/ 31 January 1999

U17s GO DOWN TO IRELAND

UNDER-17 Meridian Cup holders Ireland beat South Africa’s Under-17 squad 2-1 on Thursday at the start of the 1999 Meridian tournament at Athlone stadium in Cape Town. In other matches, Italy and Nigeria drew 1-1 in Bellville and the scheduled meeting between Portugal and Ghana was postponed due to the non-arrival of the Ghanaian team.