South Africa national under-23 soccer team

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South Africa U-23
Nickname(s)Amaglug-glug
AssociationSouth African Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
Head coachDavid Notoane
CaptainRepo Malepe
FIFA codeRSA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 South Africa 0–0 Ghana [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup Stage (2000, 2016)
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultThird place (2015, 2019)
African Games
Appearances4 (first in 1999)
Best resultRunner up (2011)

The South Africa national under-23 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 All-Africa Games and Olympic Games. The team has played at three All-Africa Games and one Olympic tournament. Players who are selected, will be 23 or younger in the following Olympic year. With the next Olympics being held in London in 2012, players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1989. At the Olympic finals tournament, the team may be supplemented with 3 over-age players.[2]

History

The team was started in 1994, when SAFA decided to form a youth team. The team has been sponsored by SASOL since its inception, leading to the nickname, 'Amaglug-glug'. The team's greatest achievements to date include a third-place finish at the 1999 All-Africa Games, hosted in South Africa and qualifying for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Tournament records

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Spain 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
United States 1996 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Australia 2000 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 5
Greece 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - -
China 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - -
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Brazil 2016 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 1 2
Japan 2020 Qualified - - - - - -
Total 3/6 6 1 2 3 6 7

African Games record

African Games
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
South Africa 1999 Third Place 5 3 2 0 8 2
Nigeria 2003 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 2 6
Algeria 2007 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 1 4
Mozambique 2011 Runners up 5 2 2 0 5 2
Republic of the Congo 2015 Did not qualify
Total 4/5 16 6 5 4 16 14
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Recent results and fixtures

19 July 2015 2015 AFCON Q Zimbabwe  1–1  South Africa Harare, Zimbabwe
15:00 CAT Musona 84' (pen.) Report Dolly 66' Stadium: Rufaro Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
1 August 2015 2015 AFCON Q South Africa  3–0  Zimbabwe Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
20:15 SAST Dolly 2', 90'
Motupa 9'		 Report Stadium: Harry Gwala Stadium
Referee: Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Swaziland)
4 September 2015 Friendly Tunisia  0–4  South Africa Tunis, Tunisia
Report Mothiba 30', 63'
45' (o.g.)
Patel ?'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
7 September 2015 Friendly Tunisia  2–1  South Africa Tunis, Tunisia
Bguir 2'
65'		 Report Dolly 90' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
28 November 2015 2015 AFCON GS Senegal  3–1  South Africa Dakar, Senegal
15:00 GMT Keita 15' (pen.), 20'
S. Sarr 87'		 Report Ntshangase 27' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
1 December 2015 2015 AFCON GS South Africa  3–2  Zambia Dakar, Senegal
15:00 GMT Masuku 46'
Motupa 51', 58'		 Report Luchanga 34'
Katema 72'		 Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
4 December 2015 2015 AFCON GS South Africa  1–0  Tunisia M'Bour, Senegal
17:00 GMT Masuku 85' Report Stadium: Stade Caroline Faye
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
9 December 2015 2015 AFCON SF Algeria  2–0  South Africa Dakar, Senegal
18:30 GMT Darfalou 8'
Benkhemassa 49'		 Report Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
12 December 2015 2015 AFCON 3rd place match Senegal  0–0
(1–3 p)		  South Africa Dakar, Senegal
16:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Penalties
Badji soccer ball with red X
Diaw soccer ball with red X
I. Sarr soccer ball with check mark
S. Sarr soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Motupa
soccer ball with red X Mngonyama
soccer ball with check mark Masuku
soccer ball with red X Dolly
soccer ball with check mark Mahlambi
27 March 2016 Friendly Brazil  3–1  South Africa Maceió, Brazil
18:30 BRT Rodrigo Caio 15'
Felipe Anderson 20'
Andreas Pereira 73'		 Report Mothiba 66' Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé
4 August 2016 2016 Olympics GS Brazil  0-0  South Africa Brasília, Brazil
16:00 BRT Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
7 August 2016 2016 Olympics GS Denmark  1-0  South Africa Brasília, Brazil
19:00 BRT Robert Skov 69' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
10 August 2016 2016 Olympics GS South Africa  0-0  Iraq São Paulo, Brazil
22:00 BRT Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Friendly South Africa  –  South Africa

Team

Current squad

2019 South Africa Men's U23 National Team

Goalkeepers: Mondli Mpoto (Bloemfontein Celtic)‚ Darren Johnson (Ajax Cape Town‚ Andile Mbanjwa (Richards Bay FC)

Defenders: Keagan Johannes (Ajax Cape Town)‚ Siyabonga Ngezana (Kaizer Chiefs‚ Thendo Mukumela (Ajax Cape Town)‚ Thabiso Monyane (Orlando Pirates)‚ Happy Mashiane (Kaizer Chiefs)‚ Tercious Malepe (Chippa United)‚ Katlego Mohamme (University of Pretoria)‚ Keanu Cupido (Cape Town City)

Midfielders: Sipho Mbule (SuperSport United)‚ Athenkosi Dlala (University of Pretoria‚ Kobamelo Kodisang (FC Braga‚ Portugal)‚ Kamohelo Mahlatsi (University of Pretoria)‚ Grant Margeman (Ajax Cape Town)‚ Teboho Mokoena (SuperSport United)

Strikers: Phakamani Mahlambi (Mamelodi Sundowns)‚ Lyle Foster (Cercle Brugge‚ Belgium)‚ Itumeleng Shopane (Swallows FC), Luther Singh (Moreirense FC‚ Portugal)

Notable former players

Players who have previously played for the under-23 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team:

Managers

References

  1. ^ "Under-23 National Team". Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. ^ https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/33/73/30/regulationsoft2012_update10.15.10_e.pdf

External links

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