South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team

See also: South Africa national under-17 soccer team

South Africa under-17
Nickname(s)Bantwana
AssociationSouth African Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
Head coachNthabeleng Modiko
CaptainJessica Wade
Home stadiumFNB Stadium
FIFA codeRSA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 South Africa 1–3 South Korea 
Biggest win
 Seychelles 0–28 South Africa 
Biggest defeat
 South Africa 0–9 Mexico   Germany 10–1 South Africa 
African U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances6 (first in 2008)
Best resultChampions (2010, 2018)
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2019)
Best resultChampions (2022)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2010)
Best resultGroup stage (2010, 2018)
Medal record
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
First place 2022 Malawi
Second place 2019 Mauritius
Third place 2020 South Africa

The South Africa U-17 women's national football team, (nicknamed Bantwana), 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 objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Banyana Banyana.

Bantwana hold the African record for most goals in an international match. They scored 28 goals (won 28-0) against Seychelles in the opening match of group B at the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship.[1]

History

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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The team qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago.[2]

In 2018, they qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay making their second appearance at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3][4]

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

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The competed in the inaugural tournament in 2019 held in Mauritius.[5] They were runners-up to Uganda in a 2-1 defeat in the final.[6] They set the African goal scoring record (28 goals) in that championship.[1]

They won their maiden COSAFA title at the 2022 edition, defeating Zambia by 4 goals to 3 in the final.[7][8][9]

Competitive record

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 2008 did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2010 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 2 17
Azerbaijan 2012 did not qualify
Costa Rica 2014
Jordan 2016
Uruguay 2018 Group stage 12th 3 0 1 2 1 10
India 2022 did not qualify
Dominican Republic 2024 to be determined
Morocco 2025
Total Group stage 2/9 6 0 1 5 3 27

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

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African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances: 6
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
2008 First round – 2 21 0 2 0 3
2010 Play-off round – 6 3 1 2 25 9
2012 Second round – 4 1 2 1 7 6
2013 Second round – 2 0 1 1 4 6
2016 Second round – 2 22 0 2 0 7
2018 Second round – 4 4 0 0 17 7
2020 To be determined
Total Second round 6/6 20 12 4 8 53 35
  • ^1 South Africa qualified from the preliminary round by withdrawal of Botswana.
  • ^2 South Africa qualified from the first round by withdrawal of Zambia.

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

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COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Mauritius 2019 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 39 5 +34
South Africa 2020 Third Place 4 2 0 2 18 8 +10
Malawi 2022 Champions 4 2 0 0 23 4 +19
Total 13 9 0 3 80 17

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "South Africa U-17 women thrash Seychelles 28-0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "SA's Women's U17 team begins Fifa World Cup campaign with tricky clash against Mexico". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Cosafa U17 Women's Cup: Bantwana must start strongly against Seychelles – Dludlu | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Bantwana win silver in maiden Cosafa U17 Women's Champs". SuperSport. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Emphatic 12-0 victory books semis ticket for Bantwana | soccer". SABC. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  8. ^ este (14 December 2022). "Local coach and players win Cosafa Cup with SA U17 girls team". The Witness. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ Kanjere, Peter (12 December 2022). "COSAFA Championship joy for SA girls, heartbreak for Amajimbos". FARPost. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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