South Africa national football team
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Name | South Africa national football team |
|---|---|
| Country flag | |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| FIFA ranking | 83 |
| Elo ranking | 68 |
| Captain | Aaron Mokoena |
| Head coach | Carlos Alberto Parreira |
| Statistics | |
| Most caps | Aaron Mokoena (100) |
| Top scorer | Benni McCarthy (35) |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 16 (August 1996) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 124 (December 1992) |
| Highest Elo ranking | 21 (9) (September 1996 (October 1955) |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 94 (May 2006) |
| First international | 1906-07-09 Argentina 0-1 South Africa (Buenos Aires, Argentina) |
| Biggest win | Australia 0-8 South Africa (Adelaide, Australia; 1955-09-17) |
| Biggest defeat | Australia 5-1 South Africa (Newcastle, Australia; 1947-06-07) Mexico 4-0 South Africa (Los Angeles, USA; 1993-10-06) USA 4-0 South Africa (Washington, USA; 2000-06-03) Nigeria 4-0 South Africa (Monastir, Tunisia; 2004-01-31) |
| World Cup Appearances | 2 (First in 1998) |
| World Cup Best result | Round 1: 1998, 2002 |
| African Nations Cup Appearances | 7 (First in 1996) |
| African Nations Cup Best result | 1st: 1996 |
| Copa América Appearances | |
| Copa América Best result | |
| European Championship Appearances | |
| European Championship Best result | |
| Confederations Cup Appearances | 2 (First in 1997) |
| Confederations Cup Best result | 4th: 2009 |
| Olympic medal records | |
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| Other | |
| Nickname(s) | Bafana Bafana (The Boys) |
| Association | South African Football Association |
| Home stadium | Soccer City |
| FIFA code | RSA |
| Wikipedia | wikipedia.org/... |
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