South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team

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South Africa under-17
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Nickname(s) Bantwana
Association South African Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation COSAFA
Head coach Nthabeleng Modiko
Captain Jessica Wade
Home stadium FNB Stadium
FIFA code RSA
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First colours
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First international
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–3 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg
Biggest win
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0–28 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
Biggest defeat
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–9 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 10–1 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
African U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances6 (first in 2008 )
Best resultChampions (2010, 2018)
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2019 )
Best resultChampions (2022)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2010 )
Best resultGroup stage (2010, 2018)

The South Africa U-17 women's national football team, nicknamed Bantwana, 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 objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Banyana Banyana.

Contents

Bantwana hold the African record for most goals in an international match. They scored 28 goals (won 28-0) against Seychelles in the opening match of group B at the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship. [1]

History

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The team qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago. [2]

In 2018, they qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay making their second appearance at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [3] [4]

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

The competed in the inaugural tournament in 2019 held in Mauritius. [5] They were runners-up to Uganda in a 2-1 defeat in the final. They set the African goal scoring record (28 goals) in that championship. [1] They won their first COSAFA title in the 2022 edition, defeating Zambia by 4 goals to 3 in the final. [6]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances: 2
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2008 did not qualify
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2010 Group stage16th3003217
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2012 did not qualify
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2014
Flag of Jordan.svg 2016
Flag of Uruguay.svg 2018 Group stage12th3012110
Flag of India.svg 2022 did not qualify
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 2024 to be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg 2025
TotalGroup stage2/96015327

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances: 6
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
2008 First round22 1 0203
2010 Play-off round6312259
2012 Second round412176
2013 Second round201146
2016 Second round22 2 0207
2018 Second round4400177
2020 To be determined
TotalSecond round6/62012485335

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship record
YearRoundPldWD*LGSGAGD
Flag of Mauritius.svg 2019 Runners-up5401395+34
Flag of South Africa.svg 2020 Third Place4202188+10
Flag of Malawi.svg 2022 Champions4200234+19
Total139038017

See also

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References

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  2. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. "SA's Women's U17 team begins Fifa World Cup campaign with tricky clash against Mexico". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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