South Africa women's national under-20 soccer team


The South Africa women's national under-20 soccer 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 objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Banyana Banyana.

History

The South Africa women's national under-19 team were runners up twice for the African U-19 Women's Championship in 2002 and 2004.
The team competed in the women's tournament at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.
They won the AUSC Region 5 Games title in 2016 and defended it in 2018.

COSAFA Women's Under-20 Championship

In 2019, they finished in third place at the inaugural COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship.
In 2024 and 2025, they finished as runners-up to Zambia.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Current squad

The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship held in South Africa between 19 November24 November 2024:

Top goal scorers

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of September 2025.
RankPlayerGoals
1Linda Motlhalo9
2Gabriela Salgado8
3Lindelwa Mabuza5
3Adrielle Mibe5
4Mosili Makhoali4
5Shakeerah Jacobs4

Honours