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South Africa women's national under-20 soccer team

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South Africa under-20
Nickname(s)Basetsana
AssociationSouth African Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCOSAFA
Head coachMaude Khumalo
CaptainMmabatho Mogale
Home stadiumFNB Stadium
FIFA codeRSA
First colours
Second colours
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultThird (2019)

The South Africa women's national under-20 soccer team, (nicknamed 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 team competed in the women's tournament at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[1][2]

In 2019, they finished in third place at the inaugural COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "South Africa NOC". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ Pavitt, Michael (23 August 2019). "Zambia Football Association claim visa delays led to women's team withdrawing from African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. ^ "South Africa claim COSAFA Women's Championship title, Tanzania clinch Under-20 gold". 11 August 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024.