The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and FIFA U-17 World Cup and develop the players for the main national team Bafana Bafana.

The team's greatest achievement to date include a second-place finish at the 2015 African U-17 Championship, hosted in Niger and qualifying for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.

[2] In 2024, they were invited to play at the FIFA U/16 Talent Development Scheme Tournament held in Ivory Coast.

[3][4][5] They won the 2020 COSAFA U-17 Cup 4-2 via penalties after the match ended in a 1-1 draw against Zambia.

[7] The following 20 players were selected for the 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship held in South Africa between 4–13 December 2024:[8] The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.