This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see South Africa national under-20 soccer team .
The South Africa women's national under-20 soccer team (Basetsana) , 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-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, 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.
Legend Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
2024
South Africa v Botswana
South Africa v Lesotho
South Africa v Zambia
South Africa v Mozambique
Current squad
The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship held in South Africa between 19 November – 24 November 2024:
Top goal scorers
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.
Honours
Competitive record
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
See also
References
"South Africa NOC" . 2019 African Games . Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.Pavitt, Michael (23 August 2019). "Zambia Football Association claim visa delays led to women's team withdrawing from African Games" . InsideTheGames.biz
"Basetsana retain AUSC Region 5 Games title - SAFA.net" . 15 December 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2024.SAFA (7 December 2014). "U20s Line Up Region 5 Gold Medal" . gsport4girls . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
"South Africa claim COSAFA Women's Championship title, Tanzania clinch Under-20 gold" . 11 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024. National teams
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