Africa · CAF

South Africa (2026)

Suid-Afrika | Ningizimu Afrika | Afrika Borwa

Matches: 12; 12 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 4-4-4; 4 W · 4 D · 4 L
Goals: 14; 11 against
Goal difference: +3

General Information

South African Football Association

Founded: 1991
FIFA entry: 1992
Average height in 2026: 1.78 m
Average age in 2026: 26.7 years
Confederation: Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)
Continent: Africa
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Hugo Broos(Coach)

Date of birth: 10 April 1952
Place of birth: Grimbergen, Belgium
Height: 1.80 m
Matches: 9 (5 official · 4 friendlies)

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Pitso Mosimane(Coach)

Date of birth: 26 July 1964
Place of birth: Kagiso, South Africa
Height: 1.76 m
Matches: 3 (2 official · 1 friendly)

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Players of South Africa in 2026

41 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers4
Ronwen Williams	21 January 1992	Goalkeeper	Mamelodi Sundowns	10	0	0
Sipho Chaine	14 December 1996	Goalkeeper	Orlando Pirates	1	1	0
Ricardo Goss	2 April 1994	Goalkeeper	Siwelele FC	1	1	0
Renaldo Leaner	12 February 1998	Goalkeeper	Sekhukhune United	0	1	0
Defenders15
Ime Okon	20 February 2004	Centre Back	Hannover 96	10	0	1
Khuliso Mudau	26 April 1995	Right Back	Mamelodi Sundowns	8	0	0
Aubrey Modiba	22 July 1995	Left Back	Mamelodi Sundowns	7	1	0
Mbekezeli Mbokazi	19 September 2005	Centre Back	Chicago Fire	6	0	1
Samukele Kabini	15 March 2004	Left Back	Molde FK	4	2	1
Olwethu Makhanya	30 April 2004	Centre Back	Glasgow Rangers	4	1	0
Kamogelo Sebelebele	21 July 2002	Right Back	Orlando Pirates	3	1	0
Nkosinathi Sibisi	22 September 1995	Centre Back	Orlando Pirates	2	2	0
Thabang Matuludi	14 January 1999	Right Back	Mamelodi Sundowns	2	1	0
Khulumani Ndamane	5 February 2004	Centre Back	Mamelodi Sundowns	1	1	0
Lebone Seema	5 April 2003	Centre Back	Orlando Pirates	1	1	0
Fawaaz Basadien	23 December 1996	Left Back	Mamelodi Sundowns	1	0	0
Siyabonga Ngezana	15 November 1997	Centre Back	FCSB Bucureşti	1	0	0
Thapelo Morena	6 August 1993	Right Back	Mamelodi Sundowns	0	2	0
Bradley Cross	30 January 2001	Left Back	Kaizer Chiefs Soweto	0	1	0
Midfielders11
Oswin Appollis	25 August 2001	Attacking Midfielder	Orlando Pirates	8	3	1
Sphephelo Sithole	3 March 1999	Centre Midfielder	CD Tondela	8	1	1
Teboho Mokoena	24 January 1997	Centre Midfielder	Mamelodi Sundowns	8	0	1
Relebohile Mofokeng	23 October 2004	Left Midfielder	Union Saint-Gilloise	6	3	2
Thapelo Maseko	11 November 2002	Left Midfielder	FC København	6	2	1
Thalente Mbatha	6 March 2000	Centre Midfielder	Orlando Pirates	4	4	0
Jayden Adams	5 May 2001	Attacking Midfielder	Mamelodi Sundowns	4	3	0
Themba Zwane	3 August 1989	Attacking Midfielder	Mamelodi Sundowns	2	3	0
Bathusi Aubaas	14 May 1995	Defensive Midfielder	Mamelodi Sundowns	2	1	0
Brooklyn Poggenpoel	3 October 1999	Defensive Midfielder	Durban City	1	1	0
Sipho Mbule	22 March 1998	Centre Midfielder	Orlando Pirates	0	1	0
Forwards11
Lyle Foster	3 September 2000	Centre Forward	Burnley FC	6	0	1
Iqraam Rayners	19 December 1995	Centre Forward	Mamelodi Sundowns	4	3	1
Evidence Makgopa	5 June 2000	Centre Forward	Orlando Pirates	3	5	1
Tshepang Moremi	2 October 2000	Left Winger	Orlando Pirates	3	4	0
Luther Singh	5 August 1997	Centre Forward	AEL Lemesou	1	2	1
Cassius Mailula	12 June 2001	Right Winger	Mamelodi Sundowns	1	1	0
Puso Dithejane	11 June 2004	Right Winger	Chicago Fire	1	0	1
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	20 June 2000	Right Winger	Minnesota United FC	1	0	0
Tashreeq Matthews	12 September 2000	Left Winger	Mamelodi Sundowns	1	0	0
Yanela Mbuthuma	23 February 2002	Centre Forward	Orlando Pirates	0	2	0
Shandre Campbell	15 July 2005	Left Winger	KV Kortrijk	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of South Africa in 2026

