South Africa national under-17 soccer team

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South Africa under-17
Nickname(s) Amajimbos
Association South African
Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation COSAFA
Head coach Flag of South Africa.svg 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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First colours
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Second colours
Biggest win
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4–0 Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
(16 August 2024)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 5–0 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
(10 May 2023)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances4 (first in 2005 )
Best resultRunners-ups (2015)
COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1994 )
Best resultChampions (1994), (2002), and (2020)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2015 )
Best resultGroup 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]

History

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]

Current squad

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 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Gennaro Jackson (2007-11-22) 22 November 2007 (age 16)00 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Spurs
161 GK Kyle Jansen (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta United
211 GK Takalani Mazhamba (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 17)00 Flag of South Africa.svg Kaizer Chiefs

22 DF Xhosa Manyama (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town City
32 DF Keitumetse Lesia (2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
42 DF Benjamin Wallace (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
52 DF Waylon Renecke (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of England.svg Norwich City
122 DF Vincent Sithole (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
142 DF Tyler Cicero (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Stellenbosch
192 DF Thato Sibiya (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

63 MF Xolani Tshaka (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Orlando Pirates
73 MF Dhakier Lee (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Spurs
93 MF Michael Dokunmu (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vitesse
103 MF Xavier Jodamus (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Ubuntu Cape Town
113 MF Vicky Mkhawana (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Kaizer Chiefs
133 MF Gomolemo Kekana (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg TS Galaxy

84 FW Gabriel Amato (2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town City
154 FW Bennet Mokoena (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 17)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
174 FW Luke Baartman (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 18)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town Spurs
184 FW Orifha Maubelo (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Capital City
204 FW Siyabonga Mabena (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 17)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

Results and fixtures

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]

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

7 September FIFA U/16 TDS Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1-0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Stadium: Stade Municipal
5 September FIFA U/16 TDS Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1-1
(4-3 p)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Bingerville, Ivory Coast
  • Bohloko Soccerball shade.svg90+'
Stadium: Stade Municipal
3 September FIFA U/16 TDS Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 4-7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Bingerville, Ivory Coast
Stadium: Stade Municipal
18 August Friendly Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3-1Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Soweto, South Africa
Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium
16 August Friendly Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4-0Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Soweto, South Africa
15:00 CAT
Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium
22 April Friendly Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2-2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Palmira, Colombia
15:00  UTC+2
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar

Competitive record

COSAFA U-17 Championship

COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup record
YearRoundPldWD*LGSGAGD
Flag of Mauritius.svg 2016 Runners-Up5401111+10
Flag of Mauritius.svg 2017 Fourth place530111110
Flag of Mauritius.svg 2018 Runners-Up531183+5
Flag of Malawi.svg 2019 Group Stage3012111+19
Flag of South Africa.svg 2020 Champions531176+1
Flag of Lesotho.svg 2021 Did not participate
Flag of Malawi.svg 2022 Runners-Up5302173+14
Total2816385535

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