South African National Football Team (U-20 men)

South Africa

Nickname (s)	Amajita
Association	South African Football Association
confederacy	CAF
Head coach	Maqsood Chenia
FIFA code	RSA
(Status: unknown)

The South African U-20 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-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 African Championships and U-20 World Championships .

The team has so far participated in two World Cup finals. After she was eliminated in the preliminary round in 1997 , she reached the round of 16 in 2009 , which she lost in extra time against eventual world champions Ghana .

In 1997 she lost to Morocco in the final of the African Championship , and in 2009 she finished fourth.

In 2015 the team won the CIS Cup .

Participation in U-20 world championships

1977	not participated
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	not qualified
1997	Preliminary round
1999	not qualified
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009	Round of 16
2011	not qualified
2013
2015
2017	Preliminary round
2019

Participation in the U-20 African Championships

1979	not participated
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	not qualified
1997	2nd place
1999	not qualified
2001	Preliminary round
2003	Preliminary round
2005	not qualified
2007
2009	4th Place
2011	Preliminary round
2013	not qualified
2015	Preliminary round
2017	4th Place
2019	3rd place

See also

• South African national soccer team
• South African National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)