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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
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.
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
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
DR Congo national football team results; Summary; 1948–1971; 1971–1997; 1997–2009; 2010–2019; ... This page was last edited on 14 April 2024, at 09:54 (UTC).
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 ...