South Africa women's national under-15 soccer team

This article is about the girl's football team. For the boy's team, see South Africa national under-15 soccer team.

South Africa women's under-15

Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Head coach	Ntombifuthi Khumalo
Captain	Rethabile Molefe
Top scorer	Leonay Kock (13 goals)
Home stadium	FNB Stadium
FIFA code	RSA
First colours Second colours
First international
Malawi 1–0   South Africa (Lilongwe, Malawi; 29 October 2022)
Biggest win
Angola 0–14   South Africa (Harare, Zimbabwe; 14 December 2023)
Biggest defeat
Tanzania 7–1  South Africa (Durban, South Africa; 5 April 2023)
CAF African Schools Football Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2023)
Best result	Champions (2024)
COSAFA Schools Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2022)
Best result	Champions (2022, 2023, 2024)
Medal record CAF African Schools Football Championship 2024 Zanzibar 2025 Ghana COSAFA Schools Cup 2022 South Africa 2023 Zimbabwe 2024 Namibia
Website	https://www.safa.net/

The South Africa national women's 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 Bantwana team.

History

COSAFA Schools Cup

At the inaugural COSAFA Schools Cup, they lost their opening match 1–0 to Malindi Secondary from Malawi but the points were awarded to the South Africans after the Malawian school fielded ineligible players. ^[1] They won their second match 3–0 against Anse Boileau from Seychelles and topped the group with nine points after a 7–0 win against GS Ningha from Comoros to head to the final. They won the final 4–0 against Mothamo JSS from Botswana and qualified for the inaugural CAF African Schools Football Championship. ^{[2] [3]}

Edendale Technical High from KwaZulu-Natal won the Winter National Schools Sport Championship for the second time and secured themselves a chance to represent South Africa at the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup. ^[4]

At the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup, they topped group B with twelve points winning 14–0 against Angola in their opening match. They had a walkover against Zambia after the Zambians did not pitch for their match, won 3–0 against Namibia and won their final match 8–0 against Madagascar to head into the final. They won the final 3–1 against Botswana to qualify for the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship. ^{[5] [6]}

At the 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup, they topped group B with nine points winning 7–0 against Zimbabwe, 13–0 against Angola, and 4–0 against Eswatini to qualify for the semifinals against group A runners-up Lesotho. They won their semi-final 10–0. They went on to win their third consecutive schools cup with a come-from-behind 3–1 win against Malawi. ^[7]

CAF African Schools Football Championship

The team took part in the inaugural CAF African Schools Football Championship in 2023 but failed to qualify for the knockout rounds. ^[8]

In the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship they were second in group B after 1 win and 2 draws and qualified for the semi-finals against group A winners and defending champions Tanzania. ^[9] They won their semi-final 1–0 against Tanzania. ^[10] They went on to face Morocco in the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship final and won 5–4 via penalties after the match ended in a 1–1 draw to lift their maiden championship. ^[11]

In the 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship they were runners-ups in group B with a loss and 2 wins including a 8–0 win against the DRC. They lost the semi-final 3–2 to Ghana and finished third after defeating Morocco 2–1 in the 3rd place playoff. ^{[12] [13]}

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.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

South Africa v Zimbabwe

11 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup	South Africa	7–0	Zimbabwe	Walvis Bay, Namibia
09:00  UTC+2	Mthembu 9' Mkhari 11', 12' Nzuza 17', 31' Sithole 25', 37'			Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium

Angola v South Africa

11 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup	Angola	0–13	South Africa	Walvis Bay, Namibia
15:30  UTC+2				Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium

Eswatini v South Africa

12 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup	Eswatini	0–4	South Africa	Walvis Bay, Namibia
12:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium

Lesotho v South Africa

12 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup	Lesotho	0–10	South Africa	Walvis Bay, Namibia
16:00  UTC+2				Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium

Malawi v South Africa

13 October 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup	Malawi	1–3	South Africa	Walvis Bay, Namibia
9:00  UTC+2	Silungwe 5'		Kock 8', 35' Mthembu 29'	Stadium: Jan Wilken Stadium

2025

Uganda v South Africa

23 April 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship	Uganda	1–0	South Africa	Accra, Ghana
14:00  UTC+0				Stadium: University of Ghana

South Africa v DR Congo

24 April 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship	South Africa	8–0	DR Congo	Accra, Ghana
11:00  UTC+0				Stadium: University of Ghana

Gambia v South Africa

24 April 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship	Gambia	0–3	South Africa	Accra, Ghana
14:00  UTC+0				Stadium: University of Ghana

Ghana v South Africa

25 April 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship	Ghana	3–2	South Africa	Accra, Ghana
15:15  UTC+0				Stadium: University of Ghana

Morocco v South Africa

26 April 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship	Morocco	1–2	South Africa	Accra, Ghana
14:00  UTC+0				Stadium: University of Ghana

Current players

The following players were called up for the 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Dakalo Mafumo			{{{goals}}}	Tuks High School
	1 GK	Eaglet Ramandwa			{{{goals}}}	Sinthumule Secondary School
	2 DF	Lethuthando Mthembu			{{{goals}}}	Villiersdrop Secondary School
	2 DF	Rethabile Molefe			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	2 DF	Dazel Mkhari			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	3 MF	Ambani Raphadara			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	3 MF	Okuhle Sthole			{{{goals}}}	Kwamakhutha High School
	3 MF	Nomfundo Nzuza			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	2 DF	Mpumelelo Mazibuko			{{{goals}}}	Rabasotho High School
	3 MF	Somila Gani			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	3 MF	Leonay Kock			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	3 MF	Akhona Simamane			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	2 DF	Nkosingiphile Mthomebi			{{{goals}}}	St Mark's International School
	2 DF	Havene Whitney			{{{goals}}}	St Mark's International School
	3 MF	Lisakhanya Situlwani			{{{goals}}}	Bothasig High School
	3 MF	Imaan Dollie			{{{goals}}}	Ubuntu Football School
	2 DF	Miah Messier			{{{goals}}}	Ubuntu Football School
	2 DF	Hajiera Sulayman			{{{goals}}}	Ubuntu Football School
	2 DF	Pulane Moloi			{{{goals}}}	Clapham High School
	2 DF	Farah Thomas			{{{goals}}}	South Peninsula High

Top goalscorers

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Leonay Kock	13
2	Khwezi Khoza	12
3	Nobahle Mdelwa	8
4	Pulane Moloi	6
5	Gani Somila	4

Coach

All-time U-15 girls coaching records

Coach	Tenure	Reference
Ntombifuthi Khumalo	2022 – present

Honours

• CAF African Schools Football Championship: 2024
• COSAFA Schools Cup: 2022, 2023, 2024

All time performance

CAF African Schools Football Championship

Year	Best
2023	Group Stage
2024	Champions
2025	Third

COSAFA Schools Cup

Year	Best
2022	Champions
2023	Champions
2024	Champions

See also

• Women's association football portal
• Association football portal
• Sports portal
• South Africa portal

• Banyana Banyana (South Africa women's national football team)
• Basetsana (South Africa women's national under-20 football team)
• Bantwana (South Africa women's national under-17 football team)

References

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