What league does South Africa U18 play in?

South Africa U18 play in the WJC-18 D4.

Who is the head coach of South Africa U18?

The head coach of South Africa U18 is Sharief Kamish.

Who is the captain of South Africa U18?

The captain of South Africa U18 is Marno van der Merwe.

Who is the general manager of South Africa U18?

The general manager of South Africa U18 is Stacey-Lee Paulsen.

South Africa U18

WJC-18 D4

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

South Africa U18 were 1-2-0 in the 2025-26 WJC-18 D3B season with 3 points, 3rd in the A and 4th overall.

2025-2026 South Africa U18 Club Stats

Skater	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
Duvan van der Merwe (F)	totals		16	49	14	63	10	50
	Gauteng Mustangs	GPHL	4	8	1	9	4	6
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL2	8	35	7	42	6	33
	Pretoria Capitals	South Africa	4	6	6	12	0	11
Riley Paulsen (F)	totals		16	10	12	22	4	7
	Gauteng Mustangs	GPHL	4	2	1	3	0	2
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL2	8	8	10	18	2	8
	Pretoria Capitals	South Africa	4	0	1	1	2	-3
Imaad Stubbs (F)	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	9	9	6	15	0	9
Brayden Harris (F)	totals		46	7	5	12	8	-4
	Kingston Wranglers U16	NAPrepHL U16	17	3	2	5	4	-
	Kingston Wranglers	USPHL Premier	6	0	1	1	2	-
	Kingston Wranglers	NAPrepHL U18	16	1	0	1	0	-
	Gauteng Mustangs	GPHL	3	3	1	4	2	3
	Kempton Park Sabres	South Africa	4	0	1	1	0	-7
Joshua Anker (F)	totals		6	4	4	8	0	3
	Gauteng Mustangs	GPHL	3	2	0	2	0	1
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL2	3	2	4	6	0	2
Kaylib McGiven (F)	totals		13	5	2	7	6	7
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	9	4	1	5	6	4
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	4	1	1	2	0	3
Stefan van der Merwe (D)	totals		16	3	4	7	0	3
	Gauteng Mustangs	GPHL	4	1	0	1	0	1
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL2	8	2	4	6	0	2
	Pretoria Capitals	South Africa	4	0	0	0	0	0
Juvin Kleyn (F)	totals		16	3	3	6	8	0
	Gauteng Mustangs	GPHL	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL2	8	3	3	6	2	3
	Pretoria Capitals	South Africa	4	0	0	0	2	-3
Latita Ngqola (D)	totals		13	1	3	4	2	2
	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	9	1	1	2	0	0
	Cape Town Kings	South Africa	4	0	2	2	2	2
Neo Mojapelo (F)	totals		7	1	2	3	2	1
	Pretoria Capitals	GPHL	2	0	1	1	0	0
	Pretoria Capitals	GPHL2	5	1	1	2	2	1
Dawie Rautenbach (F)	Gauteng Mustangs	GPHL	3	1	1	2	0	1
Ethan Tarboton (F)	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	2	1	0	1	0	1
Marno van der Merwe (F)	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	4	1	0	1	0	1
Andor Simon (F)	Cape Town Storm	WPIHL	4	1	0	1	0	1
Zanet Phakathi (F)	totals		2	0	0	0	0	0
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL	1	0	0	0	0	0
	Kempton Park Sabres	GPHL2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Vusi Skosana (D)	totals		2	0	0	0	0	0
	Pretoria Capitals	GPHL	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Pretoria Capitals	GPHL2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Riley Cerff (D)	Cape Town Penguins	WPIHL	7	0	0	0	0	0

N	Goalie	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	TOI
	Dyllan van Aswegen (G)	Pretoria Icehawks	GPHL2	1	1.00	-	0	1-0-0	60:00

2025-2026 South Africa U18 Staff

Head CoachSharief Kamish
Asst. CoachDeen Magmoed
General ManagerStacey-Lee Paulsen
Team ManagerAqueelah Kamish
Physical TherapistElton Davids

