South Africa national under-23 football team

The South Africa national under-23 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 are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and Olympic Games. The team has played at three All-Africa Games and one Olympic tournament. Players who are selected, will be 23 or younger in the following Olympic year. With the next Olympics being held in London in 2012, players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1989. At the Olympic finals tournament, the team may be supplemented with 3 over-age players.[2]

South Africa U-23
Nickname(s)Amaglug-glug
AssociationSouth African Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
Head coachDavid Notoane
CaptainRepo Malepe
FIFA codeRSA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 South Africa 0–0 Ghana [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances2 (first in 2000)
Best resultGroup Stage (2000, 2016)
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultThird place (2015, 2019)
African Games
Appearances4 (first in 1999)
Best resultRunner up (2011)

History

The team was started in 1994, when SAFA decided to form a youth team. The team has been sponsored by SASOL since its inception, leading to the nickname, 'Amaglug-glug'. The team's greatest achievements to date include a third-place finish at the 1999 All-Africa Games, hosted in South Africa and qualifying for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Tournament records

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
2011Group stage302124
2015Third place521257
2019Third place513135
Total3/3133641016

Olympic Games record
Olympic Games
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1992Did not enter------
1996Did not qualify------
2000Group Stage310255
2004Did not qualify------
2008Did not qualify------
2012Did not qualify------
2016Group Stage302112
2020Qualified------
Total3/6612367

African Games record
African Games
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1999Third Place532082
2003Group Stage301226
2007Group Stage310214
2011Runners up522052
2015Did not qualify
Total4/5166541614
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

Recent results and fixtures
19 July 2015 2015 AFCON Q Zimbabwe  1–1  South Africa Harare, Zimbabwe
15:00 CAT Musona  84' (pen.) Report Dolly  66' Stadium: Rufaro Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
1 August 2015 2015 AFCON Q South Africa  3–0  Zimbabwe Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
20:15 SAST Dolly  2', 90'
Motupa  9'		 Report Stadium: Harry Gwala Stadium
Referee: Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Swaziland)
4 September 2015 Friendly Tunisia  0–4  South Africa Tunis, Tunisia
Report Mothiba  30', 63'
 45' (o.g.)
Patel  ?'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
7 September 2015 Friendly Tunisia  2–1  South Africa Tunis, Tunisia
Bguir  2'
 65'		 Report Dolly  90' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
28 November 2015 2015 AFCON GS Senegal  3–1  South Africa Dakar, Senegal
15:00 GMT Keita  15' (pen.), 20'
S. Sarr  87'		 Report Ntshangase  27' (pen.) Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
1 December 2015 2015 AFCON GS South Africa  3–2  Zambia Dakar, Senegal
15:00 GMT Masuku  46'
Motupa  51', 58'		 Report Luchanga  34'
Katema  72'		 Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
4 December 2015 2015 AFCON GS South Africa  1–0  Tunisia M'Bour, Senegal
17:00 GMT Masuku  85' Report Stadium: Stade Caroline Faye
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
9 December 2015 2015 AFCON SF Algeria  2–0  South Africa Dakar, Senegal
18:30 GMT Darfalou  8'
Benkhemassa  49'		 Report Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
12 December 2015 2015 AFCON 3rd place match Senegal  0–0
(1–3 p)		  South Africa Dakar, Senegal
16:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Penalties
Badji
Diaw
I. Sarr
S. Sarr 		Motupa
Mngonyama
Masuku
Dolly
Mahlambi
27 March 2016 Friendly Brazil  3–1  South Africa Maceió, Brazil
18:30 BRT Rodrigo Caio  15'
Felipe Anderson  20'
Andreas Pereira  73'		 Report Mothiba  66' Stadium: Estádio Rei Pelé
4 August 2016 2016 Olympics GS Brazil  0-0  South Africa Brasília, Brazil
16:00 BRT Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
7 August 2016 2016 Olympics GS Denmark  1-0  South Africa Brasília, Brazil
19:00 BRT Robert Skov  69' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
10 August 2016 2016 Olympics GS South Africa  0-0  Iraq São Paulo, Brazil
22:00 BRT Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Friendly South Africa  –  South Africa

Team

Current squad

2019 South Africa Men's U23 National Team

Goalkeepers: Mondli Mpoto (Bloemfontein Celtic)‚ Darren Johnson (Ajax Cape Town‚ Andile Mbanjwa (Richards Bay FC)

Defenders: Keagan Johannes (Ajax Cape Town)‚ Siyabonga Ngezana (Kaizer Chiefs‚ Thendo Mukumela (Ajax Cape Town)‚ Thabiso Monyane (Orlando Pirates)‚ Happy Mashiane (Kaizer Chiefs)‚ Tercious Malepe (Chippa United)‚ Katlego Mohamme (University of Pretoria)‚ Keanu Cupido (Cape Town City)

Midfielders: Sipho Mbule (SuperSport United)‚ Athenkosi Dlala (University of Pretoria‚ Kobamelo Kodisang (FC Braga‚ Portugal)‚ Kamohelo Mahlatsi (University of Pretoria)‚ Grant Margeman (Ajax Cape Town)‚ Teboho Mokoena (SuperSport United)

Strikers: Phakamani Mahlambi (Mamelodi Sundowns)‚ Lyle Foster (Cercle Brugge‚ Belgium)‚ Itumeleng Shopane (Swallows FC), Luther Singh (Moreirense FC‚ Portugal)

Notable former players

Players who have previously played for the under-23 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team:

Managers

References
  1. "Under-23 National Team". Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/33/73/30/regulationsoft2012_update10.15.10_e.pdf
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