In 1991, when the apartheid system was beginning to be demolished, a new multi-racial South African Football Association was formed, and admitted to FIFA – and thus finally allowing South Africa to enter the qualifying stages for subsequent World Cups.[16]. A heavy 3–0 defeat in the second group game against Uruguay and a Mexican win over France left South Africa with a mountain to climb in order to progress beyond the group stage. The 2–1 defeat ended South Africa's qualification hopes and assured Ethiopia passage to the third and final round of qualifying. The game ended in a 0–0 stalemate which kept South Africa at the top of the group. [41] Then, South Africa once again faced Nigeria in the quarter-finals, but there was no further upset as Nigeria prevailed 2–1, but it was regarded as South Africa's best performance in the 2010s.[42]. In 1997, SAFA filed for the trademark "Bafana Bafana" for all goods and services, in all classes. Instead, they use a variety of stadiums throughout South Africa to host matches at. Under head coach Philippe Troussier, South Africa suffered a heavy 3–0 defeat to hosts France in their World Cup debut, but played credibly against other group opponents Denmark and Asian juggernauts Saudi Arabia, earning 1–1 and 2–2 draws respectively on their way to an early exit. Although South Africa has made three appearances in the World Cup, they have not made it past the first round. On 26 September 1961 at the annual FIFA conference, the South African association was formally suspended from FIFA. South Africa - Uthongathi FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway The team wore Kappa kits up to and during the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[48]. The following players were called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification games against Ghana and Sudan on 25 and 29 March 2021. There was a plan to play a tournament held in Argentina, with South Africa and Fulham as guest teams, but it was not carried out. 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[31] South Africa's second match in the AFCON qualifiers was a home match at Cape Town Stadium against Nigeria on 10 September. The next annual conference of FIFA in October 1964 took place in Tokyo and was attended by a larger contingent of representatives from African and Asian associations and here the suspension of South Africa's membership was re-imposed. 1982:  Ghana 1976:  Morocco This victory brought South Africa to the top of Group A. South Africa kicked the tournament off on 19 January against debutants Cape Verde at a wet National Stadium. A string of victories, albeit against marginal opposition, in the run up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup seemed to instill a sense of confidence in the team as well as the nation. - The South African Football Association (SAFA) have announced the squad for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics - The preliminary squad featured 20 overage players - The likes of Percy Tau and Themba Zwane were included, but Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune was a notable omission It looked as if South Africa would get their first competitive win over Nigeria when Rantie doubled his and his country's tally in the 48th minute. The lead was short-lived as Ethiopia equalised in the 44th minute following a defensive lapse by South Africa when they failed to deal with a loose ball on the edge of the box. Libya was then given the right to host the 2017 edition of the tournament, which was originally awarded to South Africa. Standton Woodrush Ltd applied to trademark the name in 1993. After being unable to reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup, South Africa had undergone a systematic reformation and transformation to regain its status as an African soccer power. 8. The all-white Football Association of South Africa (FASA) was formed in 1892, while the South African Indian Football Association (SAIFA), the South African Bantu Football Association (SABFA) and the South African Coloured Orlando Pirates. They failed to advance to the round of 16, on goal difference, for their second World Cup in a row. Mosimane was replaced as head coach by Steve Komphela on an interim basis while SAFA interviewed potential candidates to fill the post on a permanent basis. The game was won 2–0 with goals from Bongani Ndulula and Tokelo Rantie in the second half. Placed in Group B along with Spain, Paraguay and debutants Slovenia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, South Africa had high hopes of progressing to the knockout phase of the tournament. Should this happen, South Africa would then qualify for the next round at the expense of Ethiopia.