8 January 2018 – The South African U-17 Men’s National Football team (Amajimbos) will start 2018 with a training camp ahead of what will be a busy year.

The National u17 team will be hoping to qualify for the 2019 CAF U-17 African Cup of Nations and 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. They will also be involved in the annual COSAFA Cup u17 tournament scheduled for Mauritius.

Head Coach Molefi Ntseki has picked a group of 36 players who have been under his radar for the past year and will hold a training camp which will run from 10-20 January 2018 in Johannesburg.

Ntseki says he was looking at securing a friendly match or two against a top African country ahead of this year’s heavy schedule.

Ntseki was hard at work in 2017, having participated in the year’s edition of the COSAFA U-17 Youth Championships, a camp in December and conducting Coaching Courses around the country.

“We have picked a good mixture of the u17 squad comprising players from various academies and High Schools around the country.

“Some of these players have already earned their first few international caps; after participating in the COSAFA Youth Championships in Mauritius last year, and a few others in Lesotho last year.

“I believe that with time and many camps we can put together a great squad for the development of South African football. We have a talented bunch of 2002-born players and a new generation which has the potential to bring something new to our football,” said Ntseki.

Full squad:

SOURCED FROM SAFA WEBSITE