Amajimbos head coach Vela Khumalo has announced his final squad who will represent South Africa at the U17 AFCON 2026 in Morocco.
The team is currently busy with preparations in Mzansi before they jet off to North Africa in the next few days.
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Khumalo’s side, that went all the way to the U17 FIFA World Cup with the previous generation, are pitted in Group D which consists of Senegal, Ghana and Algeria.
The tournament will take place between 13 May and 2 June, with players born on 1 January 2009 or later eligible to participate.
It also serves as qualifiers for the U17 FIFA World Cup with the top 10 teams from the 2026 edition sealing a place in the 2026 showpiece in Qatar this November.
Here’s the final 21-man squad for the U17 AFCON in Morocco:
2026 U17 Africa Cup of Nations draw in full:
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐀:
Morocco
Tunisia
Egypt
Ethiopia
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐁:
Côte d’Ivoire
Cameroon
Uganda
DR Congo
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐂:
Mali
Angola
Tanzania
Mozambique
𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐃:
Senegal
South Africa
Ghana
Algeria
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