[30]. African 2021 - Group C. 2020-11-13. These were granted, and subsequently passed on to SAFA. A group of three journalists, from South Africa newspaper The Sowetan, then began to use the name in print when referring to the team. It ended 2–2, therefore eliminating Nigeria and denying them the chance to defend their crown at 2015 AFCON. Libya withdrew from the qualifiers. Props: Simphiwe Matanzima, Gerhard Steenekamp, Lizo Gqoboka, Trevor Nyakane, Wiehahn Herbst, Dayan van der Westhuizen Hookers: Corniel Els, Jaco Visagie, Louis van der Westhuizen, Johan Grobbelaar. He signed a R100 million contract covering four years. Squad South Africa This page displays a detailed overview of the club's current squad. SAFA then applied to have Standton Woodrush Ltd removed from the trade marks register, on the grounds that SAFA was the rightful owner of the name. After being placed in Group 2 for qualifying, South Africa were beaten to Germany by Ghana. The team had earned their first appearance at the FIFA World Cup, qualifying for France '98. Under Mashaba, South Africa failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. 1986:  Egypt 94 of 1993, which provides that only an interested party has legal standing to seek relief. Under Parreira, with his rich history of success at the international level, South Africa was expected to improve, but early signs were not good as they would exit the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations at the first hurdle once again. 2010:  Egypt [14] Thus the four nations (South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan) founded the Confederation of African Football in 1956,[14] and the South African representative, Fred Fell, sat at the first meeting as a founding member. Failing to even qualify for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations with soccer characterised by a complete lack of creativity and little goal-scoring threat, South Africa tumbled down the FIFA rankings and was at one point not even ranked among Africa's top-10 nations. 2015:  Ivory Coast South Africa 202-7 (20.0 overs): De Kock 65, Van der Dussen 43*. In 2006 the team hosted a Nelson Mandela Challenge match at Griffin Park, in London, England. South Africa received a First Round bye when the qualifying process for the 2014 FIFA World Cup got underway on 30 July 2011. The AFC U-23 Championship 2020 was hosted by Thailand and ran from 8 to 26 January 2020. Rous declared that if the suspension were not lifted, soccer there would be discontinued, possibly to the point of no recovery. Share Gavin: I'm sounding like Komphela. The shock firing of Cup of Nations winning coach Clive Barker did little to slow momentum as they followed their 1996 success with a second-placed finish at the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations after Egypt under Jomo Sono. The suspension was lifted in January 1963 after a visit to South Africa by Rous in order to investigate the state of soccer in the country. SAFA made another application to gain ownership of the trade mark, with the second application going to the Appeal Court. The matches were played at the BRITA-Arena in Wiesbaden and the Stadion am Bieberer Berg in Offenbach am Main. England 204-7 (20.0 overs): Stokes 47*, Roy 40, Moeen 39; Ngidi 3-48. Kaizer Chiefs. South Africa failed to qualify. South Africa: Stuart Baxter name final 23-man squad. In July 1992, at Kings Park stadium in Durban, fans shouted "Bafana bafana" [GO BOYS GO BOYS] when South Africa was on the verge of beating Cameroon and after the game. Adama Tamboura would score Mali's second penalty handing them the advantage. 57. Joel Santana was hand-picked by Parreira to succeed him and he was signed to coach the team until 2010. 19/05/1980. [34] Next was the return match in Polokwane's Peter Mokaba Stadium. As it stood, South Africa needed at least one more goal against France while Uruguay needed to double their lead against Mexico. South Africa headed into the break 1–0 up. As of 29 March 2021 after match against  Sudan[60]. [23] The draw increased South Africa's streak to 7 games without a win. The South Africa national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international Association football and it is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. However, following the match it emerged that Ethiopia were under investigation for fielding an ineligible player during their 2–1 win over Botswana and that they could face losing the 3 points and have the result reversed to a 3–0 defeat, as in line with FIFA sanctions. The case was dismissed on the ground that SAFA was not an interested person within the meaning of this term as used in the Trade Marks Act No. The team entered the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and was placed in Group 5, along with Mauritius, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Mkhalele names COSAFA 20-man squad. 