South Africa national under-20 football team

South Africa under-20

Nickname(s)

Amajita

Association

South African
Football Association

Sub-confederation

COSAFA

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Thabo Senong

Captain

Ayabulela Magqwaka

FIFA code

RSA

First colours

Second colours

First international

South Africa 2–0 Swaziland U-20

(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

Date	Team	Result	Score	Type	Venue
12 August 2012	Congo	W	1-0	2012 African Youth Championship qualifier	Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
28 July 2012	Congo	L	1-2	2012 African Youth Championship qualifier	Congo
3 June 2012	Japan	D	1-1 (Won 7-6 on penalties)	2012 Cape Town International Challenge Group Match	Cape Town Stadium Cape Town, South Africa
1 June 2012	Brazil	D	2-2 (Lost 3-4 on penalties)	2012 Cape Town International Challenge Group Match	Athlone Stadium Cape Town, South Africa
29 May 2012	Nigeria	W	1-0	2012 Cape Town International Challenge Group Match	Cape Town Stadium Cape Town, South Africa
27 May 2012	Ghana	W	2-0	2012 Cape Town International Challenge Group Match	Cape Town Stadium Cape Town, South Africa
25 May 2012	Argentina	L	1-3	2012 Cape Town International Challenge Group Match	Athlone Stadium Cape Town, South Africa
6 December 2011	Zambia	L	1-5	2011 COSAFA U-20 Cup	Molepolole Stadium, Molepolole, Botswana
4 December 2011	Tanzania	D	1-1	2011 COSAFA U-20 Cup	Molepolole Stadium, Molepolole, Botswana
2 December 2011	Mauritius	W	4-0	2011 COSAFA U-20 Cup	University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana
12 November 2011	Botswana	W	2-0	International Friendly	Gaborone, Botswana
10 November 2011	Lesotho	W	2-1	International Friendly	Laubscher Stadium, Kroonstad, South Africa
23 April 2011	Egypt	L	0-1	2011 African Youth Championship	Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
20 April 2011	Lesotho	W	2-1	2011 African Youth Championship	Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
17 April 2011	Mali	L	2-4	2011 African Youth Championship	Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
13 April 2011	Botswana	W	2–0	International Friendly	Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
10 April 2011	Cameroon	W	3–2	International Friendly	Lucas Moripe Stadium, Atteridgeville, South Africa

Upcoming matches

Date	Team	Type	Venue
11 September 2012	Botswana	International Friendly	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa
21/22/23 September 2012	Nigeria	2012 African Youth Championship qualifier	Nigeria
5/6/7 October 2012	Nigeria	2012 African Youth Championship qualifier	South Africa

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]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ronwen Williams	(1992-01-21) 21 January 1992	SuperSport United
2	2DF	Doctor Mampuru	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992	Mamelodi Sundowns
3		Enrico Adolph	(1992-01-17) 17 January 1992	Wits University
4		Sabata Mosebo		Carara Kicks
5	3MF	Lucky Baloyi	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991	Kaizer Chiefs
6		Awonke Kwenene		Jomo Cosmos
7		Tshegofatso Ramabu		Kaizer Chiefs
8		Mbuso Manyoni		SuperSport United
9	3MF	Keagan Buchanan		FC Cape Town
10		Philani Khwela (captain)		SuperSport United
11		Ayanda Lubelo		Africa Sports Academy
12	3MF	Lyle Lakay	(1991-08-17) 17 August 1991	SuperSport United
13		Miquel Timm		SuperSport United
14	3MF	Jabulani Ncubeni	(1992-12-18) 18 December 1992	Maritzburg United
15		Sherwyn Naicker		SuperSport United
16		Lucky Nguzana	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991	African Warriors
17		Sheldon Stevens		SuperSport United
18		Andile Khumalo		AmaZulu
19	3MF	Mpho Maruping		Nathi Lions
20		Tawfeeq Salie		Ajax Cape Town
21		Letsie Koapeng		Wits University

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
Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977-1993	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	6
1999 to 2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	5	8
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-

African Youth Championship record

African Youth Championship
Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1979 to 1993	Did not enter
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Second Place	5	2	1	2	5	5
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2003	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Fourth Place	5	2	0	3	8	9
2011	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	6	6

COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup record

U-20 Challenge Cup
Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1983-1990	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	8	3
1995	Runners-up	5	1	3	1	3	3
1997	Unknown	?	?	?	?	?	?
1999	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	15	6
2000	Champions	5	4	1	0	6	1
2001	Unknown	?	?	?	?	?	?
2002	Unknown	?	?	?	?	?	?
2003	Unknown	?	?	?	?	?	?
2004	Champions	?	?	?	?	?	?
2005	Unknown	?	?	?	?	?	?
2006	Champions	?	?	?	?	?	?
2007	Runners-up	?	?	?	?	?	?
2008	Champions	?	?	?	?	?	?
2009	Champions	4	4	0	0	16	1
2010	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	4
2013	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.

External links

South Africa FA official website

Football in South Africa

South African Football Association

National teams

Men	National team (Bafana Bafana) Olympic (U-23) (Amaglug-glug) U-20 (Amajita) U-17 (Amajimbos) development (Amabinneplaas)

Women	National team (Banyana Banyana) U-20 (Basetsana) U-17 (Bantwana)

League system

Men

Active	Premier Soccer League (ABSA Premiership National First Division) SAFA (Vodacom League Regional League U19 National League)

Defunct	NFL (1959-77) SASL (1961-67) FPL (1969-90) NPSL Castle League for blacks (1971-77) NPSL Castle League (1978-84) NPSL (1985-95) NSL Castle League (1985-95) NSL Second Division (1985-95)

Domestic cups

Men

Active	Nedbank Cup Telkom Knockout MTN 8 Carling Black Label Cup Vodacom Challenge Mangaung Cup

Defunct	NFL Cup (1959-77) SASF Cup (1961-85) United Bank International Soccer Festival (1993-94) Baymed Cup (2006) Telkom Charity Cup (1986-2010)

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers
SAFA Awards
PSL Awards

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
Club name changes
International footballers
Foreign players
Regional Football Associations
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

National sports teams of South Africa

Association football M F Australian football Badminton Baseball Basketball M F M U/19 M U/17 F U/19 F U/17 Netball Cricket M SA A F Field hockey M F Handball M F Ice hockey M F M U/20 M U/18 Korfball Roller hockey M F Rugby league Rugby union M F M-7s W-7s Beach soccer Squash M F Tennis Davis Cup Fed Cup Hopman Cup Water polo M F

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