Football: Cosafa Castle Cup - Seychelles lose again |30 June 2017

Seychelles scored in their second group B game of the Cosafa Castle Cup but still lost 1-2 to Mozambique on Wednesday at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in South Africa.

With their second loss after also losing 0-2 to Madagascar in their opening fixture, Seychelles have been eliminated from the competition.

All three goals came in the second half.

According to reports from South Africa, Stelio and Joao Simango scored for the untested Mambas of Mozambique, who brought a development side to the tournament.

The first came from captain and centre back Stelio in the 48th minute but Seychelles equalised through Roddy Melanie from close range 15 minutes later.

Seychelles’ giant striker Karl Hall then had his header well saved by Mozambican goalkeeper Victor before the Mambas went down the other end to restore their lead through debutant Joao Simango.

Meanwhile, in the group’s second match on Wednesday, Zimbabwe and Madagascar played out a goalless draw.

Zimbabwe had two legitimate-looking appeals in the final five minutes waved away by referee Joshua Bondo to leave both sides still tied at the top of the standings with four points each.

The Zimbabweans will take a superior goal difference into the final round of group matches on Friday, where they meet Seychelles, while Madagascar will need a goal rush to catch up when they take on Mozambique.