South Africa at the Africa Cup of Nations
Although 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. The first edition South Africa participated was a complete success, with the team conquered their first, and only African trophy, on their debut.[2][3] Since then, South Africa continues to participate and remains a reckoned force, though success has been elusive since 2000s. Outside the 1996 edition, South Africa also hosted 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and managed to advance to the quarter-finals.[4] They again reached the quarter-finals in the 2019 edition of the tournament.
Africa Cup of Nations
CAF Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
1957 | Disqualified because of apartheid | |||||||
1959 | Banned | |||||||
1962 | ||||||||
1963 | ||||||||
1965 | ||||||||
1968 | ||||||||
1970 | ||||||||
1972 | ||||||||
1974 | ||||||||
1976 | ||||||||
1978 | ||||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1982 | ||||||||
1984 | ||||||||
1986 | ||||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1992 | ||||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
1998 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
2000 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
2002 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2004 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2006 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
2008 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
2015 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
2021 | To be determined | |||||||
2023 | ||||||||
2025 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 10/32 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 45 |
- *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
South Africa's Africa Cup of Nations record | |||||
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First Match | |||||
Biggest Win | South Africa 3–0 Cameroon (13 January 1996; Johannesburg, South Africa) South Africa 3–0 Ghana (31 January 1996; Johannesburg, South Africa) South Africa 4–1 Namibia (16 February 1998; Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso) | ||||
Biggest Defeat | |||||
Best Result | Champions at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Worst Result | 16th place at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations |
Match history
AFCON | Date | Location | Stages | Versus | Results | Scorers |
1996 | 13 January 1996 | Johannesburg | Group stage | Cameroon | 3–0 | Phil Masinga 15' Mark Williams 37' John Moshoeu 55' |
20 January 1996 | Angola | 1–0 | Mark Williams 57' | |||
24 January 1996 | Egypt | 0–1 | ||||
27 January 1996 | Quarter-finals | Algeria | 2–1 | Mark Fish 72' John Moshoeu 85' | ||
31 January 1996 | Semi-finals | Ghana | 3–0 | John Moshoeu 22', 87' Shaun Bartlett 46' | ||
3 February 1996 | Final | Tunisia | 2–0 | Mark Williams 73', 75' | ||
1998 | 8 February 1998 | Bobo-Dioulasso | Group stage | Angola | 0–0 | |
11 February 1998 | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Helman Mkhalele 8' (pen.) | |||
16 February 1998 | Namibia | 4–1 | Benni McCarthy 8', 11', 19', 21' | |||
22 February 1998 | Ouagadougou | Quarter-finals | Morocco | 2–1 | Benni McCarthy 22' David Nyathi 79' | |
25 February 1998 | Semi-finals | DR Congo | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Benni McCarthy 60', 112' | ||
28 February 1998 | Final | Egypt | 0–2 | |||
2000 | 23 January 2000 | Kumasi | Group stage | Gabon | 3–1 | Dumisa Ngobe 43' Shaun Bartlett 55', 78' |
27 January 2000 | DR Congo | 1–0 | Shaun Bartlett 44' | |||
2 February 2000 | Algeria | 1–1 | Shaun Bartlett 2' | |||
6 February 2000 | Quarter-finals | Ghana | 1–0 | Siyabonga Nomvethe 42' | ||
10 February 2000 | Lagos | Semi-finals | Nigeria | 0–2 | ||
12 February 2000 | Accra | Third place | Tunisia | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Shaun Bartlett 11' Siyabonga Nomvethe 62' | |
2002 | 20 January 2002 | Ségou | Group stage | Burkina Faso | 0–0 | |
24 January 2002 | Ghana | 0–0 | ||||
30 January 2002 | Morocco | 3–1 | Sibusiso Zuma 42' Thabo Mngomeni 48' Siyabonga Nomvethe 51' | |||
3 February 2002 | Kayes | Quarter-finals | Mali | 0–2 | ||
2004 | 27 January 2004 | Sfax | Group stage | Benin | 2–0 | Siyabonga Nomvethe 58', 76' |
31 January 2004 | Monastir | Nigeria | 0–4 | |||
4 February 2004 | Sousse | Morocco | 1–1 | Patrick Mayo 29' | ||
2006 | 22 January 2006 | Alexandria | Group stage | Guinea | 0–2 | |
26 January 2006 | Tunisia | 0–2 | ||||
30 January 2006 | Zambia | 0–1 | ||||
2008 | 23 January 2008 | Tamale | Group stage | Angola | 1–1 | Elrio van Heerden 87' |
27 January 2008 | Tunisia | 1–3 | Katlego Mphela 87' | |||
31 January 2008 | Kumasi | Senegal | 1–1 | Elrio van Heerden 14' | ||
2013 | 19 January 2013 | Johannesburg | Group stage | Cape Verde | 0–0 | |
23 January 2013 | Durban | Angola | 2–0 | Siyabonga Sangweni 30' Lehlohonolo Majoro 62' | ||
27 January 2013 | Morocco | 2–2 | May Mahlangu 71' Siyabonga Sangweni 86' | |||
2 February 2013 | Quarter-finals | Mali | 1–1 (1–3 p) | Tokelo Rantie 31' | ||
2015 | 19 January 2015 | Mongomo | Group stage | Algeria | 1–3 | Thuso Phala 51' |
23 January 2015 | Senegal | 1–1 | Oupa Manyisa 47' | |||
27 January 2015 | Ghana | 1–2 | Mandla Masango 17' | |||
2019 | 24 June 2019 | Cairo | Group stage | Ivory Coast | 0–1 | |
28 June 2019 | Namibia | 1–0 | Bongani Zungu 68' | |||
1 July 2019 | Morocco | 0–1 | ||||
6 July 2019 | Round 16 | Egypt | 1–0 | Thembinkosi Lorch 85' | ||
10 July 2019 | Quarter-finals | Nigeria | 1–2 | Bongani Zungu 71' |
Top goalscorers
Phil Masinga is the first player to score for South Africa at Africa Cup of Nations (1996).
Benni McCarthy is the first and only player to score hat-trick for South Africa at Africa Cup of Nations (1998).
No. | Name | Goals | Africa Cup of Nations |
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1 | Benni McCarthy | 7 | 1998 |
2 | Shaun Bartlett | 6 | 1996 (1) and 2000 (5) |
3 | Siyabonga Nomvethe | 5 | 2000 (2); 2002 (1) and 2004 (2) |
4 | John Moshoeu | 4 | 1996 |
Mark Williams | 4 | 1996 |
Squads
- 1996 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 1998 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2000 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2002 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2004 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations squad
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad
References
- Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "How Bafana won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations". KickOff.
- "When football healed a nation: South Africa's 1996 AFCON win". September 12, 2018.
- "Mali kick Bafana out of 2013 Afcon". SAnews. February 4, 2013.
External links
- Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com