Boxing team
South Africa U20
Club · South Africa · COSAFA U20 Championship
«Amajita»
When Amajita beat Morocco 1-0 in 2025 to win the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, it marked a significant achievement in the team's history.
South Africa's under-20 team, Amajita, trains at the SAFA National Technical Centre at Fun Valley in Pretoria, run by the South African Football Association since 1991. Mdaka's predecessor Thabo Senong had taken the side to two World Cups, in 2017 and 2019, and to a third-place finish at the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Regionally, Amajita have had less to prove.
The age-group side has also worked as a pipeline into the senior team and into Europe: Lyle Foster, Teboho Mokoena, Thulani Hlatshwayo and Oswin Appollis all passed through it before their senior careers took shape. The current generation, built around Mfundo Vilakazi, Gomolemo Kekana and Fletcher Lowe, enters World Cup qualification with a Round of 16 ceiling from 2025 already there to beat.
Latest results
Fixtures and results| 27 Sep | COSAFA U20 Championship |
Mozambique U20
H
|
2:1 | W |
| 25 Sep | COSAFA U20 Championship |
Zambia U20
H
|
4:2 | W |
| 23 Sep | COSAFA U20 Championship |
Eswatini U20
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 21 Sep | COSAFA U20 Championship |
Angola U20
H
|
2:0 | W |
| 19 Sep | COSAFA U20 Championship |
Lesotho U20
H
|
3:0 | W |
| 8 Oct 2025 | World Cup - U20 |
Colombia U20
A
|
1:3 | L |
Standing
COSAFA U20 ChampionshipGroup stage · South Area - Group B
| # | Team | M | W | L | Goals | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 South Africa U20
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 7:0 | 9 |
| 2 |
Angola U20
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 9:2 | 6 |
| 3 |
Eswatini U20
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 3:8 | 3 |
| 4 |
Lesotho U20
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 2:11 | 0 |
Team statistics
matches counted in total: 34| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 34 | 25 | 9 |
| Scored | 80 | 58 | 22 |
| Conceded | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Scored per game | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Conceded per game | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Difference | +56 | +45 | +11 |
Fixtures of South Africa U20
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27 Sep
Mozambique U20
H
2:1
W
-
25 Sep
Zambia U20
H
4:2
W
-
23 Sep
Eswatini U20
H
2:0
W
-
21 Sep
Angola U20
H
2:0
W
-
19 Sep
Lesotho U20
H
3:0
W
-
8 Oct
Colombia U20
A
1:3
L
-
5 Oct
United States U20
H
2:1
W
-
3 Oct
New Caledonia U20
H
5:0
W
Honours of South Africa U20
- COSAFA U-20 Championship 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2024, 2025 10
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 2025 1
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 1997 1
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 2019 1