| South Africa under-17 | |
| Fifa Trigramme: | RSA |
| Nickname: | Amajimbos |
| Association: | South African Football Association |
| Confederation: | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-Confederation: | COSAFA |
| Coach: | Vela Khumalo |
| Captain: | Bokamoso Mokokosi |
| Most Caps: | Thamsanqa Ayanda Juqu |
| Top Scorer: | Siyabonga Mabena (9 goals) |
| Home Stadium: | FNB Stadium |
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| U17wc Apps: | 1 |
| U17wc First: | 2015 |
| U17wc Best: | Group Stage (2015) |
| Regional Name: | Africa U-17 Cup of Nations |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 4 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2005 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Runners-Up (2015) |
| Badge Size: | 170px |
| Website: | https://www.safa.net/ |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 7 |
| 2Ndregional Name: | COSAFA Under-17 Championship |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 1994 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Champions (1994), (2002), and (2020) |
| Largest Win: | 4–0 (16 August 2024) |
| Largest Loss: | 5–0 (10 May 2023) |
The South Africa national under-17 football team (Amajimbos), 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 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup and develop the players for the main national team Bafana Bafana.[1]
The team was started in 1993, when the SAFA decided to form an under-17 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.[2]
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.[3] [4] [5]
They won the 2020 COSAFA U-17 Cup 4-2 via penalties after the match ended in a 1-1 draw against Zambia.[6]
At the 2022 COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup, they lost 1-0 in the final to Zambia.[7]
The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship held in South Africa between 4 December – 13 December 2024:[8]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[9] [10]
| Hosts/Year | width=20 | width=20 | W | D | L | width=20 | width=20 | ||||
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 1985 | Banned | ||||||||||
 1987 | |||||||||||
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 1991 | |||||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||||
 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
 1997 | |||||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||||
 2007 | |||||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
 2019 | |||||||||||
| | Cancelled | ||||||||||
 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||
| Total | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| African U-17 Championship | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | width=20 | width=20 | W | D | L | width=20 | width=20 | ||||
 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
 1997 | |||||||||||
 1999 | |||||||||||
 2001 | |||||||||||
 2003 | |||||||||||
 2005 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||
 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||
 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||||
 2013 | |||||||||||
 2015 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||||
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||
| | Cancelled | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 30 | ||||
| COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | |||||||||
| Runners-Up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | +10 | |||
| 2017 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | |||
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | +19 | |||
| Champions | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |||
| Did not participate | ||||||||||
| Runners-Up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 3 | +14 | |||
| Total | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 35 | ||||