The South Africa national under-20 football team (Amajita) , 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 African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup . The team has played at seven African Youth Championships and three FIFA U-20 World Cups.
History
The team was started in 1993, when SAFA decided to form an under-20 team. The team's greatest achievements to date include a second-place finish at the 1997 African Youth Championship , hosted in Morocco and qualifying for the 1997 , 2009 and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup .[2] [3]
Player eligibility
Players who are selected, will be 20 or younger in the following World Cup year. With the next FIFA U-20 World Cup being held in Poland in 2019 , players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1999.
Schedule and recent results
The following is a list of matches from the past twenty-four months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Date
Team
Result
Score
Competition
Location
12 December 2016
Botswana
W
1-0
2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup
Moruleng Stadium , Moruleng , South Africa
14 December 2016
Angola
W
5-0
2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup Semi-final
Moruleng Stadium , Moruleng , South Africa
16 December 2016
Zambia
W
2-1
2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup Final
Moruleng Stadium , Moruleng , South Africa
12 February 2017
Zambia
L
1-2
Friendly
Nkoloma Stadium , Lusaka , Zambia
19 February 2017
Mali
D
1-1
Friendly
Peter Mokaba Stadium , Limpopo , South Africa
27 February 2017
Cameroon
W
3-1
2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium , Ndola , Zambia
2 March 2017
Senegal
L
3-4
2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium , Ndola , Zambia
5 March 2017
Sudan
W
3-1
2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium , Ndola , Zambia
8 March 2017
Zambia
L
0-1 (a.e.t.)
2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Semi-final
National Heroes Stadium , Lusaka , Zambia
12 March 2017
Guinea
L
1-2
2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
National Heroes Stadium , Lusaka , Zambia
Current squad
The following 21 players are selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Poland between 23 May – 15 June 2019.[4]
Notable former players
Players who have previously played for the under-20 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team :
Tournament records
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
U-20 World Cup
Hosts/Year
Result
Position
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1977 -1993
Banned
1995
did not qualify
1997
Group Stage
20th
3
0
1
2
2
6
1999 to 2007
did not qualify
2009
Round of 16
15th
4
1
1
2
5
8
2011
did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
Group Stage
21st
3
0
1
2
1
4
2019
Group Stage
19th
3
0
1
2
3
7
2023
did not qualify
2025
to be determined
Round of 16
4/24
13
1
4
8
11
25
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Hosts/Year
Result
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1979 to 1993
did not enter
1995
did not qualify
1997
Second Place
5
2
1
2
5
5
1999
did not qualify
2001
Group Stage
3
0
1
2
3
7
2003
Group Stage
3
0
1
2
3
7
2005
did not qualify
2007
2009
Fourth Place
5
2
0
3
8
9
2011
Group Stage
3
1
0
2
4
6
2013
did not qualify
2015
Group Stage
3
1
0
2
6
6
2017
Fourth Place
5
2
0
4
10
9
2019
Third Place
5
1
3
0
2
2
2021
did not qualify
2023
COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup record
COSAFA U-20 Cup
Hosts/Year
Result
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1983 -1990
did not enter
-
-
-
-
-
-
1993
Quarter-finals
4
2
0
2
8
3
1995
Runners-up
5
1
3
1
3
3
1997
Unknown
?
?
?
?
?
?
1999
Runners-up
6
4
1
1
15
6
2000
Champions
5
4
1
0
6
1
2001
Unknown
?
?
?
?
?
?
2002
Unknown
?
?
?
?
?
?
2003
Unknown
?
?
?
?
?
?
2004
Champions
?
?
?
?
?
?
2005
Unknown
?
?
?
?
?
?
2006
Champions
?
?
?
?
?
?
2007
Runners-up
?
?
?
?
?
?
2008
Champions
?
?
?
?
?
?
2009
Champions
4
4
0
0
16
1
2010
Group Stage
2
0
0
2
1
4
2013
Champions
5
4
1
0
7
0
2016
Runners-up
5
4
0
1
16
2
References
External links
National teams
League system
Domestic cups
Awards Lists
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