Nickname(s) | Bantwana | ||
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Association | South African Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | Ntombifuthi Khumalo | ||
Captain | Katleho Malebane | ||
Top scorer | Oyisa Marhasi (11 goals) | ||
Home stadium | FNB Stadium | ||
FIFA code | RSA | ||
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First international | |||
Cameroon 2–0 South Africa (Yaoundé, Cameroon; 2008) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Seychelles 0–28 South Africa (Port Louis, Mauritius; 21 September 2019) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
South Africa 0–9 Mexico Germany 10–1 South Africa (Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago; 8 September 2010) | |||
African U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2008 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2010, 2018) | ||
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2019 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2010 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2010, 2018) | ||
The South Africa U-17 women's national football team (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.
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]
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]
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. [6] They set the African goal scoring record (28 goals) in that championship. [1]
They won their maiden COSAFA title at the 2022 edition, defeating Zambia by 4 goals to 3 in the final. [7] [8] [9]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
9 December COSAFA W U-17 | South Africa | v | Madagascar | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:30 | Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto |
7 December COSAFA W U-17 | South Africa | v | Namibia | Johannesburg, South Africa |
15:30 | Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto |
5 December COSAFA W U-17 | South Africa | v | Malawi | Johannesburg, South Africa |
12:30 | Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto |
The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship held in South Africa between 4 December – 13 December 2024: [10]
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.
Rank | Player | Goals |
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1 | Oyisa Marhasi | 11 |
2 | Jessica Wade | 10 |
3 | Miche Minnies | 4 |
3 | Karabo Dhlamini | 4 |
Coach | Nat. | Tenure | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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Simphiwe Dludlu | South Africa | 2017 – 2021 | |||||
Nthabeleng Modiko | South Africa | 2022 – 2024 | |||||
Ntombifuthi Khumalo | South Africa | 2024 – present |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | ||||||||
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Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2008 | did not qualify | |||||||
2010 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
2012 | did not qualify | |||||||
2014 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
2018 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
2022 | did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | ||||||||
2025 | TBD | |||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 27 |
African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women | ||||||||
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Appearances: 6 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
2008 | First round | – | 2 | 2 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2010 | Play-off round | – | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 |
2012 | Second round | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
2013 | Second round | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
2016 | Second round | – | 2 | 2 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2018 | Second round | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
2020 | The 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |||||||
2022 | Third round | – | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2024 | Second round | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | Second round | 6/6 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 41 |
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
2019 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | |
2020 | Third Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | |
2022 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | |
2024 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 17 |
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