South Africa national development soccer team
Nickname(s) | Amabinneplaas | ||
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Association | South African Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | |||
Captain | |||
FIFA code | RSA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | N/A | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2011) |
The South Africa national development football team, is a development 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 give international exposure to fringe home-based players, by allowing them to play 'B-level' internationals. Since the advent of the African Nations Championship, the team now attempts to qualify for and play at the event. Since 2008 SAFA have sent the team to the COSAFA Cup, instead of the senior team. The team has played at one African Nations Championship and two COSAFA Cups.
History[]
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Player eligibility[]
African Championship of Nations regulations require teams to be made up only of players from the association's national leagues. As the team is not an official national team, and does not play in FIFA sanctioned tournaments, clubs are not required to release players for matches. Usually the only Premier Soccer League players released are non-squad members. Many players are selected from the National First Division (second tier) and Vodacom League (third tier).
Match status[]
Matches played by the team are not classified as 'A-level' internationals. Thus caps awarded for matches do not count as senior national team caps. Matches played by the team also do not count towards FIFA ranking points, even when the team plays other countries' senior national teams.
Recent and future matches[]
Recent results
Date | Team | Result | Score | Type | Venue |
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18 February 2011 | ![]() |
L | 0–2 | 2011 CHAN quarter-final | ![]() |
13 February 2011 | ![]() |
W | 2–1 | 2011 CHAN group match | ![]() |
9 February 2011 | ![]() |
W | 2–0 | 2011 CHAN group match | ![]() |
5 February 2011 | ![]() |
W | 2–1 | 2011 CHAN group match | ![]() |
22 January 2011 | ![]() |
D | 1–1 | Friendly | ![]() |
Upcoming matches
Date | Team | Result | Score | Type | Venue | |
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21 September 2011 | ![]() |
Friendly | ||||
24 September 2011 | ![]() |
Friendly |
Current squad[]
A 23-man squad was selected for the 2011 African Nations Championship.[1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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1 | GK | 15 December 1987 | ![]() | |||||
16 | GK | (Captain) | 29 September 1982 | ![]() | ||||
22 | GK | ![]() | ||||||
2 | DF | 14 September 1987 | ![]() | |||||
3 | DF | 26 November 1986 | ![]() | |||||
4 | DF | ![]() | ||||||
5 | DF | ![]() | ||||||
15 | DF | 15 July 1981 | ![]() | |||||
6 | MF | 30 July 1982 | ![]() | |||||
8 | MF | 27 February 1989 | ![]() | |||||
10 | MF | Jabulani Shongwe | 28 February 1989 | ![]() | ||||
11 | MF | 14 January 1993 | ![]() | |||||
12 | MF | 29 March 1987 | ![]() | |||||
13 | MF | 17 April 1988 | ![]() | |||||
14 | MF | 14 September 1989 | ![]() | |||||
17 | MF | 3 May 1988 | ![]() | |||||
7 | FW | 9 July 1986 | ![]() | |||||
9 | FW | Bheki Shabangu | 21 September 1985 | ![]() | ||||
18 | FW | ![]() | ||||||
19 | FW | Edward Manqele | 16 June 1987 | ![]() | ||||
20 | FW | ![]() | ||||||
21 | FW | 20 December 1983 | ![]() | |||||
23 | FW | Myron Shongwe | 6 May 1981 | ![]() |
Recent callups[]
The following 5 players have been selected by South Africa Development in the past 12 months, but were not selected in the squad to play the 2011 African Nations Championship, or withdrew from the squad due to injury. Only players available for call-up, not retired players.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | ||
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GK | ![]() |
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DF | ![]() |
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DF | Xolani Mdaki | ![]() |
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MF | ![]() |
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FW | ![]() |
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Tournament records[]
African Nations Championship record[]
Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Total | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
COSAFA Cup record[]
Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Total | 2/2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
- Before the 2008 tournament, SAFA sent the senior team.
Honours[]
- COSAFA Cup: 1
- ^1 Prior to 2008, SAFA sent the senior national team to the COSAFA Cup.
References[]
- ^ "Amabinneplaas Selection For CHAN Completed". Soccer Laduma. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
External links[]
- South Africa national soccer team