Debutants South Africa got off to a bumpy starts when they lost 3-1 to South Korea at the FIFA Women’s Under-17 world Cup in Scarborough Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday
Yeo Min Ji scored in each half (37’,56’)  for the Koreans while Jermaine Seoposenwe  (53’) scored for South Africa early in the second half. Shin Damyeong (77’) placed matters beyond the South African’s reach.
Germany mauled Mexico 9-0 in the other group B match to top the table ahead of Korea after the first round matches. South Africa is third ahead of Mexico.
Meanwhile Ghana get their campaign of to a start against Canada, as the Republic of Ireland challenge Brazil in Group D action in Arima/Malabar today Monday.

Nigeria upstaged defending champions North Korea 3-2 in their Group A opening fixture at the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup in Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.
Ngozi Okobi scored in each half and Francisca Ordega added a third for Nigeria. Kim Su Gyong and Kim Kum Jong found the back of the net for the defending champion.
Hosts Trinidad and Tobago piped Chile 2-1 in the other group fixture. Consequently, Nigeria top the group ahead of the hosts on goal difference. North Korea is third with Chile at the bottom of the table.

Sierra Leone held defending champions Egypt to a 1-all draw in their opening 2012 Orange Africa Cup Nations qualifier in the Cairo on Sunday.
Elsewhere Nigeria beat Madagascar 2-0, Tunisia and Malawi drew 2-all, Cote d’Ivoire thrashed Rwanda 3-0, Guinea beat Ethiopia 4-1, Morocco and the Central African Republic drew 0-0, as did Mozambique and Libya. Zambia overpowered the Comoro Islands 4-0, as Sudan beat Congo Brazzaville 2-0, and Benin and Burundi drew 1-1 as did Tanzania and Algeria.
Elsewhere Guinea Bissau piped Kenya 1-0, Cameroon outclassed Mauritius 3-1, Liberia and Zimbabwe drew 1-all, Botswana edged Togo 2-1, Senegal beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 4-2, South Africa beat Niger 2-0 0. Cape Verde Island piped Mali 1-0, Ghana overpowered Swaziland 3-0, and Gambia beat Namibia 3-1. The next round of qualifiers is on the weekend of 8-10 October.

Niger narrowly lost 1-0 to the Orange Africa Champions league title holder TP Mazembe who hosted them in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday (01 September)
They used the match as their finals warm up match before they proceed to South Africa. They play South Africa in their opening 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifier over the weekend.
Earlier on Ethiopia piped their Chadian visitors by a solitary goal in Addis Ababa, while hosts Madagascar piped Comoro Islands by a similar score line in Mahajanga. All matches were part of preparations for the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this weekend. 

Algeria’s coach Rabah Sadaane has warned his players against underestimating Tanzania in their 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier this coming weekend.
The desert Fox host Taifa Stars in Blida the venue where Algeria won all home fixture in their campaign to qualify for the 2010 world Cup in South Africa. It was Algeria’s first trip to the World Cup since 1986.
Sadaane told the Algiers media that as the seeded side in their group which also includes the Central Africa Republic, Morocco and Tanzania, they must expect tough opposition from their opponents. He says players should not be carried away by having been among Africa’s six teams at the recent World Cup in South Africa.