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The South Africa national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. 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 ...
Bafana Bafana Boys Boys "Bafana Bafana" is a nickname given to the national side by its fans. It is Zulu and translates literally as "the boys, the boys". Its actual meaning in Zulu is, "Go boys" [53] [54] South Africa (Women's) Banyana Banyana Girls Girls "Banyana Banyana" is a nickname given to the national women side by its fans.
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 ...
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
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.
The South Africa national under-15 football team, is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives is to develop players for the Amajimbos team. [1] [2]
SAFA was admitted to FIFA in 1992 and its senior team has since represented South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations and the FIFA World Cup. [1] During SAFA's time as the FIFA-affiliated football organisation, South Africa has also hosted several editions of the COSAFA Cup , the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club 1 GK: Nader El-Sayed 31 December 1972 (aged 23) Al-Zamalek: 21 GK: Essam Abdel-Azim 1 November 1970 (aged 25) Al-Ittihad Al-Iskandary