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| Association | South African Hockey Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | AfHF (Africa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Cindy Brown[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Junior World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1997) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 6th (1997, 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Junior Africa Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1993) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 1st (1997, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The South Africa women's national under-21 field hockey team represents South Africa in women's international under-21 field hockey matches and tournaments and is controlled by the South African Hockey Association, the governing body for field hockey in South Africa.[2]
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| Year | Host | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1989 |  Ottawa, Canada
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banned[a] | |||||||
| 1993 |  Terrassa, Spain
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did not qualify | |||||||
| 1997 |  Seongnam, South Korea
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6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | — |
| 2001 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina
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6th | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 | — |
| 2005 |  Santiago, Chile
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8th | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | Squad |
| 2009 |  Boston, United States
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11th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 26 | Squad |
| 2013 |  Mönchengladbach, Germany
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8th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
| 2016 | Santiago, Chile
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12th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | Squad |
| 2021 |  Potchefstroom, South Africa
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7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Squad |
| 2023 | Santiago, Chile
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13th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | Squad |
| Total | 6th place | 51 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 85 | 149 | ||
| Junior Africa Cup record | ||
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| Year | Host | Position |
| 1989 | banned[a] | |
| 1993 |  Harare, Zimbabwe
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3rd |
| 1997 | Harare, Zimbabwe
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1st |
| 2001 | Pretoria, South Africa
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1st |
| 2004 | Pretoria, South Africa
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1st |
| 2008 |  Cairo, Egypt
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1st |
| 2012 | Johannesburg, South Africa
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1st |
| 2016 |  Windhoek, Namibia
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1st |
| 2023 | Ismailia, Egypt
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1st |
| 2024 |  Accra, Ghana
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Q |
| Best result | 1st | |
The squad was announced on 27 September 2023.[3]
Head coach: Lenise Marais
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