Eswatini coach Gcina Dlamini has finalised his squad for the COSAFA Men's Under-17 Championships after naming an 18-man selection for the competition to be played in Blantyre, Malawi from October 11-20.
Eswatini were a late entry into the competition after the withdrawal of Botswana and are looking to build on past solid displays at the regional showpiece event. Compared to many teams, Dlamini has selected an older group, with most 16 years old, and that may well give them an advantage in their matches. Other teams have opted to rather build towards the 2021 Africa Under-17 Championship qualifiers and so have players as young as 13, but many in the 14- and 15-year-old bracket.
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