See also: South Africa national under-15 soccer team.
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Association: | South African Football Association |
Confederation: | CAF (Africa) |
Sub-Confederation: | COSAFA |
Coach: | Ntombifuthi Khumalo |
Captain: | Rethabile Molefe |
Home Stadium: | FNB Stadium |
Fifa Trigramme: | RSA |
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First Game: | 1–0 (Lilongwe, Malawi; 29 October 2022) |
Largest Loss: | 7–1 (Durban, South Africa; 5 April 2023) |
Largest Win: | 0–14 (Harare, Zimbabwe; 14 December 2023) |
Website: | https://www.safa.net/ |
Regional Cup First: | 2023 |
Regional Name: | CAF African Schools Football Championship |
Regional Cup Best: | Champions (2024) |
Regional Cup Apps: | 2 |
2Ndregional Name: | COSAFA Schools Cup |
2Ndregional Cup Best: | Champions (2022, 2023, 2024) |
2Ndregional Cup First: | 2022 |
2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 3 |
Top Scorer: | Khwezi Khoza (12 goals) |
The South Africa national women's under-15 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 is to develop players for the Bantwana team.
The team took part in the inaugural CAF African Schools Football Championship in 2023 but failed to qualify for the knockout rounds.[1] Edendale Technical High won the Winter National Schools Sport Championship which secured them a chance to represent South Africa at the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup. The team won the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup 3-1 against Botswana to qualify for the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship.[2] [3]
In the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship they were second in group B after 1 win and 2 draws and qualified for the semi-finals against group A winners and defending champions Tanzania.[4] They won their semi-final 1-0 against Tanzania.[5] They went on to face Morocco in the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship final and won 5-4 via penalties after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.[6]
At the 2024 COSAFA Schools Cup, they topped group B with nine points and qualified for the semifinals against group A runners-up Lesotho. They won their semi-final 10-0. They went on to win their third consecutive schools cup with a come-from-behind 3-1 win against Malawi.[7]
The following is a list of match results the team has played, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Results from the 2023 COSAFA Schools Cup:[8]
The following players were called up for the 2024 CAF African Schools Football Championship:[9]
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.
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1 | align=centre | Khwezi Khoza | 12 | ||
2 | align=centre | Leonay Kock | 11 | ||
3 | align=centre | Nobahle Mdelwa | 8 |