Amajita coach Thabo Senong believes his side are the underdogs for tonight's U-20 AFCON semi-final clash with hosts Zambia. The encounter will start at 18h00 at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka and will be shown live on SuperSport 9. This will be the third meeting between the nations in the past four months, with Amajita losing on both previous occasions. Senong said: “This will be an exciting match as both the COSAFA region countries will be fighting for a place in the final of the CAF U-20 AFCON. Zambia beat us in the COSAFA Cup final, and again in the international friendly match that we played before the start of this tournament. But those matches will count for nothing as they are all in the past. I believe it is going to be one entertaining clash and the team that wants it more will come out victorious.

“We also love the fact that no one is giving us a chance, therefore we are the underdogs and we go into the match without any pressure. Things will be different though for Zambia - as hosts, there is no doubt that they will be under immense pressure to continue doing well. They have won all their matches in the tournament so far and their fans will be out in numbers to show support, and they will expect positive results. We did well against Sudan, it would be great to continue from where we left off and also, we would love to see ourselves in the final, so we will fight hard to reach our goal.” Senegal will lock horns with Guinea in the other semi-final on Thursday. 

The final will be played on Sunday at Heroes National Stadium at 17h30. There will be a bronze medal match earlier at the same venue at 14h00. All four teams have qualified for the U-20 World Cup, taking place in South Korea from May 20 to June 11.