1957:  Egypt 1988:  Cameroon, 1990:  Algeria Bafana Bafana finally tasted victory when they defeated Gabon 3–0 at home in a friendly, ending their winless streak. The run of draws included 1–1, 0–0 and 1–1 draws at home to African champions Zambia, Ghana and Senegal respectively in International Friendlies. These matches thus do not count towards the senior national team's records. Following the conclusion of the World Cup and the expiration of his contract, Carlos Alberto Parreira announced his retirement from coaching. It was the first time since 2008 that Bafana managed to qualify for the tournament (in 2013 they qualified as hosts after Libya exchanged their rights for security reasons).[37][38]. Neither coach was able to match the successes seen in the period 1996–2002 as South Africa failed to progress beyond the group stages in either the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations or 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, failing to register a single goal in the latter. Ethiopia also won their match away to Botswana on the same day, maintaining their 2-point lead over South Africa. 1963:  Ghana Seven of the 15 players were born in South Africa and 8 originated from England and Scotland. Under Molefi Ntseki, South Africa failed to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Pitso Mosimane, who had been Parreira's assistant, was selected as the new head coach with Parreira's blessings. Munster finally broke their duck against PRO14 champions Leinster under South African coach Johann van Graan, with a Man of the Match performance by Springbok midfielder Damian de Allende sparking his side into a magical victory in the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup that will be remembered for a long time to come. South Africa qualified for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations and were eliminated in the quarter-finals against hosts Mali. But typical of their improved tenacity in the second half South Africa swiftly responded through a Siyabonga Sangweni equaliser in the 86th minute. Coach Ephraim Mashaba said the win was for the fallen hero, who had not conceded a goal in the four qualifiers he had played. In the period following the 2002 World Cup and leading up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, South Africa would go through 4 head coaches; Ephraim Mashaba (2002–2004), April Phumo (2004), Stuart Baxter (2004–2005), Ted Dumitru (2005–2006) and caretaker Pitso Mosimane (2006). Locks: Juandre Kruger, Ruan … Matches have also been hosted at Ellis Park and Johannesburg Stadium in Johannesburg, Kings Park in Durban, Olympia Park in Rustenburg, Cape Town Stadium and Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and the EPRU Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Griqua Park in Kimberley, Jan Smuts Stadium and Buffalo City Stadium in East London, Odi Stadium in Mabopane, Mmabatho Stadium in Mafikeng, Atlantic Stadium in Witbank and Olen Park in Potchefstroom. Nevertheless, South Africa traveled to South America in 1906 to play a series of friendly matches there. In preparation for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the team hosted a friendly in Baiersbronn, Germany. The reformation of South African soccer was aided by the successful rise of its under-age soccer, including the U-17, U-20 and U-23 teams that all achieved some African successes and participated in World tournaments at their levels. The win left both Paraguay and South Africa level on 4 points with the late Cuevas strike against Slovenia lifting Paraguay's goal difference to zero, level with South Africa's. South Africa 2 - 0 São Tomé e Príncipe View events: 16/11/20: ACO: São Tomé e Príncipe 2 - 4 South Africa View events: 25/03/21: ACO: South Africa 1 - 1 Ghana SAFA currently have a contract with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, to broadcast these matches. The team's Siphiwe Tshabalala was also the first player to score in this World Cup during the opening game against Mexico, which was followed by an iconic Macarena-style goal celebration from five South African players. 11 Zwane. 9  28.1 %, Confederation: 2002:  Cameroon The trademark was granted, but was for clothing only. Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. To use this site, please enable Javascript. .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player th{background-color:inherit;border:0}.mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player td{text-align:center;border:0}. South Africa, as hosts, were seeded and drawn in Group A along with Angola, Morocco and tournament debutants Cape Verde.