12 matches

Missing match data

Matches with missing (m) or partially missing (p) data:

Jamaica 06/06^p

4 Oct 2026Friendly · Cairo International StadiumAvs.EgyptMatch report: Egypt vs. South Africa 0–1Win
30 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group D · Al-Salam Stadium CairoAvs.EritreaMatch report: Eritrea vs. South Africa 0–5Win
26 Sept 2026African Nations Cup 2027 · Group D · Orlando StadiumHvs.GuineaMatch report: South Africa vs. Guinea 2–1Win
28 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Round of 32 · SoFi StadiumHvs.CanadaMatch report: South Africa vs. Canada 0–1Defeat
24 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group A · Estadio BBVAHvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Africa vs. South Korea 1–0Win
18 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group A · Mercedes-Benz StadiumAvs.CzechiaMatch report: Czechia vs. South Africa 1–1Draw
11 Jun 2026World Cup 2026 · Group A · Estadio AztecaAvs.MexicoMatch report: Mexico vs. South Africa 2–0Defeat
6 Jun 2026Friendly · Estadio HidalgoData partially missingAvs.JamaicaMatch report: Jamaica vs. South Africa 1–1Draw
29 May 2026Friendly · Orlando StadiumHvs.NicaraguaMatch report: South Africa vs. Nicaragua 0–0Draw
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Cape Town StadiumHvs.PanamaMatch report: South Africa vs. Panama 1–2Defeat
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Moses Mabhida StadiumHvs.PanamaMatch report: South Africa vs. Panama 1–1Draw
4 Jan 2026African Nations Cup 2025 · Round of 16 · Stade Al MedinaHvs.CameroonMatch report: South Africa vs. Cameroon 1–2Defeat

