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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 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 ...
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.
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
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 ...
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.
Teboho Mokoena [1] (born 24 January 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.He is widely known as one of the best midfielders in Africa due to his ability to connect midfield and defense and also his technique of taking long shots.
The match was attended by both then-president Nelson Mandela, deputy president F. W. de Klerk and by then Sport Minister Steve Tshwete, and Bafana Bafana were congratulated by them, lifting the trophy in front of the multiracial home crowd. [2] [3]