South Africa under-20 |
| Nickname | Basetsana |
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| Association | South African Football Association |
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| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
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| Sub-confederation | COSAFA |
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| Head coach | Maude Khumalo |
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| Captain | Casey Gordon |
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| Top scorer | Linda Motlhalo (9 goals) |
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| Home stadium | FNB Stadium |
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| FIFA code | RSA |
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| First international |
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 Zambia 0–1 South Africa
(Lusaka, Zambia; 26 October 2001) |
| Biggest win |
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South Africa 8–1 Botswana
(Johannesburg, South Africa; 12 July 2015) |
| Biggest defeat |
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 Nigeria 7–0 South Africa
(Abuja, Nigeria; 27 March 2010) |
| African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification |
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| Appearances | 12 (first in2002) |
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| Best result |  Runners-Up (2002), (2004), (2008), (2010), (2014), (2015), (2018) |
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| COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship |
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| Appearances | 3 (first in2019) |
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| Best result | Runners-Up (2024), (2025) |
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TheSouth Africa women's national under-20 soccer team (Basetsana), is a youth football (soccer) team, which representsSouth Africa and is controlled by theSouth African Football Association, the governing body forfootball in South Africa. The team's main objective is to qualify and play at theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national teamBanyana Banyana.
The South Africa women's national under-19 team were runners up twice for theAfrican U-19 Women's Championship in2002 and2004.
The team competed in thewomen's tournament at the2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[1][2]
They won the AUSC Region 5 Games title in 2016 and defended it in 2018.[3][4]
COSAFA Women's Under-20 Championship
[edit]In2019, they finished in third place at the inauguralCOSAFA U-20 Women's Championship.[5]
In2024 and2025, they finished as runners-up toZambia.[6][7]
Results and fixtures
[edit]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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Win Draw Loss Fixture
The following 20 players were selected for the2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship held inSouth Africa between 19 November – 24 November 2024:
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of September 2025.
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
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