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See also: South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team
South Africa under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Amajimbos
AssociationSouth African
Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
Head coachVela Khumalo
CaptainBenjamin Wallis
Most capsThamsanqa Ayanda Juqu
Top scorerSduduzo Siwela
Home stadiumFNB Stadium
FIFA codeRSA
First colours
Second colours
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances4 (first in 2005)
Best resultRunners-ups, 2015
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup Stage, 2015
Websitehttps://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]

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[3]

Caps and goals as of 30 April 2023, after the match against  Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gennaro Jackson (2007-11-22) 22 November 2007 (age 16) 0 0 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
16 1GK Kyle Jansen (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 United States Atlanta United
21 1GK Takalani Mazhamba (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 16) 0 0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
2 2DF Xhosa Manyama (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 South Africa Cape Town City
3 2DF Keitumetse Lesia (2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa SuperSport United
4 2DF Benjamin Wallace (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa SuperSport United
5 2DF Waylon Renecke (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 17) 1 0 England Norwich City
12 2DF Vincent Sithole (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
14 2DF Tyler Cicero (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Stellenbosch
19 2DF Thato Sibiya (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 17) 0 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
6 3MF Xolani Tshaka (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
7 3MF Dhakier Lee (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
9 3MF Michael Dokunmu (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Netherlands Vitesse
10 3MF Xavier Jodamus (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Ubuntu Cape Town
11 3MF Vicky Mkhawana (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
13 3MF Gomolemo Kekana (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa TS Galaxy
8 4FW Gabriel Amato (2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa Cape Town City
15 4FW Bennet Mokoena (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16) 1 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
17 4FW Luke Baartman (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
18 4FW Orifha Maubelo (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Canada Capital City
20 4FW Siyabonga Mabena (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa 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.[4][5]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

22 April Friendly Colombia  2-2  South Africa Palmira, Colombia
15:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar
24 April Friendly Colombia  2-1  South Africa Palmira, Colombia
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar

Competitive record

COSAFA U-17 Championship

COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Mauritius 2016 Runners-Up 5 4 0 1 11 1 +10
Mauritius 2017 Fourth place 5 3 0 1 11 11 0
Mauritius 2018 Runners-Up 5 3 1 1 8 3 +5
Malawi 2019 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 11 +19
South Africa 2020 Champions 5 3 1 1 7 6 +1
Lesotho 2021 Did not participate
Malawi 2022 Runners-Up 5 3 0 2 17 3 +14
Total 28 16 3 8 55 35

See also

References

  1. ^ "SA U17 team ultimate aim is to qualify for FIFA World Cup - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader". 18 April 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Coach Duncan Crowie names final squad for Under-17 AFCON". South African Football Association. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ Ndubane, Khaya (23 April 2024). "Khumalo proud of Amajimbos after draw with Colombia". The Citizen. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_under-17_soccer_team

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