South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team

The South Africa U-17 women's national football team, nicknamed 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.

History

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

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

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.

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

The competed in the inaugural tournament in 2019 held in Mauritius. They were runners-up to Uganda in a 2-1 defeat in the final. They set the African goal scoring record (28 goals) in that championship. They won their first COSAFA title in the 2022 edition, defeating Zambia by 4 goals to 3 in the final.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record

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

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

See also

• South Africa women's national football team
• South Africa women's national under-20 soccer team
• South Africa women's national under-15 soccer team

References

External links

• Official website