South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team

South Africa under-17
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Bantwana
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Head coach	Nthabeleng Modiko
Captain	Jessica Wade
Home stadium	FNB Stadium
FIFA code	RSA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	South Africa 1–3 South Korea
Biggest win
	Seychelles 0–28 South Africa
Biggest defeat
	South Africa 0–9 Mexico Germany 10–1 South Africa
African U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	6 (first in 2008)
Best result	Champions (2010, 2018)
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2010)
Best result	Group stage (2010, 2018)

The South Africa U-17 women's national football team (Bantwana) 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 objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Banyana Banyana.

Bantwana hold the African record for most goals in an international match. They scored 28 goals (won 28-0) against Seychelles in the opening match of group B at the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship.^[1]

History

The team qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago.^[2]

In 2018, they qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay making their second appearance at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.^[3]^[4]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	did not qualify
2010	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	17
2012	did not qualify
2014
2016
2018	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	1	10
2022	did not qualify
2024	to be determined
Total	Group stage	2/8	6	0	1	5	3	27

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Appearances: 6
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	First round	–	2	2¹	0	2	0	3
2010	Play-off round	–	6	3	1	2	25	9
2012	Second round	–	4	1	2	1	7	6
2013	Second round	–	2	0	1	1	4	6
2016	Second round	–	2	2²	0	2	0	7
2018	Second round	–	4	4	0	0	17	7
2020	To be determined
Total	Second round	6/6	20	12	4	8	53	35

^1 South Africa qualified from the preliminary round by withdrawal of Botswana.
^2 South Africa qualified from the first round by withdrawal of Zambia.

References

^ "South Africa U-17 women thrash Seychelles 28-0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "SA's Women's U17 team begins Fifa World Cup campaign with tricky clash against Mexico". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "South Africa U-17 women thrash Seychelles 28-0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[2] "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[3] "SA's Women's U17 team begins Fifa World Cup campaign with tricky clash against Mexico". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

[4] "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

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