South Africa national soccer B team
| Nickname(s) | Amabinneplaas | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | South African Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
| Head coach | Simon Ngomane | ||
| Captain | Jacob Mokhasi | ||
| FIFA code | RSA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | N/A | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2011) | ||
The South Africa national development football team, is a development 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 give international exposure to fringe home-based players, by allowing them to play 'B-level' internationals. Since the advent of the African Nations Championship, the team now attempts to qualify for and play at the event. Since 2008 SAFA have sent the team to the COSAFA Cup, instead of the senior team. The team has played at one African Nations Championship and two COSAFA Cups.
Player eligibility
African Championship of Nations regulations require teams to be made up only of players from the association's national leagues. As the team is not an official national team, and does not play in FIFA sanctioned tournaments, clubs are not required to release players for matches. Usually the only Premier Soccer League players released are non-squad members. Many players are selected from the National First Division (second tier) and Vodacom League (third tier).[citation needed]
Match status
Matches played by the team are not classified as 'A-level' internationals. Thus caps awarded for matches do not count as senior national team caps. Matches played by the team also do not count towards FIFA ranking points, even when the team plays other countries' senior national teams.
Recent and future matches
Recent results
| Date | Team | Result | Score | Type | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 February 2011 | Algeria Algeria A | L | 0–2 | 2011 CHAN quarter-final | Sudan Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan |
| 13 February 2011 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | W | 2–1 | 2011 CHAN group match | Sudan AlHilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan |
| 9 February 2011 | File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger | W | 2–0 | 2011 CHAN group match | Sudan Stade Wad Medani, Wad Medani, Sudan |
| 5 February 2011 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | W | 2–1 | 2011 CHAN group match | Sudan Stade Wad Medani, Wad Medani, Sudan |
| 22 January 2011 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | D | 1–1 | Friendly | South Africa Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa |
Tournament records
African Nations Championship record
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast 2009 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sudan 2011 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
COSAFA Cup record
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa 2008 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe 2009 | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 2/2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
- Before the 2008 tournament, SAFA sent the senior team.
Honours
- COSAFA Cup: 1
- ^1 Prior to 2008, SAFA sent the senior national team to the COSAFA Cup.
