SOUTH AFRICA

south africa]

Year of formation: 1892 / 1991
Affiliation FIFA: 1952 / 1992
Affiliation CAF: 1957 / 1992
National Stadium: Soccer City, Johannesburg (78 000)
National Colours: Gold - Black / Green / White

South Africa are the only Cosafa member country to have won the African Nations Cup title, doing so on home soil at their first attempt in 1996. They were runners-up in Burkina Faso two years later and finished third at the 2000 Nations Cup tournament in Ghana and Nigeria. Bafana Bafana have also qualified for two World Cups, competing in France in 1998 and South Korea in 2002. They also won the Afro-Asian Nations Cup, beating Asian champions Saudi Arabia over two legs in 1999. They also hold the distinction of being the only southern African country to provide a winner of an African club competition with Orlando Pirates taking the African Champions Cup in 1995 and Kaizer Chiefs the African Cup Winners’ Cup in 2001. But despite all that success, South Africa reached the final of Cosafa Castle Cup for the first time in 2002, winning the trophy with a 4-1 aggregate triumph over Malawi in the two-legged final. After more barren years, they have also claimed the last two tournaments, beating old foes Zambia on penalties in the final in 2007, and running out victorious in last year’s event, despite fielding an unofficial ‘President’s XI’ line-up that included players mostly from the second tier of South African football.

 

DATE

VENUE

OPPONENT

RESULT

GOALSCORERS

24-1-98

Windhoek

NAMIBIA

2-3

Mooki, P Masinga

20-2-99

Gaborone

BOTSWANA

2-1

Ndlanya, Phiri

31-7-99

Windhoek

NAMIBIA

1-1

Ndlanya

29-4-00

Phokeng

MAURITIUS

3-0

Mayo pen, Sapula, Nomvete

18-6-00

Witbank

SWAZILAND

2-0

Buckley (2)

29-7-00

P Elizabeth

ZIMBABWE

0-1

 

29-4-01

Maputo

MOZAMBIQUE

3-0

Ndlanya, Nhleko, Mazibuko

21-7-01

Blantyre

MALAWI

0-1

 

30-3-02

Gaborone

BOTSWANA

0-0

 

21-7-02

Pt Elizabeth

MADAGASCAR

0-0

 

24-8-02

Polokwane

SWAZILAND

4-1

T Mokoena 2, Pule pen, Fredericks

21-9-02

Blantyre

MALAWI

3-1

Mayo 2, Kauleza

28-9-02

Durban

MALAWI

1-0

Vilakazi

19-7-03

East London

ZIMBABWE

0-1

 

10-1-04

Curepipe

MAURITIUS

0-2

 

26-1-05  

Curepipe

SEYCHELLES

3-0

Mphela 2, Chabangu

27-1-05

Curepipe

MAURITIUS

1-0

Mphela

13-8-05

Mmabatho

ZAMBIA

2-2

Ndlela, Raselemane

20-5-06

Gaborone

SWAZILAND

1-0

Mhlongo

21-5-06

Gaborone

BOTSWANA

0-0

 

26-05-07 Somhlolo MALAWI 0-0
*Won 5-4 on penalties
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27-05-07 Somhlolo MAURITIUS 2-0 Modise 2
29-09-07 Atteridgeville BOTSWANA 1-0 Modise
24-10-07 Bloemfontein ZAMBIA 0-0
*Won 4-3 on penalties
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26-07-08 Witbank NAMIBIA 1-0 Mohamutsa
30-07-08 Thulamahashe ZAMBIA 1-0 Tsutsulupa
03-08-08 Thulamahashe MADAGASCAR 2-1 Fransch 2

RECORD

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

Home

13

8

3

2

17

6

Away

14

7

4

3

18

9

Total

27

15

7

5

35

15

 

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South African player Bernard Parker, Malawi player Fisher KondoweSouth African goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs celebrates with team mate Ashraf HendricksMauritius player (red) Arassen Ragaven, Swaziland player Tony Tsabedze.

Mauritius player Jerry Louis, Swaziland Wandile Mazibuko Capt

South African players Masilo Modubi (12) and Petrus Mahlatsi (19), Mauritius player Cyril Mourgine.

South Africa player Tsepo Masilela, Mauritius player Thierry Boi.