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| Nickname(s) | Bantwana | ||
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| Association | South African Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
| Head coach | Nthabeleng Modiko | ||
| Captain | Jessica Wade | ||
| Home stadium | FNB Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | RSA | ||
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| First international | |||
 South Africa 1–3 South Korea  | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Seychelles 0–28 South Africa | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
South Africa 0–9 Mexico 
 Germany 10–1 South Africa | |||
| African U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010, 2018) | ||
| COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2010, 2018) | ||
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.[1]
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History
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The team qualified for 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad & Tobago.[2]
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.[3][4]
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
The competed in the inaugural tournament in 2019 held in Mauritius.[5] 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.[1] They won their first COSAFA title in the 2022 edition, defeating Zambia by 4 goals to 3 in the final.[6]
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2008 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2010 |
Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
 2012 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2014
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 2016
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 2018 |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
 2022 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2024 |
to be determined | |||||||
 2025
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| Total | Group stage | 2/9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 27 |
African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women record
| African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 6 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2008 | First round | – | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | Play-off round | – | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 |
| 2012 | Second round | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | Second round | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | Second round | – | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | Second round | – | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 2020 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Second round | 6/6 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 53 | 35 |
- ^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
| COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
 2019 |
Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | |
| 2020 |
Third Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | |
 2022 |
Champions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 17 | |||
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
- ^ a b "South Africa U-17 women thrash Seychelles 28-0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Trinidad & Tobago 2010™: South Africa". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "SA's Women's U17 team begins Fifa World Cup campaign with tricky clash against Mexico". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Dludlu names 21-member Bantwana squad for 2018 FIFA WC - SAFA.net". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Cosafa U17 Women's Cup: Bantwana must start strongly against Seychelles – Dludlu | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ este (14 December 2022). "Local coach and players win Cosafa Cup with SA U17 girls team". The Witness. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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