South African National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
Association | South African Football Association |
confederacy | CAF |
FIFA code | RSA |
(Status: unknown) |
The South African U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of South African soccer players . It is subject to the South African Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at the U-17 African Championships and the U-17 World Cup .
After the team had reached fourth place at the African Cup of Nations in 2005 and was eliminated in the preliminary round in 2007 , they made it to the final in 2015 . There she was defeated by Mali , but was still able to qualify for the World Cup for the first time .
Participation in U-17 world championships
(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)
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qualified |
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Participation in the U-17 African Championships
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not qualified |
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4th Place |
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Preliminary round |
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not qualified |
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2nd place |
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