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.
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
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
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Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record
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COSAFA U-17 Championship
COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup record
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Year
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Round
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2016 |
Runners-Up |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
1 |
+10
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2017 |
Fourth place |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
0
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2018 |
Runners-Up |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
+5
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2019 |
Group Stage |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
+19
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2020 |
Champions |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
+1
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2021 |
Did not participate
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2022 |
Runners-Up |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
3 |
+14
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Total |
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28 |
16 |
3 |
8 |
55 |
35
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See also
References
External links
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