South Africa national under-17 soccer team

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South Africa under-17
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Nickname(s) Amajimbos
Association South African
Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation COSAFA
Head coach Duncan Crowie
Captain Benjamin Wallis
Most caps Thamsanqa Ayanda Juqu
Top scorerSduduzo Siwela
Home stadium FNB Stadium
FIFA code RSA
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First colours
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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)
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]

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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 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 16)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 17)10 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
42 DF Benjamin Wallace (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United
52 DF Waylon Renecke (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 17)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 17)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 17)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 17)10 Flag of South Africa.svg TS Galaxy

84 FW Gabriel Amato (2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 (age 17)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town City
154 FW Bennet Mokoena (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16)10 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
174 FW Luke Baartman (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 17)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. [4] [5]

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

22 April Friendly Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2-2Flag 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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