South Africa national under-17 soccer team

South Africa under-17

Nickname(s)

Amajimbos

Association

South African
Football Association

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Sub-confederation

COSAFA

Head coach

Duncan Crowie

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	1GK	Gennaro Jackson	(2007-11-22) 22 November 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Cape Town Spurs
16	1GK	Kyle Jansen	(2006-02-23) 23 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Atlanta United
21	1GK	Takalani Mazhamba	(2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Kaizer Chiefs

2	2DF	Xhosa Manyama	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Cape Town City
3	2DF	Keitumetse Lesia	(2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 (age 18)	1	0	SuperSport United
4	2DF	Benjamin Wallace	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 18)	1	0	SuperSport United
5	2DF	Waylon Renecke	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Norwich City
12	2DF	Vincent Sithole	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
14	2DF	Tyler Cicero	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Stellenbosch
19	2DF	Thato Sibiya	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Mamelodi Sundowns

6	3MF	Xolani Tshaka	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Orlando Pirates
7	3MF	Dhakier Lee	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Cape Town Spurs
9	3MF	Michael Dokunmu	(2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Vitesse
10	3MF	Xavier Jodamus	(2006-04-25) 25 April 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Ubuntu Cape Town
11	3MF	Vicky Mkhawana	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Kaizer Chiefs
13	3MF	Gomolemo Kekana	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 17)	1	0	TS Galaxy

8	4FW	Gabriel Amato	(2006-07-27) 27 July 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Cape Town City
15	4FW	Bennet Mokoena	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 16)	1	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
17	4FW	Luke Baartman	(2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Cape Town Spurs
18	4FW	Orifha Maubelo	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Capital City
20	4FW	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

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

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	Did not qualify
~~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	Did not qualify
~~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

References

^ "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.
^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Coach Duncan Crowie names final squad for Under-17 AFCON". South African Football Association. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ Ndubane, Khaya (23 April 2024). "Khumalo proud of Amajimbos after draw with Colombia". The Citizen. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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) U-15
Women	National team (Banyana Banyana) U-20 (Basetsana) U-17 (Bantwana) U-15

League system

Men

Active	Premier Soccer League (DStv Premiership Motsepe Foundation Championship) SAFA SAFA Second Division Regional League U19 National League Varsity Sports Football
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 Women's Regional League (Regional leagues) Women's Varsity Football

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

Lists

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

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Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
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 Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
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