South Africa National Football Team

The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association. It returned to the world stage in 1992, after years of being banned from FIFA.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup record

1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Did not enter
1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Did not enter
1954 - Did not enter
1958 - Did not enter
1962 - Did not enter
1966 - Banned from FIFA because of Apartheid
1970 - Banned from FIFA because of Apartheid
1974 - Banned from FIFA because of Apartheid
1978 - Banned from FIFA because of Apartheid
1982 - Banned from FIFA because of Apartheid
1986 - Banned from FIFA because of Apartheid
1990 - Banned from FIFA because of Apartheid
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Round 1
2002 - Round 1
2006 - Did not qualify
2010 - Qualified

FIFA Confederations Cup record

1992 - Did Not Qualify
1995 - Did Not Qualify
1997 - Round 1
1999 - Did Not Qualify
2001 - Did Not Qualify
2003 - Did Not Qualify
2005 - Did Not Qualify
2009 - Fourth place

African Nations Cup record

1957 - Disqualified because of apartheid
1959 to 1992 - Banned from CAF
1994 - Did not qualify
1996 - Champions
1998 - Runners up
2000 - Third place
2002 - Quarter-finals
2004 - Round 1
2006 - Round 1
2008 - Round 1
2010 - Did not qualify