Although South Africa participated in the Africa Cup of Nations much later than many African countries (the country was scheduled to participate in inaugural 1957 Africa Cup of Nations but was excluded because of apartheid[1]), as they participated for the first time as host of 1996 edition, South Africa has soon established itself as an emerging African power. The first edition South Africa participated was a complete success, with the team conquered their first, and only African trophy, on their debut.[2][3] Since then, South Africa continues to participate and remains a reckoned force, though success has been elusive since the 2000s. Outside the 1996 edition, South Africa also hosted 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and managed to advance to the quarter-finals.[4] They again reached the quarter-finals in the 2019 edition of the tournament.

Record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Disqualified due to apartheid
United Arab Republic 1959 Banned
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982
Ivory Coast 1984
Egypt 1986
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify
South Africa 1996 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 11 2
Burkina Faso 1998 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 9 6
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 8 6
Mali 2002 Quarter-finals6th412133
Tunisia 2004 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 3 5
Egypt 2006 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5
Ghana 2008 13th302135
Angola 2010 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea Gabon 2012
South Africa 2013 Quarter-finals6th412153
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Group stage15th301236
Gabon 2017 Did not qualify
Egypt 2019 Quarter-finals7th520334
Cameroon 2021 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 2023 Qualified
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total1 Title11/36431612154845
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Match history

AFCON Date Location Stages Versus Results South Africa scorers
South Africa 199613 January 1996JohannesburgGroup stage Cameroon3–0Phil Masinga 15'
Mark Williams 37'
John Moshoeu 55'
20 January 1996 Angola1–0Mark Williams 57'
24 January 1996 Egypt0–1
27 January 1996Quarter-finals Algeria2–1Mark Fish 72'
John Moshoeu 85'
31 January 1996Semi-finals Ghana3–0John Moshoeu 22', 87'
Shaun Bartlett 46'
3 February 1996Final Tunisia2–0Mark Williams 73', 75'
Burkina Faso 19988 February 1998Bobo-DioulassoGroup stage Angola0–0
11 February 1998 Ivory Coast1–1Helman Mkhalele 8' (pen.)
16 February 1998 Namibia4–1Benni McCarthy 8', 11', 19', 21'
22 February 1998OuagadougouQuarter-finals Morocco2–1Benni McCarthy 22'
David Nyathi 79'
25 February 1998Semi-finals DR Congo2–1 (a.e.t.)Benni McCarthy 60', 112'
28 February 1998Final Egypt0–2
Ghana Nigeria 200023 January 2000KumasiGroup stage Gabon3–1Dumisa Ngobe 43'
Shaun Bartlett 55', 78'
27 January 2000 DR Congo1–0Shaun Bartlett 44'
2 February 2000 Algeria1–1Shaun Bartlett 2'
6 February 2000Quarter-finals Ghana1–0Siyabonga Nomvethe 42'
10 February 2000LagosSemi-finals Nigeria0–2
12 February 2000AccraThird place Tunisia2–2
(4–3 p)		Shaun Bartlett 11'
Siyabonga Nomvethe 62'
Mali 200220 January 2002SégouGroup stage Burkina Faso0–0
24 January 2002 Ghana0–0
30 January 2002 Morocco3–1Sibusiso Zuma 42'
Thabo Mngomeni 48'
Siyabonga Nomvethe 51'
3 February 2002KayesQuarter-finals Mali0–2
Tunisia 200427 January 2004SfaxGroup stage Benin2–0Siyabonga Nomvethe 58', 76'
31 January 2004Monastir Nigeria0–4
4 February 2004Sousse Morocco1–1Patrick Mayo 29'
Egypt 200622 January 2006AlexandriaGroup stage Guinea0–2
26 January 2006 Tunisia0–2
30 January 2006 Zambia0–1
Ghana 200823 January 2008TamaleGroup stage Angola1–1Elrio van Heerden 87'
27 January 2008 Tunisia1–3Katlego Mphela 87'
31 January 2008Kumasi Senegal1–1Elrio van Heerden 14'
South Africa 201319 January 2013JohannesburgGroup stage Cape Verde0–0
23 January 2013Durban Angola2–0Siyabonga Sangweni 30'
Lehlohonolo Majoro 62'
27 January 2013 Morocco2–2May Mahlangu 71'
Siyabonga Sangweni 86'
2 February 2013Quarter-finals Mali1–1
(1–3 p)		Tokelo Rantie 31'
Equatorial Guinea 201519 January 2015MongomoGroup stage Algeria1–3Thuso Phala 51'
23 January 2015 Senegal1–1Oupa Manyisa 47'
27 January 2015 Ghana1–2Mandla Masango 17'
Egypt 201924 June 2019CairoGroup stage Ivory Coast0–1
28 June 2019 Namibia1–0Bongani Zungu 68'
1 July 2019 Morocco0–1
6 July 2019Round of 16 Egypt1–0Thembinkosi Lorch 85'
10 July 2019Quarter-finals Nigeria1–2Bongani Zungu 71'

Top goalscorers

Phil Masinga is the first player to score for South Africa at Africa Cup of Nations (1996).
Benni McCarthy is the first and only player to score hat-trick for South Africa at Africa Cup of Nations (1998).

Benni McCarthy is South African all-time top goalscorer of Africa Cup of Nations.
No. Name Goals Africa Cup of Nations
1 Benni McCarthy71998
2 Shaun Bartlett61996 (1) and 2000 (5)
3 Siyabonga Nomvethe52000 (2); 2002 (1) and 2004 (2)
4 John Moshoeu41996
Mark Williams41996

Squads

See also

References

  1. ↑ Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "How Bafana won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations". KickOff.
  3. ↑ John, Sivan (12 September 2018). "When football healed a nation: South Africa's 1996 AFCON win". Footy Analyst. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mali kick Bafana out of 2013 Afcon". SAnews. 4 February 2013.
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