Bafana Bafana
Nickname: Bafana Bafana
International Debut: vs Cameroon (07 July 1992) at King's Park Stadium In Durban |
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2013 AFCON Selected Squad
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Player |
Pos |
Jsy No |
Team |
| Wayne Sandilands |
GK |
1 |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Itumeleng Khune |
GK |
16 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
| Senzo Meyiwa |
GK |
22 |
Orlando Pirates |
| Thabo Matlaba |
DF |
11 |
Orlando Pirates |
| Bongani Khumalo |
DF |
14 |
PAOK Salonique/Greece |
| Siboniso Gaxa |
DF |
2 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
| Siyabonga Sangweni |
DF |
21 |
Orlando Pirates |
| Tshepo Masilela |
DF |
3 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
| Thabo Nthethe |
DF |
4 |
Bloemfontein Celtic |
| Anele Ngcongca |
DF |
5 |
Genk/Belgique |
| Thulani Serero |
MF |
10 |
Ajax Amsterdam/The Netherlands |
| Reneilwe Letsholonyane |
MF |
12 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
| Kagisho Dikgacoi |
MF |
13 |
Crystal Palace/England |
| Dean Furman |
MF |
15 |
Oldham/England |
| Thuso Phala |
MF |
18 |
Platinum Stars |
| May Mahlangu |
MF |
19 |
Helsingborg/Sweden |
| Oupa Manyisa |
MF |
20 |
Orlando Pirates |
| Lerato Chabangu |
MF |
6 |
Moroka Swallows |
| Siphiwe Tshabalala |
MF |
8 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
| Bernard Parker |
FW |
17 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
| Tokelo Rantie |
FW |
23 |
Malmö FF/Sweden |
| Lehlohonolo Majoro |
FW |
7 |
Kaizer Chiefs |
| Katlego Mphela |
FW |
9 |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
Head Coach: Gordon Igesund
| Date |
FIFA Ranking position |
| May 2013 |
56 |
| April 2013 |
62 |
| March 2013 |
60 |
| February 2013 |
60 |
| January 2013 |
85 |
| 2012 |
87 |
| 2011 |
53 |
| 2010 |
51 |
| 2009 |
85 |
| 2008 |
76 |
| 2007 |
77 |
| 2006 |
67 |
| 2005 |
49 |
| 2004 |
38 |
| 2003 |
36 |
| 2002 |
30 |
| 2001 |
35 |
| 2000 |
20 |
| 1999 |
30 |
| 1998 |
26 |
| 1997 |
31 |
| 1996 |
19 |
| 1995 |
40 |
| 1994 |
56 |
| 1993 |
95 |
South Africa average position from FIFA World Ranking creation is 47
THE FIRST GAME
Their earliest documented football match in
South Africa was held in
Cape Town, although Pietermaritzburg also claims to be the cradle of the game in the country. Football was brought to
South Africa in the same way it was spread elsewhere in the world, through the British military and through travelers from the colonial power.
The Cape Argus newspaper advertised the first match, played on August 23, 1862, between soldiers of the British garrison and employees of the colonial administration, including a youthful John X Merriman, who later went on to become prime minister of the Cape Colony. It was played at Green Point, which ironically is now offering up a new stadium to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.
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