Match Progress for South Africa

4 W · 4 D · 4 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of South Africa

101 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Zambia	27	9	7	11	27
Botswana	20	15	2	3	31
Zimbabwe	20	10	3	7	26
Angola	19	10	5	4	21
Nigeria	18	2	7	9	13
Malawi	16	13	0	3	22
Lesotho	16	10	4	2	26
Egypt	16	9	2	5	16
Ghana	16	6	5	5	13
Mauritius	14	9	4	1	22
Mozambique	14	9	2	3	24
Namibia	14	8	4	2	24
Congo	12	6	5	1	14
Eswatini	11	9	2	0	23
Senegal	11	4	3	4	10
Cameroon	10	3	5	2	15
Burkina Faso	9	5	3	1	14
Morocco	9	4	3	2	14
DR Congo	8	6	1	1	9
Ivory Coast	8	2	5	1	7
Madagascar	7	6	0	1	7
Uganda	7	5	2	0	14
Tunisia	7	3	1	3	7
Australia	7	1	3	3	6
Cape Verde	6	3	1	2	6
Mali	6	2	1	3	7
Jamaica	6	1	5	0	7
Algeria	6	1	4	1	8
Guinea	5	2	1	2	4
Sierra Leone	5	1	3	1	4
Mexico	5	1	1	3	5
France	5	1	1	3	3
Brazil	5	0	0	5	3
Kenya	4	3	1	0	6
Gabon	4	3	0	1	10
Sudan	4	3	0	1	6
Liberia	4	2	2	0	7
Ethiopia	4	2	1	1	6
Paraguay	4	1	3	0	7
Saudi Arabia	4	1	2	1	3
Tanzania	4	1	2	1	2
Spain	4	1	0	3	5
Germany	4	0	1	3	2
Benin	3	3	0	0	6
Seychelles	3	2	1	0	9
Equatorial Guinea	3	2	1	0	5
Comoros	3	2	1	0	4
Denmark	3	1	2	0	3
Niger	3	1	1	1	3
Argentina	3	1	1	1	2
Norway	3	1	0	2	2
Panama	3	0	1	2	3
Uruguay	3	0	1	2	3
Iceland	3	0	1	2	2
USA	3	0	0	3	0
Chad	2	2	0	0	7
Sao Tome and Principe	2	2	0	0	6
South Sudan	2	2	0	0	6
Central African Republic	2	2	0	0	5
Burundi	2	2	0	0	4
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	3
Guatemala	2	1	1	0	6
Gambia	2	1	1	0	4
Libya	2	1	1	0	2
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	2
Rwanda	2	1	0	1	3
Canada	2	1	0	1	2
Scotland	2	1	0	1	2
Trinidad & Tobago	2	1	0	1	2
Poland	2	1	0	1	1
Sweden	2	1	0	1	1
Czechia	2	0	2	0	3
Mauritania	2	0	1	1	2
England	2	0	0	2	2
Ireland	2	0	0	2	1
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	1
Italy	2	0	0	2	0
Eritrea	1	1	0	0	5
Thailand	1	1	0	0	4
Guinea-Bissau	1	1	0	0	3
Colombia	1	1	0	0	2
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	2
Turkey	1	1	0	0	2
Angola (U-20)	1	1	0	0	2
Malta	1	1	0	0	1
Slovenia	1	1	0	0	1
South Korea	1	1	0	0	1
Andorra	1	0	1	0	1
Bulgaria	1	0	1	0	1
Honduras	1	0	1	0	1
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	0
Iraq	1	0	1	0	0
Japan	1	0	1	0	0
Nicaragua	1	0	1	0	0
North Korea	1	0	1	0	0
Georgia	1	0	0	1	1
Serbia	1	0	0	1	1
Bolivia	1	0	0	1	0
Chile	1	0	0	1	0
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	0
Total	509	238	132	139	641

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for South Africa

Games Total: 80
Goals: 104
Goals Against: 74
Games W/D/L: 42/17/21
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.30
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 0.93

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 9; Shaun Bartlett
Most Matches: 23; Aaron Mokoena
Most Yellow Cards: 5; Aaron Mokoena
Most Red Cards: 1; Bongani Zungu