[28]. [11], South Africa was one of four African nations to attend FIFA's 1953 congress, at which the four demanded, and won, representation on the FIFA executive committee. [46], Most large tournaments in which the team play, such as the FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations, have separate broadcast rights. However, in the second half, led by veteran midfielder and captain Seydou Keita, the Malians began to impose themselves and equalised in the 58th minute amid a momentary defensive collapse as the South African defense allowed captain Keita to head home an unchallenged cross. https://wikisouthafrica.co.za/richest-football-clubs-in-the-world Ethiopia later admitted to the error. The tournament took place in Morocco, between 28 January–7 February 2020. During their preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the team hosted two matches in Germany. SuperSport purchase the pay TV rights to these tournaments, thus during these tournaments, they also show South African matches. At the second CAF conference in 1958 South Africa were formally expelled from CAF. Its actual meaning in Zulu is, "Go boys! The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of maximum … [20] SAFA said they would appeal to CAF but the appeal was later withdrawn.[21][22]. Sao Tome and Principe vs. South Africa. Soccer first arrived in South Africa through colonialism in the late nineteenth century, as the game was popular among British soldiers. Heading into the final group game against Morocco South Africa only had to avoid defeat in order to progress to the knockout stages while Morocco needed a win to progress. South Africa hung on to the draw, with the result enough to see them win group A and progress to the quarterfinals. The following players were called up to a squad in the last 12 months. Goalkeeper. Tunisia: Surprise dismissal by coach as Al Ahly talisman Ali Maaloul is left out. Sadly, it was not to be as while South Africa did secure an historic victory over France, they failed to score again and conceded a late goal for a 2–1 victory while the Uruguayans had failed to add to their lead, as they ran out 1–0 victors over Mexico. [36], Next up was the second match against Sudan on 15 November which was won 2–1, with goals from Thulani Serero in the 37th minute, and Tokelo Rantie in the 54th minute. Aaron Mokoena became the first, and to date only, South African player to reach 100 caps on 31 May 2010, against Guatemala; to celebrate he wore a kit with the number 100 on the back. For the Second Round of the qualifying process, South Africa was placed in Pot 1 as a top-seeded nation for the draw from where they were drawn into Group A, along with neighbours Botswana, the Central African Republic and Ethiopia. 1959:  United Arab Republic The game was originally scheduled to be played at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, but it was moved to the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban in honour of captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa who was shot and killed two weeks prior to the game. Tanzania: Egypt-based duo make Amuneke’s final cut . The South African Football Association owns the rights to national team matches played in South Africa. At the half South Africa had a 2–0 lead thanks to goals from Bongani Khumalo & Katlego Mphela while Uruguay were beating Mexico 1–0 in the other group game. The result sealed qualification for South Africa, with an away game versus Nigeria to spare. Former legend Jomo Sono was brought back in a caretaker capacity to lead South Africa in Korea/Japan. [53], The team now has one main sponsor, Castle Lager, a brand owned by South African Breweries. The team's greatest result was winning the Africa Cup of Nations at home in 1996. ... We will come out there and redefine the landscape of South African football." For the 2010 World Cup, the first in Africa, South Africa was placed in Group A, along with Mexico, surprise package and eventual semi-finalists Uruguay and former world champions France. Following poor performances in both the 2004 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, rumours circulated that SAFA had been attempting to attract a high-profile international manager to coach Bafana Bafana and that former England boss Sven-Göran Eriksson had been targeted. Above all though, South Africa failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. 28.8, Foreigners: The team failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup after finishing third in their qualifying group. Sangweni's late equaliser would prove vital as an injury time winner by Cape Verde in their final game against Angola would have seen Morocco and Cape Verde progress at the expense of South Africa, but as it was South Africa went through along with Cape Verde, who enjoyed a stunning debut in Africa's showpiece tournament. In light of these poor performances it was decided that the hiring of a more experienced manager was essential. [40] The South Africans then pulled out the biggest upset in the tournament, knocking Egypt out in the round of 16 stage with a 1–0 win in Cairo. Despite a 3–0 drubbing to France in their opening game, they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia; the team finished third and thus exited the tournament. South Africa won the match 3–0 with two goals from Sibusiso Vilakazi in the 55th and 61st minutes and a goal from Bongani Ndulula in the 78th minute. [47], When the team returned to international