Team Staff History

2025-2026 South Africa U18 Captains

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Marno van der Merwe

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Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 South Africa U18 Demographics

South Africa U18 Facts

Plays in: U18 World Championship Division 4
2027: WJC-18 D4 -
2026: WJC-18 D3B Placement game win
2025: WJC-18 D3B -
2024: WJC-18 D3B -

2025-2026 South Africa U18 Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

South Africa U18: 169 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

South Africa U18 Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/19/2026 11:30 AM UTC	Luxembourg U18	South Africa U18	2 - 10 (OT 64:59)	U18 WJC D3B
02/18/2026 11:30 AM UTC	South Africa U18	Luxembourg U18	2 - 6	U18 WJC D3B
02/16/2026 11:30 AM UTC	South Africa U18	Luxembourg U18	7 - 3	U18 WJC D3B
02/14/2026 03:00 PM UTC	Thailand U18	South Africa U18	4 - 2	U18 WJC D3B
02/13/2026 11:30 AM UTC	South Africa U18	Turkmenistan U18	3 - 4	U18 WJC D3B

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South Africa U18 History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	WJC-18 D4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	WJC-18 D3B	3	1	2	-	0	0	12	11	3	1	3	Placement game win
2024-2025	WJC-18 D3B	5	1	4	-	0	0	18	47	3	0.6	5	-
2023-2024	WJC-18 D3B	3	0	3	-	0	0	5	29	0	0	4	-
2022-2023	WJC-18 D3B	3	0	3	-	0	0	4	18	0	0	4	-
2021-2022	WJC-18 D3B	4	1	3	-	0	0	21	27	3	0.75		-
2020-2021	WJC-18 D3B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2019-2020	WJC-18 D3B	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Tournament Cancelled
2018-2019	WJC-18 D3B	3	0	2	-	1	0	13	15	2	0.67		-
2017-2018	WJC-18 D3B	2	0	2	-	0	0	3	8	0	0	3	-
2016-2017	WJC-18 D3B	2	0	2	-	0	0	4	10	0	0		-
2015-2016	WJC-18 D3B	4	1	3	-	0	0	11	19	3	0.75		-
2014-2015	WJC-18 D3A	5	0	5	-	0	0	7	35	0	0	6	Relegated
2013-2014	WJC-18 D3B	2	2	0	-	0	0	10	4	6	3		Promoted
2012-2013	WJC-18 D3B	3	2	1	-	0	0	14	7	6	2		-
2011-2012	WJC-18 D3A	5	0	5	-	0	0	6	68	0	0	6	Relegated
2010-2011	WJC-18 D3	4	2	2	-	0	0	19	25	6	1.5		-
2009-2010	WJC-18 D3	4	1	2	-	1	0	15	14	5	1.25		-
2008-2009	WJC-18 D3	4	1	3	-	0	0	19	32	3	0.75	4	-
2007-2008	WJC-18 D3	4	1	3	-	0	0	18	26	3	0.75	4	-
2006-2007	WJC-18 D3	5	1	4	-	0	0	11	53	3	0.6	5	-
2005-2006	WJC-18 D3	5	2	2	1	-	-	25	22	5	1		-
2004-2005	WJC-18 D2	5	0	5	0	-	-	8	62	0	0	6	Relegated
2003-2004	WJC-18 D3	6	4	1	1	-	-	40	11	9	1.5		Promoted
2002-2003	WJC-18 D2	5	0	5	0	-	-	15	29	2	0.4	6	Relegated
2001-2002	WJC-18 D3	3	1	1	1	-	-	11	25	3	1	5	Placement game loss
2000-2001	WJC-18 D3	3	2	1	0	-	-	7	15	4	1.33	4	Bronze game loss
1999-2000	EJC-18 D2	4	1	2	1	-	-	9	20	3	0.75	7	-
1998-1999	AJC-18 D2	3	2	1	0	-	-	48	10	4	1.33		Final loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jacob Bate (F)	2026-2027	Oceanside Generals	VIJHL	8	2	5	7	6
2.	Michael Sauer (F)	2026-2027	Danville Iron	USPHL Premier	5	3	3	6	2
3.	Marumo Mothuloe (D)	2026-2027	Worcester Jr. Railers	USPHL Premier	2	1	1	2	2
4.	Cameron Birrell (D)	2026-2027	WildHogs HC Arosa	SwissDiv3	1	0	0	0	4
5.	Damian Cardoso (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison 2	NIHL 2	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'9"	150 lbs	16.75
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	16.90
2023-2024	View Roster	5'9"	157 lbs	16.75
2022-2023	View Roster	5'9"	154 lbs	17.00
2021-2022	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	17.00

