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Nickname(s) | Amajimbos | ||
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Association | South African Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
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 | |||
![]() ![]() (16 August 2024) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (10 May 2023) | |||
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2005 ) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
COSAFA Under-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1994 ) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
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] [5]
They won the 2020 COSAFA U-17 Cup 4-2 via penalties after the match ended in a 1-1 draw against Zambia. [6]
At the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup, they lost 1-0 in the final to Zambia. [7]
The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship held in South Africa between 4–13 December 2024: [8]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. [9] [10]
Win Draw Loss Fixture
9 December COSAFA U-17 | ![]() | v | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:00 | Stadium: UJ Stadium Auckland Park |
7 December COSAFA U-17 | ![]() | v | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:00 | Stadium: UJ Stadium Auckland park |
5 December COSAFA U-17 | ![]() | v | ![]() | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:00 | Stadium: UJ Stadium Auckland Park |
7 September FIFA U/16 TDS | ![]() | 1-0 | ![]() | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
Stadium: Stade Municipal |
5 September FIFA U/16 TDS | ![]() | 1-1 (4-3 p) | ![]() | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal |
3 September FIFA U/16 TDS | ![]() | 4-7 | ![]() | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
Stadium: Stade Municipal |
18 August Friendly | ![]() | 3-1 | ![]() | Soweto, South Africa |
| Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium |
16 August Friendly | ![]() | 4-0 | ![]() | Soweto, South Africa |
15:00 CAT | Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium |
24 April Friendly | ![]() | 2-1 | ![]() | Palmira, Colombia |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar |
22 April Friendly | ![]() | 2-2 | ![]() | Palmira, Colombia |
15:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar |
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| U-17 Africa 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 |
![]() | Runners-Up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
![]() | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
![]() | Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +19 |
![]() | Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | +14 |
Total | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 35 |
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