South_Africa_national_under-23_football_team

South Africa national under-23 soccer team

South Africa national under-23 soccer team

National association football team

The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football 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]

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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.

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2019

22 March 2019 2019 AFCON Q Angola  1–3  South Africa Talatona, Angola
16:00 WAT Teixeira 87' Report Mahlambi 7'
Mukumela 16'
Margeman 62'		 Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
26 March 2019 2019 AFCON Q South Africa  3–0  Angola Johannesburg, South Africa
19:00 SAST Webber 10'
Mokoena 80'
Singh 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Bidvest Stadium
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
6 September 2019 2019 AFCON Q South Africa  5–0  Zimbabwe Johannesburg, South Africa
19:00 SAST Kodisang 17'
Singh 35', 60'
Mokoena 40'
Foster 66'		 Report Stadium: Orlando Stadium
Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
10 September 2019 2019 AFCON Q Zimbabwe  0–0  South Africa Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
15:00 CAT Report Stadium: Barbourfields Stadium
Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)
9 November 2019 2019 AFCON GS South Africa  0–0  Zambia Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
12 November 2019 2019 AFCON GS Ivory Coast  0–1  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
17:00 CAT Report Mokoena 79' Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
15 November 2019 2019 AFCON GS Nigeria  0–0  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT Report Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
19 November 2019 2019 AFCON SF Egypt  3–0  South Africa Cairo, Egypt
20:00 CAT R. Sobhi 59' (pen.)
Magdy 84', 89'		 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
22 November 2019 2019 AFCON 3rd place match South Africa  2–2
(6–5 p)		  Ghana Cairo, Egypt
16:00 CAT Mohammed 15' (o.g.)
Mahlatsi 62'		 Report Mensah 50'
Obeng 85'		 Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Penalties
Malepe soccer ball with red X
Margeman soccer ball with check mark
Mukumela soccer ball with check mark
Singh soccer ball with check mark
Dlala soccer ball with check mark
Mohamme soccer ball with red X
Kodisang soccer ball with check mark
Foster soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Lomotey
soccer ball with check mark Mensah
soccer ball with check mark Issah
soccer ball with red X Fobi
soccer ball with check mark Obeng
soccer ball with red X Sarpong
soccer ball with check mark Fuseini
soccer ball with red X Cudjoe

2021

22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A Japan  1–0
Source (FIFA)		  South Africa Tokyo, Japan
20:00 UTC+9 Kubo 71' Report (FIFA) Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A France  4–3
Source (FIFA)		  South Africa Satiama, Japan
17:00 UTC+9 Gignac 57', 78', 86' (pen.)
Savanier 90+3'		 Report (FIFA) Kodisang 53'
Makgopa 73'
Mokoena 82'		 Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A South Africa  0–3
Source (FIFA)		  Mexico Sapporo, Japan
20:30 UTC+9 Report (FIFA) Vega 18'
Romo 45+1'
Martín 60'		 Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

Coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

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Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the South Africa under-23 squad and remain eligible.

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Notable players

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

Overage players in Olympic Games

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Competitive record

Olympic Games

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Africa U-23 Cup of Nations

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African Games

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*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

References

  1. [1]
    "Under-23 National Team". Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. [2]
    FIFA.com
  3. [3]
    "Notoane names SA squad for CAF U23 Olympic Qualifiers clash against Congo". South African Football Association. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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