This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see South Africa national under-17 soccer team .
The South Africa U-17 women's national football team (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 .
History
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The team qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago.
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 .
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
The competed in the inaugural tournament in 2019 held in Mauritius . They were runners-up to Uganda in a 2-1 defeat in the final. They set the African goal scoring record (28 goals) in that championship.
They won their maiden COSAFA title at the 2022 edition, defeating Zambia by 4 goals to 3 in the final.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
2025
South Africa v Gabon
Gabon v South Africa
2024
South Africa v Madagascar
South Africa v Namibia
South Africa v Malawi
Current squad
The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship held in South Africa between 4 December – 13 December 2024:
Top goal scorers
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.
Managerial history
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record
^1 ^2 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
See also
References
^ "South Africa U-17 women thrash Seychelles 28-0" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
"FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010™: South Africa" . www.fifa.com . Retrieved 8 December 2023."SA's Women's U17 team begins Fifa World Cup campaign with tricky clash against Mexico" . SowetanLIVE . Retrieved 8 December 2023."Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net" . 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2023."Cosafa U17 Women's Cup: Bantwana must start strongly against Seychelles – Dludlu | Goal.com" . www.goal.com . 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024."Bantwana win silver in maiden Cosafa U17 Women's Champs" . SuperSport . Retrieved 20 September 2024."Emphatic 12-0 victory books semis ticket for Bantwana | soccer" . SABC . 5 December 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2024.este (14 December 2022). "Local coach and players win Cosafa Cup with SA U17 girls team" . The Witness . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
Kanjere, Peter (12 December 2022). "COSAFA Championship joy for SA girls, heartbreak for Amajimbos" . FARPost . Retrieved 20 September 2024.
"Bantwana in camp ahead of 2024 COSAFA U17 Youth Championships - SAFA.net" . 30 November 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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