Association | South African Football Association | ||
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Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | Selekedi Thulani Mogale | ||
Captain | Bokamoso Mokokosi | ||
Home stadium | FNB Stadium | ||
FIFA code | RSA | ||
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First international | |||
South Africa 3–0 Seychelles (Lilongwe, Malawi; 29 October 2022) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Angola 0–7 South Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe; 14 December 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
South Africa 2–4 Ivory Coast (Rabat, Morocco; 12 December 2023) | |||
CAF African Schools Football Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | Runners-Up (2023) | ||
COSAFA Schools Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022, 2023, 2024) | ||
Website | https://www.safa.net/ |
The South Africa national under-15 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives is to develop players for the Amajimbos team. [1] [2]
The pool of players for the team was identified during the SAFA/FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS) Tournament and the National Schools Championship. [3]
In 2023 they won the COSAFA Schools Cup 3-0 via penalties against Malawi after the match ended in a goalless draw. [4]
They ended 2023 with a TDS invitation. Their first match was against Ivory Coast, which they lost 4–2. [5] Their second match was held on the 17th of December 2023 against Morocco, which they won 3-1. [6]
In the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship where they did not make it past the group stage with 1 win and 2 loses. [7]
At the 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup, they topped group B with nine points and qualified for the semifinals against group A runners-up Malawi. They won their semi-final 2-1. They went on to win their third consecutive schools cup 4-2 via penalties against Zambia after the match ended in a 1-1 draw. [8]
13 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup | 1-1 (4-2 p) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||
10:00 UTC+2 |
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| Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium |
12 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup | 1-2 | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||
16:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium |
12 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup | 0-4 | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||
12:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium |
11 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup | 0-3 | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||
09:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium |
11 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup | 1-0 | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||
09:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium |
22 May 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship | 0-1 | Unguja, Zanzibar | ||
12:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Amaan Stadium |
22 May 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship | 1-0 | Unguja, Zanzibar | ||
09:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Amaan Stadium |
21 May 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship | 3-0 | Unguja, Zanzibar | ||
09:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Amaan Stadium |
12 December 20233 Nations FIFA TDS U-15 Development Tournament | South Africa | 2-4 | Ivory Coast | Rabat, Morocco |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Mohammed VI Football Complex |
17 December 20233 Nations FIFA TDS U-15 Development Tournament | Morocco | 1-3 | South Africa | Rabat, Morocco |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Mohammed VI Football Complex |
The following players were called up for the matches against Morocco under-15 and Ivory Coast under-15 on 12 and 17 December 2023, respectively. [9]
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