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	0	0	Cape Town Spurs
16	1GK	Kyle Jansen	(2006-02-23) 23 February 2006	1	0	Atlanta United
21	1GK	Takalani Mazhamba	(2007-05-30) 30 May 2007	0	0	Kaizer Chiefs
2	2DF	Xhosa Manyama	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006	0	0	Cape Town City
3	2DF	Keitumetse Lesia	(2006-05-22) 22 May 2006	1	0	SuperSport United
4	2DF	Benjamin Wallace	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006	1	0	SuperSport United
5	2DF	Waylon Renecke	(2006-05-12) 12 May 2006	1	0	Norwich City
12	2DF	Vincent Sithole	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006	0	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
14	2DF	Tyler Cicero	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006	1	0	Stellenbosch
19	2DF	Thato Sibiya	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006	0	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
6	3MF	Xolani Tshaka	(2006-02-09) 9 February 2006	1	0	Orlando Pirates
7	3MF	Dhakier Lee	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006	1	0	Cape Town Spurs
9	3MF	Michael Dokunmu	(2006-04-09) 9 April 2006	1	0	Vitesse
10	3MF	Xavier Jodamus	(2006-04-25) 25 April 2006	1	0	Ubuntu Cape Town
11	3MF	Vicky Mkhawana	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006	1	0	Kaizer Chiefs
13	3MF	Gomolemo Kekana	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006	1	0	TS Galaxy
8	4FW	Gabriel Amato	(2006-07-27) 27 July 2006	1	0	Cape Town City
15	4FW	Bennet Mokoena	(2007-06-18) 18 June 2007	1	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
17	4FW	Luke Baartman	(2006-06-12) 12 June 2006	1	0	Cape Town Spurs
18	4FW	Orifha Maubelo	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006	0	0	Capital City
20	4FW	Siyabonga Mabena	(2007-02-18) 18 February 2007	1	0	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 2021 Cancelled 2023 Did not qualify 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 2021 Cancelled 2023 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 5 12 Total Runners-up 17 6 4 7 26 30

See also

• Bafana Bafana (South Africa national football team)
• Amajita (South Africa national under-20 football team)
• Amaglug-glug (South Africa national under-23 football team)
• Amabinneplaas (South Africa national development football team)
• Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

References

External links

• South Africa FA official website