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South Africa national under-17 soccer team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team.

South Africa under-17
Nickname(s)Amajimbos
AssociationSouth African
Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
Head coachSouth Africa Vela Khumalo
CaptainBokamoso Mokokosi
Most capsThamsanqa Ayanda Juqu
Top scorerSiyabonga Mabena
(9 goals)
Home stadiumFNB Stadium
FIFA codeRSA
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances4 (first in 2005)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-Up (2015)
COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1994)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1994), (2002), and (2020)
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

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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]

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][5]

COSAFA U-17 Cup

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They won the 2020 COSAFA U-17 Cup 4-2 via penalties after the match ended in a 1-1 draw against Zambia.[6]

At the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup, they lost 1-0 in the final to Zambia.[7]

Current squad

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The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship held in South Africa between 4 December – 13 December 2024:[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Lwandiso Radebe South Africa SuperSport United
2 1GK Luke Holden South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Academy
3 1GK Lehlohonolo Mosia South Africa Tuks
4 2DF Sive Pama South Africa Cape Town City
5 2DF Bokamoso Mokokosi South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Development
5 2DF Hayden Booysen South Africa Ubuntu Football Academy
5 2DF Khayalethu Mzimela South Africa British Football Academy
6 2DF Aphelele Majola South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Academy
7 2DF Tashiel Rugunanan South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Development
8 2DF Nkanyiso Maqasha South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Academy
9 3MF Kamohelo Maraletsi South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Academy
10 3MF Teboho Mlangeni South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Development
11 3MF Selwyn Stevens South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Academy
12 3MF Royce Malatji South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Development
13 3MF Lebogang Dhlamini South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Development
14 3MF Emile Witbooi South Africa Cape Town City
15 4FW Neo Bohloko South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Development
16 4FW Adriano Adams South Africa Cape Town Spurs
18 4FW Omphemetse Sekgoto South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Academy
19 4FW Simphiwe Mlondo South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Academy

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[9][10]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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9 December COSAFA U-17  South Africa v  Mauritius Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 Stadium: UJ Stadium Auckland Park
7 December COSAFA U-17  South Africa v  Comoros Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 Stadium: UJ Stadium Auckland park
5 December COSAFA U-17  South Africa v  Botswana Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 Stadium: UJ Stadium Auckland Park
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
  • Bohloko 90+'
 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
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

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COSAFA U-17 Championship

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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

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References

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  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. ^ Gcwabe, Ongama (31 August 2024). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Amajimbos jet off to Fifa u17 TDS Nations Tournament". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ Pongco, Siya (6 September 2024). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Amajimbos win again in Côte d'Ivoire". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Vela Khumalo lauds the preparation of Amajimbos as the project starts to take shape | soccer". SABC. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. ^ "EN, FR, PR: South Africa win COSAFA Qualifiers for TOTAL U-17 AFCON, Morocco 2021!". 29 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  7. ^ Kanjere, Peter (12 December 2022). "COSAFA Championship joy for SA girls, heartbreak for Amajimbos". FARPost. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Coach Khumalo names final Amajimbos squad for COSAFA Youth Championships - SAFA.net". 29 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  9. ^ Ndubane, Khaya (23 April 2024). "Khumalo proud of Amajimbos after draw with Colombia". The Citizen. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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