimbabwe,\u00a0on Friday.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the match, the sides were in the bottom two of the four-team Group B, with South Africa’s Refilwe in third and Namibia’s Okakarara propping up the table.<\/p>\n

Both teams lost their opening matches, so there was plenty at stake on Friday. They rose to the occasion and produced an exhilarating eight-goal thriller, but a share of the points ended their chances of playing for the title.<\/p>\n

Refilwe struck first, taking the lead with a goal from Pretty Modika<\/strong>, and they were soon sitting pretty at 2-0 after benefitting from an Okakarara own goal.<\/p>\n

That advantage soon shrunk, however, with Rauna Uugulu<\/strong> pulling one back just before halftime to make it 2-1 at the break.<\/p>\n

In the second half, Refilwe’s Modika netted her second goal, while Mbali Madondo<\/strong> scored the Pretoria club’s fourth.<\/p>\n

Refilwe appeared to be on course for victory, but Okakarara hung tough and battled their way back into the contest. Two goals from Nancy Lebang<\/strong> and another from Gudness Garises<\/strong> rescued a 4-4 draw for the Namibians and resulted in a first point for both sides in the competition.<\/p>\n

Their draw, though, enabled Lesotho’s Lishoeshoe<\/strong> to increase their lead in the group, thanks to a narrow 1-0 win over Aguila Stars<\/strong>, of Zambia. Ntsamaeng Tholo<\/strong> scored the crucial match-winner late in the first half, making Aguila Stars pay after their goalkeeper mishandled the ball.<\/p>\n

It was Lishoeshoe’s second win in succession, giving them the maximum six points from their first two matches. They’ll need only one more point from their last group match to be sure of a place in the final.<\/p>\n

If Lishoeshoe was to lose their final match against Namibia\u2019s Okakarara Golden Ladies on Monday, and Aguila won against South Africa\u2019s Refilwe FC, goal difference would determine the top position in the pool. Lishoeshoe, of course, has the advantage of a win in their head-to-head against. Aguila Stars.<\/p>\n

Forthcoming Fixtures: Final Group Matches<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, 14 December<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:00\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Luwinga Sports Academy vs Otjwarongo Sports Academy<\/p>\n

15:00\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mamelodi Sundowns vs Mpopoma Sports Academy<\/p>\n

Monday, 15 December<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lishoeshoe vs Okakarara Golden Ladies<\/p>\n

15:00<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aguila Stars vs Refilwe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Refilwe has been eliminated from contention for a place in the final of the u17 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT) after an playing to an entertaining 4-4 draw with Okakarara Golden Ladies, in Harare, Zimbabwe,\u00a0on Friday. Ahead of the match, the sides were in the bottom two of the four-team […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":87793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}