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South Africa was absent from international sport for much of the apartheid era due to sanctions, but started competing globally after the end of apartheid. South Africa is among a very few countries which have participated in world cups of all three major sports — cricket, soccer, and rugby union.
See also: South African Test cricketers, South African ODI cricketers, South African Twenty20 International cricketers, South African women Test cricketers. Mark Boucher Jean-Paul Duminy. Shafiek Abrahams (born 1968), right-arm spin bowler; Warwick Abrahim (born 1990), first-class, List A, and T20 cricketer; Clifford Abrams (1935–2002), first ...
Association football, or soccer, as it is usually called in South Africa, is the nation's most popular sport followed by rugby union and cricket.The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA), [1] while the Premier Soccer League is the organisation responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premiership and the National First ...
The South African Premier Division, officially referred to as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship purposes, and commonly referred to as the PSL after the governing body, [1] is the premier men's professional soccer league and the highest division in the league system of South Africa, organised since 1996.
Year Event Venue Annual (since 1960) Berg River Canoe Marathon: Berg River, Paarl Annual (since 1970) Two Oceans Marathon: Start: Newlands, Finish: University of Cape Town ...
The following is a list of indoor arenas in South Africa, with a capacity of at least 4,000 Spectators. [1] Most of the arenas in this list have multiple uses such as individual sports , team sports as well as cultural events and political events .
South Africa's first match under new coach, Ephraim Mashaba was a Group A qualifying match for AFCON 2015, played at Al-Merrikh Stadium against Sudan on 5 September 2014. South Africa won the match 3–0 with two goals from Sibusiso Vilakazi in the 55th and 61st minutes and a goal from Bongani Ndulula in the 78th minute. [32]
Most sources for pages linking off this page are Wikipedia itself, and the following books and websites: Historical dictionary of South Africa, Christopher Saunders, Nicholas Southey' 2nd Edition, Lanham, Md., London: Scarecrow Press