South Africa national under-20 football team
Nickname(s) | Amajita | ||
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Association |
South African Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | Thabo Senong | ||
Captain | Ayabulela Magqwaka | ||
FIFA code | RSA | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Somholo, Swaziland; 11 December 1993)[1] | |||
African Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Runners up, 1997 |
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 four African Youth Championships and two 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 and 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cups in Malaysia and Egypt.
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 Colombia in 2011, players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1991.
Recent and future matches
Recent results
Upcoming matches
Date | Team | Result | Score | Type | Venue |
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11 September 2012 | ![]() |
International Friendly | ![]() | ||
21/22/23 September 2012 | ![]() |
2012 African Youth Championship qualifier | ![]() | ||
5/6/7 October 2012 | ![]() |
2012 African Youth Championship qualifier | ![]() |
Current squad
A 21-man squad has been selected for a 2011 African Youth Championship to be held in South Africa from 17 April.[2]
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ronwen Williams | 21 January 1992 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Doctor Mampuru | 28 August 1992 | ![]() | ||
3 | Enrico Adolph | 17 January 1992 | ![]() | |||
4 | Sabata Mosebo | ![]() | ||||
5 | MF | Lucky Baloyi | 19 June 1991 | ![]() | ||
6 | Awonke Kwenene | ![]() | ||||
7 | Tshegofatso Ramabu | ![]() | ||||
8 | Mbuso Manyoni | ![]() | ||||
9 | MF | Keagan Buchanan | ![]() | |||
10 | Philani Khwela (captain) | ![]() | ||||
11 | Ayanda Lubelo | ![]() | ||||
12 | MF | Lyle Lakay | 17 August 1991 | ![]() | ||
13 | Miquel Timm | ![]() | ||||
14 | MF | Jabulani Ncubeni | 18 December 1992 | ![]() | ||
15 | Sherwyn Naicker | ![]() | ||||
16 | Lucky Nguzana | 19 June 1991 | ![]() | |||
17 | Sheldon Stevens | ![]() | ||||
18 | Andile Khumalo | ![]() | ||||
19 | MF | Mpho Maruping | ![]() | |||
20 | Tawfeeq Salie | ![]() | ||||
21 | Letsie Koapeng | ![]() |
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 | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1977-1993 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1999 to 2007 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
![]() | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
African Youth Championship record
African Youth Championship | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1979 to 1993 | Did not enter | ||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Second Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||||
![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup record
U-20 Challenge Cup | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1983-1990 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ||
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
![]() | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
![]() | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
![]() | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
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![]() | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
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![]() | Runners-up | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
![]() | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
![]() | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
![]() | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
![]() | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ? |
References
- ↑ "Under-20 National Team". Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ↑ "Chenia names Amajita squad". Kickiff.com. 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-15.