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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.
Congo: 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Ndulula 52', Rantie 54' [69] 15 October 2014: Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (H) Congo: 0–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification — [70] 15 November 2014: Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban (H) Sudan: 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Serero 39', Rantie 53' [71] 19 November 2014
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
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).
The 1996 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 3 February 1996 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 1996 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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.
Ivory Coast 1-0 DR Congo: Tournament hosts will play Nigeria in Sunday’s final after a narrow semi-final victory
Ghana won the group and progressed to the tournament, while Congo DR finished ahead of South Africa on head-to-head results. During the 2010 World Cup on their home soil, they beat France 2–1 and drew 1–1 to Mexico, but lost 0–3 to Uruguay. They lost out on progression to the round of 16, on goal difference, becoming the first World Cup ...