Amajimbos face Algeria in TDS tournament opener

The South African u17 Men’s National Team, Amajimbos, will kick off their campaign at the Fifa Talent Scheme (TDS) Tournament against Algeria on Tuesday at Stade Municipal de Bingerville in Côte d’Ivoire.

It will be the first meeting of the junior men’s national teams, and it promises to be an exciting and educational north versus south clash.

Speaking to www.safa.net, Amajimbos’ Head Coach Vela Khumalo said on the eve of the match that he was looking forward to the clash, and to see how far his players have progressed since their recent friendly matches against Lesotho.

“It is always a learning process to play against  North African sides, and we want to see what Algeria will bring to us, and how best we will deal with that,” he said.

“It will be more exciting for me to see if our players have taken feedback from our last camp a few weeks ago and rectified the things we have spoken about during match analysis sessions.

“We are also looking forward to trying out new combinations as we continue to build this team.”

The match between South Africa and Algeria kicks off at 16:30 local time.