The South Africa national soccer team played their first international in 1906,[1] and were founder members of the Confederation of African Football in 1956, but due to their apartheid system were banned from the confederation in 1958 and from FIFA in 1976.[2] The South Africa national team was readmitted to both following the end of apartheid and its only major honour came in 1996 when it won the Africa Cup of Nations.
List
editBold | Played for the national team in the past year |
No. | Name | National career | Caps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aaron Mokoena | 1999–2010 | 107 | 1 |
2 | Itumeleng Khune | 2008–2018 | 91 | 0 |
3 | Siphiwe Tshabalala | 2006–2017 | 89 | 12 |
4 | Siyabonga Nomvethe | 1999–2012 | 82 | 16 |
5 | Benni McCarthy | 1997–2012 | 80 | 31 |
6 | Shaun Bartlett | 1995–2005 | 74 | 28 |
7 | John Moshoeu | 1993–2004 | 73 | 8 |
8 | Delron Buckley | 1998–2012 | 72 | 10 |
Bernard Parker | 2007–2015 | 72 | 23 | |
10 | Lucas Radebe | 1992–2003 | 70 | 2 |
11 | Andre Arendse | 1995–2004 | 67 | 0 |
Sibusiso Zuma | 1998–2008 | 67 | 13 | |
13 | Helman Mkhalele | 1994–2001 | 66 | 7 |
Teko Modise | 2007–2012 | 66 | 10 | |
15 | Mark Fish | 1993–2004 | 62 | 2 |
Steven Pienaar | 2002–2012 | 62 | 3 | |
MacBeth Sibaya | 2001–2010 | 62 | 0 | |
18 | Dean Furman | 2012–2020 | 59 | 4 |
19 | Phil Masinga | 1992–2001 | 58 | 19 |
20 | Reneilwe Letsholonyane | 2008–2015 | 55 | 2 |
21 | Kagisho Dikgacoi | 2007–2013 | 54 | 2 |
Siboniso Gaxa | 2005–2013 | 54 | 0 | |
Thulani Hlatshwayo | 2013– | 54 | 3 | |
24 | Katlego Mphela | 2005–2013 | 53 | 23 |
Anele Ngcongca | 2009–2015 | 53 | 0 | |
26 | Neil Tovey | 1992–1997 | 52 | 0 |
27 | Tsepo Masilela | 2006–2013 | 51 | 0 |
28 | Theophilus Khumalo | 1992–2001 | 50 | 9 |
29 | Andile Jali | 2010– | 49 | 5 |
Sizwe Motaung | 1992–1997 | 49 | 0 | |
31 | Quinton Fortune | 1996–2005 | 47 | 2 |
Pierre Issa | 1997–2006 | 47 | 0 | |
33 | Eric Tinkler | 1994–2002 | 46 | 1 |
34 | Mbulelo Mabizela | 2001–2008 | 45 | 2 |
David Nyathi | 1992–1999 | 45 | 1 | |
36 | Cyril Nzama | 2000–2007 | 44 | 0 |
37 | Thulani Serero | 2011–2019 | 43 | 2 |
Hans Vonk | 1998–2005 | 43 | 0 | |
39 | Bradley Carnell | 1997–2010 | 41 | 0 |
Bongani Khumalo | 2008–2014 | 41 | 1 | |
Tokelo Rantie | 2012–2017 | 41 | 12 | |
42 | Elrio Van Heerden | 2004–2009 | 38 | 3 |
43 | Thabo Mngomeni | 1998–2002 | 37 | 6 |
Nasief Morris | 2004–2009 | 37 | 1 | |
45 | Erick Mathoho | 2011–2019 | 36 | 1 |
Benson Mhlongo | 2003–2009 | 36 | 1 | |
47 | Percy Tau | 2015– | 35 | 13 |
48 | Surprise Moriri | 2006–2010 | 34 | 5 |
Sibusiso Vilakazi | 2013–2019 | 34 | 4 | |
50 | Lerato Chabangu | 2005–2014 | 33 | 2 |
51 | Dumisa Ngobe | 1996–2001 | 32 | 2 |
Bongani Zungu | 2013–2020 | 32 | 6 | |
53 | Morgan Gould | 2008–2017 | 31 | 1 |
Benedict Vilakazi | 2002–2007 | 31 | 2 | |
55 | Brendan Augustine | 1993–1998 | 30 | 4 |
Hlompho Kekana | 2011–2019 | 30 | 5 | |
57 | Thabo Matlaba | 2011–2016 | 29 | 1 |
John Moeti | 1995–1999 | 29 | 1 | |
Pollen Ndlanya | 1997–2001 | 29 | 5 | |
Siyabonga Sangweni | 2007–2013 | 29 | 4 | |
Themba Zwane | 2014– | 29 | 4 | |
62 | Matthew Booth | 1999–2010 | 28 | 1 |
Teboho Mokoena | 2001–2004 | 28 | 4 | |
64 | Linda Buthelezi | 1994–1997 | 27 | 0 |
Oupa Manyisa | 2011–2016 | 27 | 1 | |
66 | Lucas Thwala | 2005–2010 | 26 | 1 |
Ronwen Williams | 2014– | 26 | 0 | |
68 | Rivaldo Coetzee | 2014– | 25 | 0 |
Thanduyise Khuboni | 2010–2012 | 25 | 0 | |
Jacob Lekgetho | 2000–2004 | 25 | 0 | |
Mandla Masango | 2013–2016 | 25 | 4 | |
72 | Brian Baloyi | 1997–2008 | 24 | 0 |
Lance Davids | 2004–2010 | 24 | 0 | |
Moeneeb Josephs | 2003–2014 | 24 | 0 | |
Steve Komphela | 1992–1995 | 24 | 0 | |
Katlego Mashego | 2006–2014 | 24 | 2 | |
Kamohelo Mokotjo | 2012–2020 | 24 | 0 | |
Godfrey Sapula | 1999–2007 | 24 | 1 | |
79 | Rowen Fernandez | 2004–2009 | 23 | 0 |
Sifiso Hlanti | 2016– | 23 | 0 | |
Mark Williams | 1992–1997 | 23 | 9 | |
82 | Thembinkosi Fanteni | 2007–2011 | 22 | 2 |
Thabo Nthethe | 2009–2014 | 22 | 1 | |
Thuso Phala | 2012–2016 | 22 | 2 | |
85 | Keagan Dolly | 2014– | 21 | 3 |
Buhle Mkhwanazi | 2013–2019 | 21 | 0 | |
Siyabonga Nkosi | 2005–2009 | 21 | 2 | |
88 | Steve Crowley | 1992–1995 | 20 | 0 |
Kermit Erasmus | 2010–2020 | 20 | 2 | |
Thabang Molefe | 2001–2004 | 20 | 0 | |
Jabu Pule | 2000–2004 | 20 | 2 |