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Nickname(s) | Amajimbos | ||
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Association | South African Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | Vela Khumalo | ||
Captain | Bokamoso Mokokosi | ||
Most caps | Thamsanqa Ayanda Juqu | ||
Top scorer | Siyabonga Mabena (9 goals) | ||
Home stadium | FNB Stadium | ||
FIFA code | RSA | ||
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Biggest win | |||
South Africa 4–0 Lesotho (16 August 2024) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Senegal 5–0 South Africa (10 May 2023) | |||
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2005 ) | ||
Best result | Runners-ups (2015) | ||
COSAFA Under-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1994 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (1994), (2002), and (2020) | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2015 ) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2015) | ||
Website | https://www.safa.net/ |
The South Africa national under-17 football team (Amajimbos), 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 are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup and develop the players for the main national team Bafana Bafana. [1]
The team was started in 1993, when the SAFA decided to form an under-17 team. The team's greatest achievement to date include a second-place finish at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, hosted in Niger and qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. [2]
In 2024, they were invited to play at the FIFA U/16 Talent Development Scheme Tournament held in Ivory Coast. The team finished with 2 wins and 1 loss. [3] [4]
The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. [5]
Caps and goals as of 30 April 2023, after the match against Morocco.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. [6] [7]
Win Draw Loss Fixture
7 September FIFA U/16 TDS | Morocco | 1-0 | South Africa | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
Stadium: Stade Municipal |
5 September FIFA U/16 TDS | South Africa | 1-1 (4-3 p) | Tanzania | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal |
3 September FIFA U/16 TDS | Algeria | 4-7 | South Africa | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
Stadium: Stade Municipal |
18 August Friendly | South Africa | 3-1 | Lesotho | Soweto, South Africa |
| Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium |
16 August Friendly | South Africa | 4-0 | Lesotho | Soweto, South Africa |
15:00 CAT | Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium |
24 April Friendly | Colombia | 2-1 | South Africa | Palmira, Colombia |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar |
22 April Friendly | Colombia | 2-2 | South Africa | Palmira, Colombia |
15:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record
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COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
2016 | Runners-Up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | |
2017 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
2018 | Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
2019 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +19 | |
2020 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
2021 | Did not participate | ||||||||
2022 | Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | +14 | |
Total | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 35 |
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