Nickname(s) Amajita (The Boys) Head coach Thabo Senong Appearances 3 (first in 1997) | Sub-confederation COSAFA FIFA code RSA Location South Africa | |
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Association South African
Football Association Confederation Confederation of African Football (Africa) | ||
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.
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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.
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.
Current squad
A 21-man squad has been selected for a 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations to be held in Zambia between 26 February – 12 March 2017.
Notable former players
Players who have previously played for the under-20 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team: