South Africa national soccer B team
| Nickname | Bafana Bafana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | South African Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
| Head coach | Molefi Ntseki | ||
| Captain | Neo Maema | ||
| FIFA code | RSA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | N/A | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2011) | ||
| COSAFA Cup | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2008), (2016), (2021) | ||
The South Africa national development football team, is a development 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 give international exposure to home-based players, by allowing them to play 'B-level' internationals. Since the advent of the African Nations Championship, the team now attempts to qualify for and play at the event.
Since 2008 SAFA have sent the team to the COSAFA Cup, instead of the senior team. The team has played at one African Nations Championship and thirteen COSAFA Cups.