South Africa national under-17 soccer team
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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]
| Nickname(s) | Amajimbos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | South African Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
| Head coach |  Vela Khumalo | ||
| Captain | Bokamoso Mokokosi | ||
| Most caps | Thamsanqa Ayanda Juqu | ||
| Top scorer | Siyabonga Mabena (9 goals) | ||
| Home stadium | FNB Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | RSA | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
South Africa 4–0  Lesotho (16 August 2024) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Senegal 5–0 South Africa (10 May 2023) | |||
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Runners-ups (2015) | ||
| COSAFA Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1994) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1994), (2002), and (2020) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2015) | ||
| Website | https://www.safa.net/ | ||
History
editThe 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]
In 2024, they were invited to play at the FIFA U/16 Talent Development Scheme Tournament held in Ivory Coast. The team finished with 2 wins and 1 loss.[3][4]
Current squad
editThe following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[5]
Caps and goals as of 30 April 2023, after the match against 
Morocco.
Results and fixtures
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[6][7]
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
edit| 7 September FIFA U/16 TDS | Morocco | 1-0 | South Africa | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal |
| 5 September FIFA U/16 TDS | South Africa | 1-1 (4-3 p) |  Tanzania | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
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Stadium: Stade Municipal |
| 3 September FIFA U/16 TDS |  Algeria | 4-7 | South Africa | Bingerville, Ivory Coast |
| Stadium: Stade Municipal |
| 18 August Friendly | South Africa | 3-1 | Lesotho | Soweto, South Africa |
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Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium |
| 16 August Friendly | South Africa | 4-0 | Lesotho | Soweto, South Africa |
| 15:00 CAT | Stadium: UJ Soweto Stadium |
| 24 April Friendly |  Colombia | 2-1 | South Africa | Palmira, Colombia |
| Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar |
| 22 April Friendly | Colombia | 2-2 | South Africa | Palmira, Colombia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar |
Competitive record
edit
FIFA U-17 World Cup recordedit
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Africa U-17 Cup of Nations recordedit
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COSAFA U-17 Championship
edit| COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
 2016 |
Runners-Up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | |
| 2017 |
Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2018 |
Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |
 2019 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +19 | |
| 2020 |
Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| 2021 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2022 |
Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | +14 | |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 35 | |||
See also
edit- Bafana Bafana (South Africa national football team)
- Amajita (South Africa national under-20 football team)
- Amaglug-glug (South Africa national under-23 football team)
- Amabinneplaas (South Africa national development football team)
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Gcwabe, Ongama (31 August 2024). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Amajimbos jet off to Fifa u17 TDS Nations Tournament". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Pongco, Siya (6 September 2024). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Amajimbos win again in Côte d'Ivoire". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Coach Duncan Crowie names final squad for Under-17 AFCON". South African Football Association. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Ndubane, Khaya (23 April 2024). "Khumalo proud of Amajimbos after draw with Colombia". The Citizen. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.