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The CANA Zone IV Junior Water Polo Championships Day 03

The CANA Zone IV Junior Water Polo Championships Day 03
Durban, Friday, 9th March 2018 - The third day of the CANA Zone IV Junior Water Polo Championships ended with breathtaking performance from both South Africa and Egypt, as they battled it out for a place in the 4th FINA World Junior Water Polo Championships.

The match ended in an exciting 4-4 draw, while both teams won their earlier games, with Egypt edging out Zimbabwe by 22 goals to 4 and Mzansi’s U18 team also beating Zimbabwe 15-2.

The South African U18 ladies also celebrated their victory against Zimbabwe, with a narrow 9-5 win, while the CANA Championships match between Zimbabwe’s U18B side and South Africa’s U16 team ended 16-5 to the home side.

In the remaining CANA Championships events, South Africa’s men’s U17 won 7-1 to their fellow countrymen in the U16 age group, and also went on to beat Zimbabwe’s U18B side by 23 goals to 2.

RESULTS DAY 01:

Egypt U18 11 vs South Africa U18 3 (Men’s Qualifying event)

South Africa U16 2 vs Zimbabwe U18 15 (Women – CANA Championship game)

RESULTS DAY 02:

11h00 – Zimbabwe U18 4 vs Egypt U18 26 (Men’s Qualifying event)

12h00 – South Africa U17 10 vs Zimbabwe U18 13 (Women – CANA Championships)

17h00 – Zimbabwe U18 7 vs South Africa U18 20 (Women’s Qualifying event)

19h00 – South Africa U18 13 vs Zimbabwe U18 6 (Men’s Qualifying event)

FIXTURES DAY 03:

08h00 - Zimbabwe U18 4 vs Egypt U18 22 (Men’s Qualifying event)

09h30 – South Africa U16 1 vs South Africa U17 7 (Men - CANA Championships)

12h30 - South Africa U18 15 vs Zimbabwe U18 2 (Men’s Qualifying event)

14h30 – South Africa U17 23 vs Zimbabwe U18B 2 (Men – CANA Championships)

16h00 – Zimbabwe U18B 16 vs South Africa U16 5 (Women – CANA Championships)

17h30 - South Africa U18 9 vs Zimbabwe U18 5 (Women’s Qualifying event)

19h00 – Egypt U18 4 vs South Africa U18 4 (Men’s Qualifying event)

FIXTURES DAY 04:

09h30 - Zimbabwe U18 vs Egypt U18 (Men’s Qualifying event)

11h00 – South Africa U16 vs South Africa U17 (Women – CANA Championships)

12h30 – Zimbabwe U18A vs Zimbabwe U18B (Women – CANA Championships)

14h30 – Zimbabwe U18B vs South Africa U16 (Men – CANA Championships)

16h00 – South Africa U17 vs Zimbabwe U18B (Women – CANA Championships)

17h30 – South Africa U18 vs Zimbabwe U18A (Women’s Qualifying event)

19h00 - Egypt U18 vs South Africa U18 (Men’s Qualifying event)

FIXTURES DAY 05:

09h15 - South Africa U18 vs Zimbabwe U18A (Men’s Qualifying event)

10h45 – CANA Women’s Bronze

12h00 - CANA Women’s Final

13h30 – CANA Men’s Final

ENDS

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