soccer in 1992, their kit was supplied by Italian clothing company, Kappa. After another goalless 30 minutes the game moved to penalties. [17] Under Santana South Africa would slide into its darkest period in international soccer since readmission. [6] South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup when it was granted host status for the 2010 edition. In an almost carbon copy of Furman's penalty May Mahlangu's penalty was also easily saved low to the left by goalkeeper Diakité. South Africa ran out winners with goals from Siyabonga Sangweni and Lehlohonolo Majoro setting up a 2–0 victory. Following their successful 1996 and 1998 Africa Cup of Nations' campaigns and their World Cup debut in 1998, South Africa were seen as a growing power on the continent. 1996:  South Africa 19 Tau. [12] The only team that could beat South Africa was the Argentine Alumni by 1–0 at Sociedad Sportiva stadium of Buenos Aires, on June 24, although the South Africans would take revenge on July 22, defeating the Alumni by 2–0. Lehlohonolo Majoro was next up for South Africa but the pressure was too much as he fired a wild shot high and to the right of the goal. It also contains a table with average age, cumulative market value and average market value for each player position and overall. The SABC usually holds the free to air rights to these tournaments, with the notable exception being the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Komphela, along with Gordon Igesund, Gavin Hunt, Neil Tovey and Ephraim Shakes Mashaba had been shortlisted as one of the candidates to be the next head coach of South Africa,[24] with Komphela and Igesund emerging as the front-runners. [32] Following these two matches, Bafana Bafana moved up two places to 67th in the FIFA world ranking. Senegal: UEFA Champions League winner Sadio Mane leads the team in full-power squad. These were the final standings: South Africa's first match under new coach, Ephraim Mashaba was a Group A qualifying match for AFCON 2015, played at Al-Merrikh Stadium against Sudan on 5 September 2014. [10] From the earliest days of the sport in South Africa until the end of apartheid, organised soccer was affected by the country's system of racial segregation. Mahamane Traoré confidently dispatched Mali's third penalty, handing them a comfortable 3–1 cushion. Squad size: Notoane announces 40-man preliminary squad for Tokyo Olympics Apr 15, 2021 15 April 2021 – With 100 days to go before the Tokyo Olympics kick off, South Africa’s under-23 national team coach David Notoane has whittled down his squad to 40. This would be the start of a run that would see Bafana Bafana rack up 6 successive draws to start the year. South Africa were drawn against Group B runners-up Mali in the quarterfinals. In 1996, a mere 5 years after readmission, South Africa achieved their finest moment when they hosted (and won) the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, in the process reaching the lofty heights of 16th in the FIFA rankings. "Bafana Bafana" is a nickname given to the national side by its fans. Goalkeeper. 4. 1992:  Ivory Coast 1972:  Congo, 1974:  Zaire In 1976, after the Soweto uprising, they were formally expelled from FIFA. [27] As hosts of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa would automatically qualify for the competition. For the second World Cup in a row South Africa finished level on points with second place but were eliminated, this time on goal difference while it had been on goals scored in 2002. Tokelo Rantie missed a sitter in the fourth minute when he fluffed his chance over the bar, but he made amends when he opened the scoring in the 42nd minute after a neat pass from Dean Furman. Pld. 1. 2008:  Egypt The team is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). The deciding factor moved onto a third tiebreaker; goals scored, and as Paraguay had scored six goals to South Africa's five, they progressed to the Round of 16 at the expense of South Africa. This era (1996–2002) of rising soccer prowess saw South Africa blessed with fine footballers such as record-setting goalscorers Benni McCarthy & Shaun Bartlett, defensive hardmen and inspirational captains Lucas Radebe & Neil Tovey, creative maestros John Moshoeu & Doctor Khumalo and defensive stalwart Mark Fish. Caps and goals relate to the time at which the matches were played. Following a 1–1 draw at home to Ethiopia in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, head coach Pitso Mosimane was fired. South Africa would also require a favour from Uruguay, needing the Uruguayans to inflict a sizeable defeat on Mexico to aid their chances of progress. Following the crisis in Libya throughout 2011, CAF made the decision to move the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations from Libya – who were the original hosts – to South Africa on the grounds of safety and security. 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