South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Bantwana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | South African Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
| Head coach | Ntombifuthi Khumalo | ||
| Captain | Katleho Malebane | ||
| Top scorer | Oyisa Marhasi (11 goals) | ||
| Home stadium | FNB Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | RSA | ||
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| First international | |||
| Cameroon 2–0 South Africa (Yaoundé, Cameroon; 2008) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Seychelles 0–28 South Africa (Port Louis, Mauritius; 21 September 2019) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| South Africa 0–9 Mexico Germany 10–1 South Africa (Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago; 8 September 2010) | |||
| African U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010, 2018) | ||
| COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2010, 2018) | ||
The South Africa women's national under-17 soccer team (Bantwana), is a youth 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 qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Banyana Banyana.
Bantwana hold the African record for most goals in an international match. They scored 28 goals (won 28–0) against Seychelles in the opening match of group B at the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship.