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The nickname came into existence from fans shouting "bafana bafana" to mean "go boys, go boys" as encouragement during the South Africa men's team's first international game after many years of sporting isolation due to Apartheid policies in 1992, when they beat Cameroon 1–0 in Durban. The name stuck, and the female form was later applied to ...
The match against Nigeria in the AFCON also proved to be the last defeat for Bafana Bafana, who have since then dominated their opponents. In the two 2026 World Cup Qualifiers played in 2024, Bafana Bafana has played to a 1-1 draw against Nigeria away; and successfully defeated Zimbabwe 3-1 in a fully packed stadium in Bloemfontein.
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).
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
The stadium has also hosted Springbok test matches and Bafana Bafana matches. The stadium hosted the 2011 Tri Nations match between the Springboks and New Zealand. [11] In 2011 the stadium hosted a leg of the Vodacom Challenge, [12] as it did in 2009. A crowd of 45,800 attended to watch the showdown between the country's top two PSL teams.
Matches were being played before the formation of SAFA, the Natal Football Association was established in 1882 by five football clubs. [3] The sport was initially supported by the English-speaking community and after World War I by immigrants from European countries. Crowds of over 20,000 attended local matches in Johannesburg after World War ...
In 2023 they won the COSAFA Schools Cup 3-0 via penalties against Malawi after the match ended in a goalless draw. [4] They ended 2023 with a TDS invitation. Their first match was against Ivory Coast, which they lost 4–2. [5] Their second match was held on the 17th of December 2023 against Morocco, which they won 3-1. [6]
This is a record of South Africa's results at the FIFA World Cup.The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), the sport's global governing body.