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South Africa under-17

Nickname(s)	Amajimbos
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF ( Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Head coach	Vela Khumalo
Captain	Benjamin Wallis
Most caps	Thamsanqa Ayanda Juqu
Top scorer	Sduduzo Siwela
Home stadium	FNB Stadium
FIFA code	RSA
First colours Second colours
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	4 (first in 2005)
Best result	Runners-ups ( 2015)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2015)
Best result	Group Stage ( 2015)
Website	https://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

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.

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

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

Colombia  v   South Africa

22 April Friendly	Colombia	2-2	South Africa	Palmira, Colombia
15:00  UTC+2	Mendez 79' Herazo 90'		Mendes 33' Lonzi 24'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar

Colombia  v   South Africa

24 April Friendly	Colombia	2-1	South Africa	Palmira, Colombia
	Martinezx2		Bohloko	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Rivera Escobar

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record FIFA U-17 World Cup Record Hosts/Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1985 Banned 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 Did not qualify 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 5 2017 Did not qualify 2019 2021 Cancelled 2023 Did not qualify 2025 To be determined Total Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 5

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record African U-17 Championship Hosts/Year Round GP W D L GS GA 1995 Did not qualify 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 8 6 2007 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 5 5 2009 Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 8 7 2017 Did not qualify 2019 2021 Cancelled 2023 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 5 12 Total Runners-up 17 6 4 7 26 30

COSAFA U-17 Championship

COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup record
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

• 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

External links

• South Africa FA official website