South Africa

Coach:

Hugo Broos

Nickname:

Bafana Bafana

Africa Cup of Nations

Title: 1 in 1996

Previous participations: 11

FIFA world ranking June 2025: 61

Road to AFCON 2025 (Group K):

South Africa 2-2 Uganda
South Sudan 2-3 South Africa
South Africa 5-0 Congo
Congo 1-1 South Africa
South Africa 3-0 South Sudan
Uganda 0-2 South Africa

Key players

Shandre Campbell (Club Brugge)
Teboho Moena (Sundowns)
Lyle Forster (Burnley)

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Groups
Group A W D L P
Morocco
 2 1 0 7
Mali
 0 3 0 3
Comoros
 0 2 1 2
Zambia
 0 2 1 2
Group B W D L P
Egypt
 2 1 0 7
South Africa
 2 0 1 6
Angola
 0 2 1 2
Zimbabwe
 0 1 2 1
Group C W D L P
Nigeria
 3 0 0 9
Tunisia
 1 1 1 4
Tanzania
 0 2 1 2
Uganda
 0 1 2 1
Group D W D L P
Senegal
 2 1 0 7
DR Congo
 2 1 0 7
Benin
 1 0 2 3
Botswana
 0 0 3 0
Group E W D L P
Algeria
 3 0 0 9
Burkina Faso
 2 0 1 6
Sudan
 1 0 2 3
Equatorial Guinea
 0 0 3 0
Group F W D L P
Cote d Ivoire
 2 1 0 7
Cameroon
 2 1 0 7
Mozambique
 1 0 2 3
Gabon
 0 0 3 0