South Africa national under-17 football team

South Africa under-17

Nickname(s)	Amajimbo
Association	South African Football Association
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Molefi Ntseki
Captain	Nelson Maluleke
FIFA code	RSA
First colours Second colours

The South Africa national under-17 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 U-17 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup.

History

The team was started in 1993, when 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.

Player eligibility

Players who are selected, will be 17 or younger in the following World Cup year.

Competitive FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts/Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Did Not Enter
1987
1989
1991
1993	Did Not Qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	5
Total		3	0	1	2	2	5

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)
• African U-17 Championship

References

External links

• South Africa FA official website

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