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South Africa national under-17 soccer team

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See also: 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 resultRunners-ups (2015)
COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Appearances7 (first in 1994)
Best resultChampions (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]

Current squad

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The 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.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Gennaro Jackson (2007-11-22) 22 November 2007 (age 17) 0 0 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
16 1GK Kyle Jansen (2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 United States Atlanta United
21 1GK Takalani Mazhamba (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 17) 0 0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
2 2DF Xhosa Manyama (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 South Africa Cape Town City
3 2DF Keitumetse Lesia (2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa SuperSport United
4 2DF Benjamin Wallace (2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa SuperSport United
5 2DF Waylon Renecke (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0 England Norwich City
12 2DF Vincent Sithole (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
14 2DF Tyler Cicero (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Stellenbosch
19 2DF Thato Sibiya (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 18) 0 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
6 3MF Xolani Tshaka (2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
7 3MF Dhakier Lee (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
9 3MF Michael Dokunmu (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Netherlands Vitesse
10 3MF Xavier Jodamus (2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Ubuntu Cape Town
11 3MF Vicky Mkhawana (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
13 3MF Gomolemo Kekana (2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa TS Galaxy
8 4FW Gabriel Amato (2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Cape Town City
15 4FW Bennet Mokoena (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
17 4FW Luke Baartman (2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0 South Africa Cape Town Spurs
18 4FW Orifha Maubelo (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Canada Capital City
20 4FW Siyabonga Mabena (2007-02-18) 18 February 2007 (age 17) 1 0 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns

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.[6][7]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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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. ^ "Coach Duncan Crowie names final squad for Under-17 AFCON". South African Football Association. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ Ndubane, Khaya (23 April 2024). "Khumalo proud of Amajimbos after draw with Colombia". The Citizen. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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