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Khumalo Pained By AFCON Failure But Sees Silverlining

Amajimbos head coach Vela Khumalo admitted that it is painful that his side did not qualify for the U17 Africa Cup of Nations. The South African U17 side missed out on going to Ivory Coast in 2025 as they lost 2-1 to Zambia in the semi-finals of the COSAFA qualifiers...

Khumalo Explains Several Amajimbos Changes

Amajimbos head coach Vela Khumalo is pleased with the result and not the performance from his side's narrow 3-2 victory over Mauritius in the COSAFA U17 Youth Championships in Auckland Park.South Africa raced into a comfortable 3-0 half-time lead courtesy of Sive Pama, Neo Bohloko and Omphemetse Sekgoto's strikes. ALSO...

Amajimbos Hold Off Mauritius To Book COSAFA U17 Semis

South Africa's U17 side Amajimbos booked their place in the U17 COSAFA Boys Youth Championships semi-finals following a narrow 3-2 victory over Mauritius at AW Muller Stadium in Auckland Park on Monday afternoon. The hosts did not take long to open the scoring as stand-in captain Sive Pama headed in...

Witbooi Stars In Dominant Cosafa U17 Opener

South Africa U17 boys cruised nicely in the COSAFA Cup U17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying opener beating Botswana by 4-0. The journey to the U17 AFCON that will be hosted in Ivory Coast next started on a high note for Amajimbos as they faced their neighbours Botswana in the...

Khumalo Disappointed By U17 Attitude

South Africa U17 coach Vela Khumalo was left disappointed by the attitude of the players in their 1-0 loss to Morocco on Saturday. Amajimbos started the FIFA U17 Talent Development Scheme (TDS) tournament out in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on a high note, beating Algeria 7-4 before beating Tanzania on penalties...

Chiefs Starlet Rescues Amajimbos

South African won 4-3 via a penalty shootout after a stoppage-time goal from Neo Bohloko saw Amajimbos draw 1-1 with Tanzania in the 6 Nation tournament in Ivory Coast. It was a slow stop-start to the game, as the two teams sized each other up in the early game on...

Witbooi & Chiefs Talent Shine As Amajimbos Thump Algeria

The South African U17 team fought back from 1-3 down to hammer Algeria 7-4 in their opening game of the FIFA U17 TDS 6 Nations tournament in Cote d'Ivoire, with Emile Witbooi, Selwyn Stevens and Neo Bohloko scoring braces. Selwyn Stevens gave Amajimbos the early lead in the seventh minute,...

Downs & Chiefs Dominate Latest Amajimbos Squad

Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs have the most players in Vela Khumalo's Amajimbos squad ahead of the 6 Nations Tournament in Cote d'Ivoire. South Africa's U17 Men's side come fresh from two wins over Lesotho (3-1 and 4-0), as they continue to gear up for the COSAFA U17 Championships to...

Khumalo Hails 14yo Debutant

South Africa U17 head coach Vela Khumalo has hailed 14-year-old debutant Omphemetse Sekgoto of Mamelodi Sundowns. Sekgoto has been viewed as one of the brightest prospects in the country as a serial goal scorer at youth level. ALSO READ: Amajita & Amajimbos Pick Up Wins Over Lesotho Amajita Coach On Ligue 1...

Amajita & Amajimbos Pick Up Wins Over Lesotho

The South Africa U20 and U17 national teams both picked up wins over Lesotho in their preparation friendlies for the upcoming Cosafa Cup tournaments. Amajita, led by a new-look technical team beat Lesotho U20 3-1 with Kaizer Chiefs' Mfundo Vilakazi and Mamelodi Sundowns' Kutlwano Lethlaku finding the net in the...

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