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of South Africa

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Mokoena, Aaron	Centre Back	1999–2010	107	105	2	1	0	13	0	0
2	Khune, Itumeleng	Goalkeeper	2008–2018	90	90	0	0	0	5	0	1
3	Tshabalala, Siphiwe	Left Midfielder	2006–2017	88	69	19	12	10	5	0	0
4	Nomvethe, Siyabonga	Secondary striker	1999–2012	82	46	36	16	2	5	0	0
5	McCarthy, Benni	Centre Forward	1997–2012	80	67	13	31	2	11	0	0
6	Bartlett, Shaun	Centre Forward	1995–2005	74	59	15	29	1	6	0	0
7	Moshoeu, John	Attacking Midfielder	1993–2004	73	69	4	8	0	2	0	0
8	Buckley, Delron	Left Winger	1998–2012	72	56	16	10	3	6	0	0
9	Parker, Bernard	Secondary striker	2007–2015	70	50	20	21	4	2	0	0
10	Radebe, Lucas	Centre Back	1992–2003	70	68	2	2	0	13	0	0
11	Williams, Ronwen	Goalkeeper	2014–2026	70	68	2	0	0	3	0	0
12	Arendse, André	Goalkeeper	1995–2004	67	64	3	0	0	3	0	0
13	Zuma, Sibusiso	Secondary striker	1998–2008	66	56	10	13	3	7	0	0
14	Mkhalele, Helman	Attacking Midfielder	1994–2001	66	46	20	8	0	4	0	1
15	Modise, Teko	Attacking Midfielder	2007–2012	65	53	12	10	6	4	0	0
16	Pienaar, Steven	Left Midfielder	2002–2012	62	60	2	3	5	10	0	0
17	Fish, Mark	Centre Back	1993–2004	62	61	1	2	0	6	0	0
18	Sibaya, MacBeth	Defensive Midfielder	2001–2010	62	54	8	0	0	10	0	0
19	Mokoena, Teboho	Centre Midfielder	2017–2026	61	56	5	10	6	11	0	0
20	Masinga, Phil	Centre Forward	1992–2001	58	53	5	18	0	13	0	0
21	Furman, Dean	Centre Midfielder	2012–2020	56	51	5	3	2	13	0	0
22	Zwane, Themba	Attacking Midfielder	2014–2026	55	44	11	12	4	3	0	1
23	Letsholonyane, Reneilwe	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2019	54	32	22	2	2	7	1	0
24	Gaxa, Siboniso	Right Back	2005–2013	54	46	8	0	2	4	1	0
25	Mphela, Katlego	Centre Forward	2005–2013	53	39	14	23	1	1	0	0
26	Dikgacoi, Kagiso	Centre Midfielder	2007–2013	53	46	7	2	1	9	0	0
27	Modiba, Aubrey	Left Back	2016–2026	52	45	7	3	5	8	0	0
28	Tovey, Neil	Centre Back	1992–1997	52	52	0	0	0	3	0	0
29	Hlatshwayo, Thulani	Centre Back	2013–2021	51	48	3	3	2	10	0	0
30	Masilela, Tsepo	Left Back	2006–2013	51	46	5	0	5	7	0	0
31	Ngcongca, Anele	Right Back	2009–2016	51	50	1	0	5	8	0	0
32	Tau, Percy	Right Winger	2015–2025	50	45	5	16	6	3	0	0
33	Khumalo, Doctor	Attacking Midfielder	1992–2001	50	45	5	9	0	3	0	2
34	Motaung, Sizwe	Right Back	1992–1997	49	46	3	0	0	9	0	0
35	Jali, Andile	Defensive Midfielder	2010–2021	47	33	14	5	2	8	1	0
36	Fortune, Quinton	Centre Midfielder	1996–2005	47	37	10	2	2	6	0	0
37	Issa, Pierre	Centre Back	1997–2006	47	46	1	0	1	7	0	0
38	Tinkler, Eric	Defensive Midfielder	1994–2002	46	45	1	1	0	6	1	0
39	Nyathi, David	Left Back	1992–1999	45	40	5	1	0	7	0	0
40	Mabizela, Mbulelo	Centre Back	2001–2008	44	41	3	2	0	6	0	0
41	Nzama, Cyril	Centre Back	2000–2007	44	39	5	0	0	6	0	0
42	Vonk, Hans	Goalkeeper	1998–2005	43	42	1	0	0	2	0	0
43	Serero, Thulani	Centre Midfielder	2011–2019	42	29	13	2	7	3	0	0
44	Carnell, Bradley	Left Back	1997–2010	42	41	1	0	0	7	0	0
45	Khumalo, Bongani	Centre Back	2008–2014	41	37	4	1	0	2	0	0
46	Rantie, Tokelo	Centre Forward	2012–2017	40	33	7	12	3	2	0	0
47	Morena, Thapelo	Right Back	2015–2026	39	26	13	3	2	1	0	0
48	Mngomeni, Thabo	Attacking Midfielder	1998–2002	38	31	7	6	0	2	0	0
49	van Heerden, Elrio	Attacking Midfielder	2004–2009	38	15	23	3	1	0	0	0
50	Mudau, Khuliso	Right Back	2022–2026	38	37	1	1	2	3	0	1

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of South Africa

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Pienaar, Steven	Mphela, Katlego	2008–2010	4	18
2	Tshabalala, Siphiwe	Mphela, Katlego	2009–2010	3	14
3	Dolly, Keagan	Tau, Percy	2017	3	19
4	Moriri, Surprise	McCarthy, Benni	2007–2008	2	6
5	Masilela, Tsepo	Parker, Bernard	2009	2	10
6	Tshabalala, Siphiwe	Parker, Bernard	2012–2014	2	10
7	Serero, Thulani	Rantie, Tokelo	2012–2014	2	17
8	Appollis, Oswin	Mokoena, Teboho	2024	2	20
9	Appollis, Oswin	Rayners, Iqraam	2024–2026	2	33
10	Foster, Lyle	Appollis, Oswin	2025	2	25

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 224 of 603 goals.