Amajita, South African athletes shine with dominating performances in 2025
DOMINATING South African athletes have excelled so far in 2025 with Amajita's African Youth Championship victory, junior women's hockey triumph, and standout performances by sprinters Bayanda Walaza and Akani Simbine. Picture: Ayman Aref/BackpagePix
We're only in the fifth month of the year and already it's been a stellar one for South African athletes and teams on the world stage, with the men's Under-20 football side the latest of these triumphs.
Amajita claimed the African Youth Championship title on Sunday, beating Morocco in the final in Egypt.
The victory of the junior side shows how strong SA football is at the moment, with Bafana Bafana on the verge of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since the 2002 edition, and the team also having finished third at last year's Africa Cup of Nations.
With the under-20s showing they too are among the best on the continent, it certainly bodes well for the future.
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