SAFA President Danny Jordaan salutes South African Youth Teams

went on to qualify for the U-20 Nations Cup by beating Malawi 2-0 at Blantyre on Saturday, after being under pressure after shooting the first leg 0-0 at home.

Thabo Senong's charges stem from Banyana Banyana's recent qualification. The African Nations Cup of Nations taking place in Ghana this year, which was stylishly accomplished by a 7-0 loss to Lesotho.

Also at the weekend, Bantwana finished third at the Brics tournament in Johannesburg, already qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, which will be held in Uruguay from 13 November to 1 December.

Meanwhile, Molefe Ntseki's Amajimbos beat Malawi 4-1 in the first group match at the COSAFA Championship in Mauritius. The event serves as a qualifier for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania, which doubles as a U-17 World Cup qualifier.

"It was a great weekend for South African youth football structures -20 beat Malawi 2-0 and thus qualified for the AFCON U-20" said Jordaan Sunday after handing out the trophy of the Under-21 League Championship to the USSA at King Zwelithini Stadium of Umlazi. "Of course, only eight teams from 54 countries qualify for the CAN, and four of them qualify for the World Cup, so we hope the U-20 team will do the business again." . "

17 teams beat Mozambique 4-1 in Mauritius during the U-17 qualification for AFCON

"Our U17 women's team played a 2-2 draw against Russia in the BRICS tournament, so our youth teams did very well. "

Article by: Robin-duc Madlala