SEYCHELLES
The Seychelles competed in the Cosafa Castle Cup for the first time in 2005 when they played in the mini tournament in Mauritius, but were beaten 3-0 by South Africa on a pond-like pitch in Curepipe. The island nation, who were granted membership of Cosafa in 1999, had been excluded from previous editions of the competition because of their failure to send a team to all of Cosafa’s youth tournaments, which is prerequisite for participation in the Cosafa Senior Challenge. But in recent years, they have fulfilled that obligation and now pit their talent against the region’s best. After a disappointing showing in 2006 and 2007, they won their first-ever match in the competition as they hammered Mauritius 7-0, in no small part thanks to four goals from Philip Zialor, the only player to score four goals in a Cosafa senior tournament match. However, a draw against Madagascar and a defeat to Swaziland meant they failed to make the quarterfinals. The Seychelles is the smallest country in Africa but have made fine strides at full international level, winning two of their matches in the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifying group, when they beat both Zimbabwe and Eritrea at home. In 2001, the country also hosted the African under-17 championships.
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