South Africa national soccer team
The South Africa national soccer team (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse nasionale sokkerspan) is represents South Africa in international men's soccer team.[5] It is the first African country to host a FIFA World Cup to 2010 FIFA World Cup.[6]
| Nickname(s) | Bafana Bafana (“The Boys, The Boys” / Zulu:"Go boys! Go boys!")[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | South African Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Hugo broos | ||
| Captain | Ronwen williams | ||
| Most caps | Aaron Mokoena (107) | ||
| Top scorer | Benni McCarthy (31) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | RSA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
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| Highest | 16 (August 1996) | ||
| Lowest | 124 (December 1992) | ||
| First international | |||
 Argentina 0–1 South Africa [[File:{{{flag alias-1902}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 9 July 1906)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Australia 0–8 South Africa  (Adelaide, Australia; 17 September 1955)[3] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
[[File:{{{flag alias-1994}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] South Africa 0–5 Brazil  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 5 March 2014) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 1998, 2002 and 2010 | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 1996 | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2005 | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place, 2009 | ||
South Africa national soccer team qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times including the 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2002 FIFA World Cup, South Africa national soccer team qualified itself in the 2010 FIFA World Cup as host.
History
In 1998, The South Africa national soccer team became the first time to qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
In 2002, The South Africa national soccer team became the second time to qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
The South Africa national soccer team spent 2.4 billion euros to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[7] The South Africa won 2010 FIFA World Cup bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[8][9]
Most appearances
| Player | Career | Apps | Goals |
| Aaron Mokoena | 1999–2010 | 107 | 1 |
| Siphiwe Tshabalala | 2006–present | 88 | 12 |
| Siyabonga Nomvethe | 1999–2012 | 81 | 16 |
| Benni McCarthy | 1997–2012 | 80 | 32 |
| Shaun Bartlett | 1995–2005 | 74 | 28 |
| John Moshoeu | 1992–2004 | 73 | 8 |
| Delron Buckley | 1999–2008 | 72 | 10 |
| Lucas Radebe | 1992–2003 | 70 | 2 |
| Bernard Parker | 2007–present | 68 | 23 |
| Andre Arendse | 1995–2004 | 67 | 0 |
| Sibusiso Zuma | 1998–2008 | 67 | 13 |
Top scorers
| Player | Career | Goals | Apps |
| Benni McCarthy | 1997–2012 | 32 | 80 |
| Shaun Bartlett | 1995–2005 | 28 | 74 |
| Katlego Mphela | 2005–present | 23 | 53 |
| Bernard Parker | 2007–present | 23 | 68 |
| Phil Masinga | 1992–2001 | 18 | 58 |
| Siyabonga Nomvethe | 1999–2012 | 16 | 81 |
| Sibusiso Zuma | 1998–2008 | 13 | 67 |
| Siphiwe Tshabalala | 2006–present | 12 | 88 |
| Teko Modise | 2007–2012 | 10 | 66 |
| Delron Buckley | 1998–2008 | 10 | 72 |
AFCON 2023
South africa became number 3 in afcon 2023 after losing on semi-finals
on penalties against Nigeria.As they won play off playing against congo.
SOUTH AFRICA SQUAD -AFCON 2023
GOALKEPEERS
- Ronwen williams * Ricardo Goss* Veli Mothwa
DEFENDERS
Nyiko Mobbie * Terrence Mashigo* Khuliso Mudau
- Aubrey Modiba * Siyanda Xulu *Mothobi Mvala
- Grant Kekana * Nkosinathi Sibisi
MIDFIELDERS
Jayden Adams * Siphephelo Sithole * Sibongiseni Mthethwa
- Tebogo Mokoena *Thabang Monare *Thapelo Maseko
- Thapelo Morena
FORWARD
- Percy tau * Evidence Makgopa * Mihlali Mayambela
- Oswin Apollis * Themba Zwane * Zakhele Lepasa COACH:Hugo Broos
South Africa National Soccer Team Media
The South African team that toured South America in 1906. They played 12 matches with only one defeat.
South Africa vs Uruguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa-France starting lineups 2010-06-22
The national soccer team of South Africa in 2018.
First game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, South Africa vs Mexico at Soccer City
Benni McCarthy is South Africa's top scorer with 31 goals.
References
- ↑ "South Africa national football team". Football Arroyo. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Argentina v South Africa, 09 July 1906". International Football History and Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ↑ "All Bafana Bafana Matches" (PDF). South Africa FA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ↑ The Elo ratings website Archived 23 July 2011 at Wikiwix lists 21 as the highest reached position, though after 23 (too few?) matches between 1947 and 1955, almost all with Australia and New Zealand, it had reached 9th place.
- ↑ "South Africa - Club profile". www.transfermarkt.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ Runciman, David (2010-05-21). "2010 World Cup: Is Africa football's unheralded star?" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/22/football-south-africa-world-cup. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
- ↑ Fortune, Quinton (2014-09-23). "South Africa spent £2.4bn to host the 2010 World Cup. What happened next?" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/23/south-africa-2010-world-cup-what-happened. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ↑ "World Cup 2010: When football's biggest party arrived in Africa". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ↑ Longman, Jere (2004-05-16). "SOCCER; South Africa Is Named Host of 2010 World Cup" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/16/sports/soccer-south-africa-is-named-host-of-2010-world-cup.html. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
Other websites
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