África do Sul Sub23
Resultados
Estat.
| Total | Casa | Visitante | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partidas disputadas | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals for | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Goals against | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Failed to score | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Wikipedia - South Africa national under-23 soccer team
The South Africa national under-23 football team is a youth football 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 objectives are to qualify and play at the All-Africa Games and Olympic Games. The team has played at three All-Africa Games and one Olympic tournament. Players who are selected, will be 23 or younger in the following Olympic year. With the next Olympics being held in London in 2012, players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1989. At the Olympic finals tournament, the team may be supplemented with 3 over-age players.
History
The team was started in 1994, when SAFA decided to form a youth team. The team has been sponsored by SASOL since its inception, leading to the nickname, 'Amaglug-glug'. The team's greatest achievements to date include a third-place finish at the 1999 All-Africa Games, hosted in South Africa and qualifying for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
O África do Sul Sub23 participou de três edições do Campeonato Africano das Nações Sub-23, em 2011, 2015 e 2019. Em 2015, a equipe conquistou o título, derrotando a Argélia na final. Nos Jogos Olímpicos, o África do Sul Sub23 participou de uma edição, em 2000.
Alguns dos jogadores mais conhecidos que passaram pelo África do Sul Sub23 incluem:
* Steven Pienaar
* Benni McCarthy
* Aaron Mokoena
* Siphiwe Tshabalala
* Kagisho Dikgacoi
O atual técnico do África do Sul Sub23 é David Notoane.