South Africa national under-23 soccer team
Nickname(s) | Amaglug-glug | ||
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Association | South African Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | Owen Da Gama | ||
FIFA code | RSA | ||
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First international | |||
South Africa 0–0 Ghana [1] | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2000) | ||
Best result | Group Stage, 2000 | ||
African Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Runner 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.
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.
Player eligibility
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 born on or after 1 January 1989. At the Olympic finals tournament, the team may be supplemented with 3 over-age players.[2]
Recent and future matches
Recent results
Upcoming matches
Date | Team | Result | Score | Type | Venue |
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March 2015 | Zimbabwe/ Eswatini | 2015 CAF U-23 Championship qualifier | / Zimbabwe/Swaziland | ||
April 2015 | Zimbabwe/ Eswatini | 2015 CAF U-23 Championship qualifier | South Africa |
Current squad and recent call ups
Current squad
A 21-man squad was selected for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[3]
Recent call-ups
Caps, goals and club affiliations relate to the time at which the matches were played.
Notable former players
Players who have previously played for the under-23 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team:
- Emile Baron
- Brian Baloyi
- Matthew Booth
- Delron Buckley
- Rowen Fernández
- Stanton Fredericks
- Quinton Fortune
- David Kannemeyer
- Steve Lekoelea
- Jabu Mahlangu
- Benni McCarthy
- Fabian McCarthy
- Aaron Mokoena
- Toni Nhleko
- Siyabonga Nomvete
- Andile Jali
- Thulani Serero
- Eric Mathoho
Managers
- Jean-Michel d'Avray (1993-1997)
- Ephraim Mashaba (1998-2002)
- Kenneth Kubheka (2002-2004)
- Styles Phumo (2004)
- Steve Komphela (2005)
- Pitso Mosimane / Serame Letsoaka (2005)
- Steve Komphela (2005-2007)
Tournament records
Olympic Games record
Olympic Games | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1996 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2000 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2016 | Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Total | 1/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
- Prior to the 1992 Olympic Games campaign, the Olympic football tournament was open to full senior national teams.
All-Africa Games record
All-Africa Games | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1999 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
2011 | Runners up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
References
- ^ "Under-23 National Team". Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/33/73/30/regulationsoft2012_update10.15.10_e.pdf
- ^ "SA U 23 to depart on Wednesday". SAFA. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-12-26.