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Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scorers Att. Ref. 27 January 2010: Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban (H) Zimbabwe 3–0 Friendly: Tshabalala 49', Mbuyane 76', Thwala 90' : 35,000
Nicknamed Bafana Bafana (The Boys in Zulu), the team's home ground is FNB Stadium, which is located in Johannesburg. The team is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). The team is one of the most well-supported national sides in Africa, [7] and are recognized by their traditional yellow-green kits.
He added another goal against Morocco and scored twice more against the Democratic Republic of Congo to lead South Africa to the final. Though the nation were ultimately beaten by Egypt , McCarthy was named Player of the Tournament, and collected the Top Scorer award for his seven goals.
The winner of the first final was DR Congo, who defeated Ghana 2–0. [1] The last final hosted in Algiers in 2023 was won by the Senegal, defeating Algeria 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 0–0. [2] Of the seven finals, two were decided bypenalty shoot-out (2014 and 2022).
Since 2008, five clubs have won the championship: the most successful being Olympique Club Lubumbashi City (5 titles), followed by Bafana Bafana, Attaque sans recul, FCF Amani de Kinshasa, and FCF Mazembe de Lubumbashi, each with 1 title. Starting from 2022, the winner of this competition qualifies for the CAF Women's Champions League.
6 April - Bafana Bafana loses to Congo 0-2 at the Municipal Stadium, Pointe Noire, Congo in the World Cup qualifiers; 27 April - Bafana Bafana beats Zaire 2-1 at the Municipal Stadium, Lomé, Togo in the World Cup qualifiers
Ivory Coast 1-0 DR Congo: Tournament hosts will play Nigeria in Sunday’s final after a narrow semi-final victory
Although the football team for South Africa participated in the Africa Cup of Nations much later than many African countries (the country was scheduled to participate in inaugural 1957 Africa Cup of Nations but was excluded because of apartheid [1]), as they participated for the first time as host of 1996 edition, South Africa has soon established itself as an emerging African power.