South Africa Squad, Fixtures, Results and Ratings

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A record of the recent fixtures played by South Africa with their matchratings. The matchratings (which displays the performance/form) range from zero to 10 and are calculated via our algorithms.

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Mali

20:00 -

South Africa

16 Jan 2024 -

Africa Cup of Nations (Gameweek 1)

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Comp	Date		Fixture
FRI	Mar 29, 2022	L	France FRA 5 - 0 South Africa RSA
FRI	Sep 24, 2022	W	South Africa RSA 4 - 0 Sierra Leone SLE
FRI	Sep 27, 2022	W	South Africa RSA 1 - 0 Botswana BOT
AWQ	Nov 18, 2023	W	South Africa RSA 2 - 1 Benin BEN
AWQ	Nov 21, 2023	L	Rwanda RWA 2 - 0 South Africa RSA
ACN	Jan 16, 2024		Mali MLI 21:00 South Africa RSA
ACN	Jan 21, 2024		South Africa RSA 21:00 Namibia NAM
ACN	Jan 24, 2024		South Africa RSA 18:00 Tunisia TUN

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Squad Season 2026 Canada / Mexico / USA Stats

Below is the South Africa first-team squad for the 2026 Canada / Mexico / USA season ranked by position from goalkeeper to strikers. Use the menu to sort the list per statistic including their FC Player Form Ranking.

General information
WC Qualification

General
Discipline
Defending
Errors
Disruption
Passing
Creation
Attacking
Decisive
Goalkeeping

NAME	POSITION	AGE	HEIGHT	WEIGHT
Goalkeepers
Goalkeepers
Jethren Barr GK	GK	28	184		N/A
Ricardo Goss GK	GK	29	181	75	N/A
Khanya Mini GK	GK	29			N/A
Veli Mothwa GK	GK	32			N/A
Olwethu Mzimela GK	GK	22			N/A
Brandon Petersen GK	GK	29			N/A
Ronwen Williams GK	GK	31	182	83	N/A
Defenders
Defenders
Grant Kekana D (RC)	D (RC)	31			N/A
Khuliso Mudau D (R), M (C)	D (R), M (C)	28			N/A
Keenan Phillips D (R)	D (R)	23	180	63	N/A
Nkosinathi Sibisi D (RC)	D (RC)	28			N/A
Bradley Cross D (L)	D (L)	22			N/A
Siyanda Msani D (L)	D (L)	22			N/A
Keegan Allan D	D	23			N/A
Bonginkosi Makume D, M (C)	D, M (C)	28			N/A
Happy Mashiane D (C)	D (C)	25			N/A
Nyiko Mobbie D, M (R)	D, M (R)	29			N/A
Lesego Sebetlela D	D	24			N/A
Tapelo Xoki D	D	28	184	74	N/A
Siyanda Xulu D (CR)	D (CR)	31	189	78	N/A
Midfielders
Midfielders
Sibongiseni Mthethwa DM (C)	DM (C)	29			N/A
Mlungisi Mbunjana M (L)	M (L)	33			N/A
Themba Zwane M (LR)	M (LR)	34	170		N/A
Jayden Adams M	M	22			N/A
Oswin Appollis M (C)	M (C)	22	160	56	N/A
Bathusi Aubaas M	M	28			N/A
Rowan Human M	M	22			N/A
Aubrey Modiba M, D (L)	M, D (L)	28	160		N/A
Teboho Mokoena M, DM (C)	M, DM (C)	26	176	68	N/A
Mothobi Mvala M, DM (C)	M, DM (C)	29	176		N/A
Genino Palace M	M	24	183		N/A
Sphephelo Sithole M, DM (C)	M, DM (C)	24	188	80	65
Tiklas Thutlwa M	M	24			N/A
Ashley Du Preez AM (R)	AM (R)	26			N/A
Bongokuhle Hlongwane AM (RL)	AM (RL)	23	183	75	N/A
Mihlali Mayambela AM (R)	AM (R)	27	178	70	N/A
Elias Mokwana AM (R)	AM (R)	24			N/A
Percy Tau AM (R), F (C)	AM (R), F (C)	29	175	62	N/A
Attackers
Attackers
Thapelo Maseko F	F	20			N/A
Iqraam Rayners F	F	27			N/A
Zakhele Lepasa S (C)	S (C)	26	179		N/A
Evidence Makgopa S (C)	S (C)	23			N/A
Lebo Mothiba S (C)	S (C)	27	182	76	40

Profile

Nation: South Africa
City: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Manager: Vela Khumalo
Nicknames: Bafana Bafana

Team Colors:
Youngest Player: Thapelo Maseko (20)
Oldest Player: Themba Zwane (34)

This season competition(s): WC Qualification (2026 Canada / Mexico / USA)

About South Africa

The South Africa national football team’s standing within world football has been affected by the political climate in the country over the years. Apartheid within the nation meant that South Africa was effectively suspended from entering major competitions for decades, but eventually returned in the 1990s, entering the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in 1994. Two years later, they won their only major tournament, the 1996 AFCON, by defeating Tunisia 2-0 in the final thanks to two goals from Mark Williams. Their best finish after that was in 1998 when they finished as runners-up, and have not bettered this since. In 1998 they qualified for their first ever World Cup tournament in France, and although they did not make it out of the group stage, it will be remembered for Benni McCarthy scoring the nation’s first goal in the competition as they drew with Denmark. Four years later in Japan and South Korea they failed to progress to the knockout stage again, but did claim their first win at the tournament against Slovenia, with Siyabonga Nomvethe scoring in a 1-0 win. South Africa hosted the World Cup in 2010, but became the first host nation not to qualify from the group stage in the history of the competition. Aaron Mokoena has the most caps for his nation, while McCarthy has scored the most South African goals.

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