Nickname(s) Amaglug-glug FIFA code RSA Appearances 4 (first in 1999) Head coach Owen Da Gama | Sub-confederation COSAFA Appearances 2 (first in 2000) Captain Keagan Dolly Location South Africa | |
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Best result Group Stage (2000, 2016) Association South African Football Association Confederation Confederation of African Football (Africa) | ||
The South Africa national under-23 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 All-Africa Games and Olympic Games. The team has played at three All-Africa Games and one Olympic tournament. Players who are selected, will be 23 or younger in the following Olympic year. With the next Olympics being held in London in 2012, players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1989. At the Olympic finals tournament, the team may be supplemented with 3 over-age players.
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History
The team was started in 1994, when SAFA decided to form a youth team. The team has been sponsored by SASOL since its inception, leading to the nickname, 'Amaglug-glug'. The team's greatest achievements to date include a third-place finish at the 1999 All-Africa Games, hosted in South Africa and qualifying for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Olympic Games record
All-Africa Games record
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.Current squad
The following is the South Africa squad in the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The team of 18 players was officially named on 14 July. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Owen Da Gama
* Over-aged player.
Notable former players
Players who have previously played for the under-23 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team: