South Africa national under-20 football team

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.

South Africa under-20
Nickname(s)Amajita (The Boys)
AssociationSouth African
Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
Head coachHelman Mkhalele
FIFA codeRSA
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
Appearances3 (first in 1997)
Best resultSecond Round, 2009

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

The following 21 players were selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Poland between 23 May – 15 June 2019.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Kopano Thuntsane (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 Orlando Pirates
2 2DF Keenan Abrahams (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 Ajax Cape Town
3 2DF Givemore Khupe (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 Cape Umoya
4 2DF Malebogo Modise (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999 Mamelodi Sundowns
5 2DF Sibusiso Mabiliso (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 AmaZulu
6 2DF Fezile Gcaba (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 Orlando Pirates
7 3MF Promise Mkhuma (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 Mamelodi Sundowns
8 3MF Njabulo Blom (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 Kaizer Chiefs
9 3MF Oswin Appollis (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 SuperSport United
10 4FW Lyle Foster (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 Monaco
11 4FW Thakgalo Leshabela (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 Leicester City
12 4FW James Monyane (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 Orlando Pirates
13 2DF Keenan Phillips (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 Bidvest Wits
14 3MF Luke Le Roux (2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 SuperSport United
15 3MF Siphesihle Mkhize (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 Mamelodi Sundowns
16 1GK Glen Baadjies (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 Mamelodi Sundowns
17 3MF Luvuyo Phewa (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999 Real Kings
18 4FW Leo Thethani (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 Ajax Amsterdam
19 3MF Kobamelo Kodisang (1999-08-28) 28 August 1999 Sanjoanense
20 1GK Khulekani Kubheka (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 Cape Umoya
21 2DF Brendon Moloisane (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999 Mamelodi Sundowns


Notable former players

Players who have previously played for the under-20 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team:

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
U-20 World Cup
Hosts/Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
1977-1993Did not enter-------
1995Did not qualify-------
1997Group Stage20th301226
1999 to 2007Did not qualify-------
2009Round of 1615th411258
2011Did not qualify-------
2013Did not qualify-------
2015Did not qualify-------
2017Group Stage21st301214
2019Group Stage19th301237
2021To be determined-------
Round of 16 4/23 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 1993Did not enter
1995Did not qualify
1997Second Place521255
1999Did not qualify
2001Group Stage301237
2003Group Stage301237
2005Did not qualify
2007Did not qualify
2009Fourth Place520389
2011Group Stage310246
2013Did not qualify
2015Group Stage310266
2017Fourth Place5204109
2019Third Place513022

COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup record
COSAFA U-20 Cup
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1983-1990Did not enter------
1993Quarter-finals420283
1995Runners-up513133
1997Unknown??????
1999Runners-up6411156
2000Champions541061
2001Unknown??????
2002Unknown??????
2003Unknown??????
2004Champions??????
2005Unknown??????
2006Champions??????
2007Runners-up??????
2008Champions??????
2009Champions4400161
2010Group Stage200214
2013Champions541070
2016Runners-up5401162

References
  1. "Under-20 National Team". Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. "Amajita's 21-man FIFA WC squad announced". safa.net. SAFA. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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