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South Africa U20

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ShirtRaymond Mdaka (since 2025)

Grupo E · FIFA U-20 World Cup

2025/26
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
8
Goals for
3
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 24 in the competitionGoals2.25Shots on target per match · 3 of 24 in the competitionShots on target6.25Goals per 100 shots · 7 of 24 in the competitionConversion17%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 9 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets25%Average share of the ball · 16 of 24 in the competitionPossession48%Duels won over duels contested · 16 of 24 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 24 teams in FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.252.º
Shots on target6.253.º
Conversion17%7.º
Clean sheets25%9.º
Possession48%16.º
Duels won48%16.º

Grupo A · Africa U20 Cup of Nations

2024/25
1.°
Position
4
Played
2
Won
6
Goals for
3
Goals against
7
Points
Goals scored per match · 4 of 13 in the competitionGoals1.29Shots on target per match · 8 of 13 in the competitionShots on target4.00Goals per 100 shots · 4 of 13 in the competitionConversion14%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 2 of 13 in the competitionClean sheets57%Average share of the ball · 5 of 13 in the competitionPossession52%Duels won over duels contested · 10 of 13 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 13 teams in Africa U20 Cup of Nations in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 13 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.294.º
Shots on target4.008.º
Conversion14%4.º
Clean sheets57%2.º
Possession52%5.º
Duels won49%10.º

Grupo F · FIFA U-20 World Cup

2018/19
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
3
Goals for
7
Goals against
1
Points
Goals scored per match · 17 of 24 in the competitionGoals1.00Shots on target per match · 15 of 24 in the competitionShots on target4.67Goals per 100 shots · 18 of 21 in the competitionConversion10%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 17 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 21 of 24 in the competitionPossession37%Duels won over duels contested · 20 of 24 in the competitionDuels won45%

Compared with the 24 teams in FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2018/19.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.0017.º
Shots on target4.6715.º
Conversion10%18.º
Clean sheets0%17.º
Possession37%21.º
Duels won45%20.º

Grupo A · Africa U20 Cup of Nations

2018/19
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
1
Goals against
5
Points
Goals scored per match · 7 of 8 in the competitionGoals0.40Shots on target per match · 7 of 8 in the competitionShots on target3.20Goals per 100 shots · 4 of 8 in the competitionConversion7%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 2 of 8 in the competitionClean sheets60%Average share of the ball · 8 of 8 in the competitionPossession36%Duels won over duels contested · 4 of 8 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 8 teams in Africa U20 Cup of Nations in 2018/19.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 8 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.407.º
Shots on target3.207.º
Conversion7%4.º
Clean sheets60%2.º
Possession36%8.º
Duels won51%4.º

Grupo D · FIFA U-20 World Cup

2016/17
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
1
Goals for
4
Goals against
1
Points
Goals scored per match · 22 of 24 in the competitionGoals0.33Shots on target per match · 22 of 24 in the competitionShots on target2.33Goals per 100 shots · 22 of 23 in the competitionConversion3%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 8 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets33%Average share of the ball · 10 of 24 in the competitionPossession52%Duels won over duels contested · 20 of 24 in the competitionDuels won47%

Compared with the 24 teams in FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2016/17.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.3322.º
Shots on target2.3322.º
Conversion3%22.º
Clean sheets33%8.º
Possession52%10.º
Duels won47%20.º

Squad

2025/26

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
41Takalani MazhambaGoalkeeperSouth Africa191.82 m--2026
40Kgoleng RatisaniGoalkeeperSouth Africa201.86 m-Right2025
43Fletcher Smythe-LoweGoalkeeperSouth Africa191.87 m74 kgRight2026

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
14Siviwe NkwaliDefenderSouth Africa211.69 m--2025
3Neo RapooDefenderSouth Africa211.72 m60 kgLeft2025
45Thato SibiyaDefenderSouth Africa201.76 m57 kgLeft2025
6Tylon SmithCentre backSouth Africa211.82 m75 kgRight2026
48Sfiso TimbaDefenderSouth Africa201.77 m--2026
31Asekho TiwaniDefenderSouth Africa211.77 m-Left2024

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
77Shakeel AprilMidfielderSouth Africa201.68 m74 kgRight2026
4Patrick AutataMidfielderSouth Africa211.72 m--2025
44Gomolemo KekanaMidfielderSouth Africa201.79 m--2025
44Lazola MakuMidfielderSouth Africa191.69 m--2025
28Mfundo VilakaziMidfielderSouth Africa201.65 m74 kgLeft2024

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
42Jody AhsheneForwardSouth Africa211.78 m74 kgRight2026
17Luke BaartmanForwardSouth Africa201.72 m70 kgRight2025
43Kutlwano LetlhakuForwardSouth Africa201.73 m70 kgBoth2024
22Siyabonga MabenaForwardSouth Africa191.69 m55 kgRight2023
25Siviwe MagidigidiForwardSouth Africa211.82 m75 kgRight2026
12Thabang MahlanguForwardSouth Africa211.80 m64 kgRight2025
11Langelihle PhiliForwardSouth Africa211.69 m72 kgRight2024