South Africa national under-20 football team

South Africa under-20

Nickname(s)	Amajita (The Boys)
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Head coach	Thabo Senong
FIFA code	RSA
First colours Second colours
First international
South Africa 2–0 Swaziland (Somholo, Swaziland; 11 December 1993)[1]
Biggest win
South Africa 8–0 Lesotho (Moruleng, South Africa; 7 December 2016)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1997)
Best result	Second Round, 2009

The South Africa national under-20 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 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 Cups in Malaysia, Egypt and South Korea.

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 South Korea in 2017, players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1997.

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

A 21-man squad has been selected for a 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in South Korea between 20 May – 11 June 2017.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Mondli Mpoto	(1998-07-24) 24 July 1998	4		SuperSport United
1	1GK	Sanele Tshabalala	(1998-05-12) 12 May 1998	1		Bidvest Wits
20	1GK	Walter Kubheka	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999			Mamelodi Sundowns
	2DF	Malebogo Modise	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999			Mamelodi Sundowns
13	2DF	Thendo Mukumela	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998	5		Mamelodi Sundowns
15	2DF	Tercious Malepe (captain)	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997	4	1	Orlando Pirates
	2DF	Shane Saralina	(1997-06-27) 27 June 1997			Ajax Cape Town
	2DF	Reeve Frosler	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998			Bidvest Wits
5	2DF	Sandile Mthethwa	(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997	4		Orlando Pirates
6	3MF	Wiseman Meyiwa	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999	4		Kaizer Chiefs
12	3MF	Sipho Mbule	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998	4		Orlando Pirates
19	3MF	Kobamelo Kodisang	(1999-08-28) 28 August 1999	4		Platinum Stars
18	3MF	Teboho Mokoena	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997	4		SuperSport United
	3MF	Grant Margeman	(1998-06-03) 3 June 1998	5	1	Ajax Cape Town
8	3MF	Sibongakonke Mbatha	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998	5	1	ATK
10	3MF	Luther Singh	(1997-08-05) 5 August 1997	5	5	Braga B
	3MF	Masilakhe Phohlongo	(1997-05-05) 5 May 1997			Ajax Cape Town
	3MF	Thabo Cele	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997			Benfica B
	4FW	Keletso Makgalwa				Mamelodi Sundowns
21	4FW	Liam Jordan	(1998-07-30) 30 July 1998	4	2	Sporting B
11	4FW	Phakamani Mahlambi	(1997-09-11) 11 September 1997	2	1	Bidvest Wits

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

U-20 World Cup
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977-1993	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Group Stage	21st	3	0	1	2	1	4
2019	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Round of 16	3/21	10	1	3	6	8	18

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	Did not qualify
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

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

• South Africa FA official website