South Africa women's national under-20 soccer team

South Africa under-20

Nickname(s)	Basetsana
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA
Head coach	Maude Khumalo
Captain	Mmabatho Mogale
Top scorer	Linda Motlhalo (9 goals)
Home stadium	FNB Stadium
FIFA code	RSA
First colours Second colours
First international
Zambia 0–1  South Africa (Lusaka, Zambia; 26 October 2001)
Biggest win
South Africa 8–1  Botswana (Johannesburg, South Africa; 12 July 2015)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 7–0  South Africa (Abuja, Nigeria; 27 March 2010)
African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances	12 (first in 2002)
Best result	Runners up (2002), (2004), (2008), (2010), (2014), (2015), (2018)
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Third (2019)
Medal record African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification 2002 2004 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship 2019 South Africa

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.

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.^[1][2]

They won the AUSC Region 5 Games title in 2016 and defended it in 2018.^[3][4]

In 2019, they finished in third place at the inaugural COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship.^[5]

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

 South Africa v  Botswana

24 November COSAFA W U-20	South Africa	v	Botswana	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

 South Africa v  Lesotho

22 November COSAFA W U-20	South Africa	v	Lesotho	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

 South Africa v  Zambia

20 November COSAFA W U-20	South Africa	v	Zambia	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00				Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

 South Africa v  Mozambique

19 November COSAFA W U-20	South Africa	4-0	Mozambique	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00	Mibe 25', 67', 71' Mofolo 80'			Stadium: UJ Stadium Soweto

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:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Casey Gordon		JVW F.C.
2	1GK	Kgomotso Mussimango		TS Galaxy Queens
3	2DF	Cinderella Mibe		UJ Ladies
4	2DF	Sikelelwa Mhlanga		City Lads
5	2DF	Judy Baloyi		Sinthumule Kutama
5	2DF	Asanda Mchuni		Dlala Ntombazana
5	2DF	Samkelo Gwamanda		Dlala Ntombazana
6	2DF	Alvina Nwansoh Enoh		UCT Ladies
7	2DF	Lizette Kolisa		Rising Stars Ladies
8	3MF	Julia Goncalves		JVW F.C.
9	3MF	Amukelani Masonganyi		UJ Ladies
10	3MF	One Neoentle Mfisa		UP-Tuks Ladies
11	3MF	Andrielle Mibe		UJ Ladies
12	3MF	Nobahle Mdelwa		Lindelani Ladies
13	3MF	Mmabatho Mogale		JVW F.C.
14	3MF	Lindelwa Mabuza		Mamelodi Sundowns
15	4FW	Tanna Hollis		JVW F.C.
16	3MF	Anele Douglas		Dlala Ntombazana
18	4FW	Thato Mofolo		UJ Ladies
19	4FW	Gugu Mabitsela		Mamelodi Sundowns

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.

• African U-19 Women's Championship: Runners up: 2002, 2004
• COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship: Third: 2019
• AUSC Region 5 Games: 2016, 2018

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