10 April 2025 – South African Under-20 men’s national team coach, Raymond Mdaka, has named the squad that will represent the country at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) this month.
The biennial African international youth football tournament will be held in Egypt from 27 April – 18 May 2025 and Senegal are the defending champions.
Mdaka has announced a squad of 21 players while four are on standby. The four players that are on standby are Gabriel Amato, Thato Sibiya, Naledi Hlongwane and Thato Mpati.
“The list consists of the core of the team, the players we have had since the start of our preparations and through to COSAFA. We also have players we did not have in Mozambique, the likes of Mfundo Vilakazi, Asekho Tiwane, Langelihle Phili and Siviwe Nkwali. This list is minus Shandre Campbell, whose team (Club Brugge in Belgium) has cited issues of him being in the first team, and also issues of their championship,” he said.
The squad, including the four players that are on standby, will go into camp in Johannesburg on 20 April 2025. The four semi-finalists at the 2025 U-20 AFCON will represent the continent at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile in September 2025.