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uthman Samaai (F)	12	15	13	28
2.	Duvan van der Merwe (F)	16	18	8	26
3.	Gregory Donde (F)	13	13	5	18
4.	Deen Magmoed (D)	13	12	4	16
5.	Matthew Cornforth (F)	15	10	6	16

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Duvan van der Merwe (F)	16	18	8	26
2.	Uthman Samaai (F)	12	15	13	28
3.	Gregory Donde (F)	13	13	5	18
4.	Deen Magmoed (D)	13	12	4	16
5.	Francois Esterhuizen (F)	16	12	3	15

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Uthman Samaai (F)	12	15	13	28
2.	Cyle Labuschagne (D)	17	7	9	16
3.	Grant van Eeckhoven (F)	10	3	9	12
4.	David Watson (D)	13	3	9	12
5.	Duvan van der Merwe (F)	16	18	8	26

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Dayle Reinecke (F)	9	0	1	78
2.	Joshua Reinecke (F)	14	10	11	72
3.	Vusi Skosana (D)	13	0	2	45
4.	Cameron Birrell (D)	13	8	12	44
5.	Gareth Bremner (F)	14	3	6	43

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Justin Jordaan (D)	21	4	5	9
2.	Cyle Labuschagne (D)	17	7	9	16
3.	Duvan van der Merwe (F)	16	18	8	26
4.	Francois Esterhuizen (F)	16	12	3	15
5.	Ian Ashworth (D)	16	7	8	15

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	5	9	16	3.20
2.	Uthman Samaai (F)	12	15	28	2.33
3.	Luca Meyer (F)	3	5	7	2.33
4.	Jason Trendler (F)	5	6	11	2.20
5.	Yuval Levi (F)	6	11	13	2.17

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	1998-1999	5	9	16
2.	Matthew Cornforth (F)	2003-2004	6	8	14
3.	Johan Genis (F)	2003-2004	6	6	14
4.	Duvan van der Merwe (F)	2025-2026	5	9	13
5.	Ian Ashworth (D)	2003-2004	6	6	13

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	1998-1999	5	9	16
2.	Duvan van der Merwe (F)	2025-2026	5	9	13
3.	Matthew Cornforth (F)	2003-2004	6	8	14
4.	Yuval Levi (F)	2021-2022	3	8	10
5.	Deen Magmoed (D)	2007-2008	3	8	10

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Johan Genis (F)	2003-2004	6	8	14
2.	Grant van Eeckhoven (F)	2005-2006	5	8	11
3.	David Watson (D)	1998-1999	5	8	9
4.	Gareth Reinecke (F)	1998-1999	5	7	16
5.	Ian Ashworth (D)	2003-2004	6	7	13

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Dayle Reinecke (F)	2004-2005	5	1	53
2.	Joshua Reinecke (F)	2002-2003	5	0	44
3.	Jason Trendler (F)	1998-1999	5	11	36
4.	Luke Stringer (D)	2011-2012	5	1	35
5.	Klyde Stevens (D)	2007-2008	3	0	34

Player Nationalities Throughout History

299 players