South Africa under-15 National team is participating in the inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival. The tournament is a 10 day championship taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from Thursday October 22 to Saturday October 31, 2026. The South African team is led by Head Coach Selekedi Mogale.
In the tournament total 191 member associations are participating and throughout the tournament total 950 matches will be played between 32 groups under the format of fast paces 8-a side format. Moreover, in the tournament, there will be no elimination of teams; the teams will be divided into 6 tiers from A to F according to their performances in the match. The tier A winner will be crowned as the overall champion of the inaugural 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival.
According to the FIFA circular, the first edition of the championship will feature only boys’ teams, while the 2027 championship will feature girls’ teams. From 2028, both genders will participate annually in separate competitions. The groups stage matches will run three days from Saturday 24 to Monday 26. On Tuesday October, 27 2026 stages match results will be released and a cultural event takes place.
placements and tier finals will take place from Wednesday, October 28 to Friday October 30. The South African U-15 team is playing in group A which also includes teams for France, Estonia, Kosovo, Anguilla, and Maldives. The first match of the South Africa team is scheduled on Saturday, October 24 where they face Maldives team. Next day on Sunday, October, 25 South Africa players will compete against Anguilla and Kosovo. On Monday, October 26 players will compete against Estonia and France players.
Players name of the South African National U-15 team:
Goalkeeper: Mpho Raburabu and Ian De Jongh
Defenders: Osaretin Asubaja, Alex Van Der Werf, Katlego Mokhabuki and Tumelo Moerane
Midfielders: Bohlale Finger, Camden Schaper, Tshiamo Mashishi and Neo Dlamini
Forwards: Lesedi Hlalele, Keanu Moses, Inganathi Saliwa and Reatlegile Mosimane