The South Africa national under-17 football team, nicknamed Amajimbos, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa at under-17 level 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 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup and develop the players for South Africa national soccer 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.
In 2025, ten years after they made their FIFA U-17 World Cup debut, they qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar after reaching the quarterfinals of the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. The team became the first South African team to win their first match at the world cup when they won 3âÂÂ1 against Bolivia despite being a man down. They made it past the group stages for the first team reaching the round of 32 where they lost 3âÂÂ0 to Japan.
At the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations they exited in the quarterfinals with a 3âÂÂ1 loss to hosts Morocco after finishing as runners-up in Group B (1 loss, 1 win, and a draw). The team qualified for their second FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
In 2024, they were invited to play at the FIFA U/16 Talent Development Scheme Tournament held in Ivory Coast. The team finished with 2 wins and 1 loss.
They won the 2020 COSAFA U-17 Cup 4âÂÂ2 via penalties after the match ended in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Zambia. At the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup, they lost 1âÂÂ0 in the final to Zambia. They won their fourth COSAFA title in 2025 defeating Angola 2âÂÂ1 in the final.
The following 21 players were selected for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Qatar between 3-21 November 2025:
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following table shows South Africa's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.