20 May 2024 – The South African U15 National Teams arrived in Zanzibar on Monday morning ahead of their participation in the CAF African Schools Championships for the third year in a row.
The Schools Championships will be held from 21 – 24 May 2024, and the South African girls’ and boys’ national teams will once again be looking to emerge triumphant and bring home the trophies. The two teams will represent South African after winning both girls and boys COSAFA Schools Championships, which were held in Zimbabwe in December 2023.
Head Coach of the girl’s national team, Ntombifuthi Khumalo, expressed her excitement at representing the country for a third consecutive time.
“I believe we have a world class group of players who can dominate youth football on the continent. We have had a great week of training and believe that we will showcase the qualify of football we have in South Africa,” she said.
“This group is very special and they keep getting better every day, so we are looking forward to competing in the 2024 CAF African Schools Championships. We believe that we can win the tournament and also build a squad that will represent us in the next group of U17 Women’s National Team.”
U15 Girls squad:
Asanda ZIQUBU
Andiswa ZUMA
Thando MOKGABUDI
Siphumelele ZIBULA
Alwande MBATHA
Lethuthando MTHEMBU
Akhona SIMAMANE
Nomfundo NZUZA
Londiwe ZIKALALA
Katlego MALEBANE
Rethabile MOLEFE
Khwezi KHOZA
Okuhle SITHOLE
Mpumelelo MAZIBUKO
U15 Boys squad:
Sabrie LOSPER
Aidan FEBRUARY
Hayden BOOYSEN
Bomibethu MANGCAKA
Callen ROBINSON
Joshua LANGEVELDT
Inganathi SIMAMA
Akhanani HLAHATSI
Ishaam TILLING
Jordan HOPE
Rhys FERGUSON
Someleze MSWELI
Connor FRANSMAN
Reece FILANDE
Cayden Cole MARTINS
Tristen O’MALLEY
Jordan SMITH