South Africa national under-17 soccer team - Team

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The South Africa national under-17 football team, 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 .

South Africa under-17

Nickname(s)

Amajimbos

Association

South African
Football Association

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Sub-confederation

COSAFA

Head coach

Vela Khumalo

Captain

Costandino Christondoulou

Most caps

Thamsanqa Ayanda Juqu

Top scorer

Sduduzo Siwela

FIFA code

RSA

First colours

Second colours

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Appearances

3 (first in 2005)

Best result

Runners-ups, 2015

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Appearances

1 (first in 2015)

Best result

Group Stage, 2015

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.

Current squad

The following 21 players were selected to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Head coach: Vela Khumalo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Costandino Christondoulou	(2002-05-12)12 May 2002 (aged 16)			Liverpool
2	3MF	Simon Nqoi	(2001-06-28)28 June 2001 (aged 14)			SuperSport United
3	2DF	Riyaaz Ismail	(1998-01-05)5 January 1998 (aged 17)			Hellenic
4	2DF	Kateglo Mohamme	(1998-03-10)10 March 1998 (aged 17)			SuperSport United
5	3MF	Athenkosi Dlala	(1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 17)			SuperSport United
6	2DF	Notha Ngcobo	(1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 16)			Mamelodi Sundowns
7	3MF	Sduduzo Siwela	(2003-05-12)12 May 2003 (aged 15)	4	11	AmaZulu F.C
8	3MF	Sibongakonke Mbatha	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 17)			School of Exellence
9	4FW	Luvuyo Mkatshana	(1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 17)			Bidvest Wits
10	3MF	Nelson Maluleke	(1998-04-01)1 April 1998 (aged 17)			SuperSport United
11	3MF	Muhammed Ball	(2003-05-19)19 May 2003 (aged 15)			Bidvest Wits Academy
12	3MF	Thamsanqa Juqu	(2002-12-27)27 December 2002 (aged 15)			Kaizer Chiefs
13	2DF	Thendo Mukumela	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 17)			Mamelodi Sundowns
14	3MF	Tebogo Qinisile	(1998-05-13)13 May 1998 (aged 17)			Bloemfontein Celtic
15	2DF	Keanu Cupido	(1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 17)			Diambars Academy
16	1GK	Mondli Mpoto	(1998-07-24)24 July 1998 (aged 17)			SuperSport United
17	4FW	Khanyisa Mayo	(1998-08-27)27 August 1998 (aged 17)			SuperSport United
18	4FW	Dylan Stoffels	(1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 16)			AmaZulu
19	4FW	Kobamelo Kodisang	(1999-08-28)28 August 1999 (aged 16)			Platinum Stars
20	3MF	Reeve Frosler	(1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 17)			Bidvest Wits
21	1GK	Walter Kubheka	(1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 16)			Mamelodi Sundowns

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	Did Not Qualify
2021	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
Total	Runners-up	13	5	4	4	21	18

References

External links

South Africa FA official website

Soccer in South Africa

South African Football Association

National teams

Men	National team (Bafana Bafana) Olympic (U-23) (Amaglug-glug) U-20 (Amajita) U-17 (Amajimbos) development (Amabinneplaas)
Women	National team (Banyana Banyana) U-20 (Basetsana) U-17 (Bantwana)

League system

Men

Active	Premier Soccer League (ABSA Premiership National First Division) SAFA SAFA Second Division Regional League U19 National League
Defunct	NFL (1959–77) SASL (1961–67) FPL (1969–90) NPSL Castle League for blacks (1971–77) NPSL Castle League (1978–84) NPSL (1985–95) NSL Castle League (1985–95) NSL Second Division (1985–95)

Women

Active	SAFA Women's League Sasol Women’s League (Provincial leagues) SAFA Regional Women’s League (Regional leagues)

Domestic cups

Men

Active	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 Carling Black Label Cup Mangaung Cup
Defunct	NFL Cup (1959–77) SASF Cup (1961–85) United Bank International Soccer Festival (1993–94) Baymed Cup (2006) Telkom Charity Cup (1986–2010) Vodacom Challenge (1999-2011)

Awards

SAFA Awards
PSL Awards

Lists

Clubs
Club name changes
Foreign players

Men's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (Arab Gulf, ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-16
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e National football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
Football in Africa portal ¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

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Tennis
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