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The South Africa national football team known as Bafana Bafana represents South Africa in men's international soccer and it is governed by the South African Football Association. The team's greatest result was winning the Africa Cup of Nations at home in 1996. The team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football Football (CAF).

The Bafana Bafana played their first match in 1906 and returned to the world football stage in 1992, after 16 years of being banned from FIFA, and 40 years of effective suspension due to the apartheid system. South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup when it was granted host status for the 2010 edition. The team's Siphiwe Tshabalala was also the first player to score in this World Cup during the opening game against Mexico, which was followed by an iconic Macarena-style goal celebration from five South African players. Despite defeating France 2–1 in their final game of the Group Stage, they failed to progress from the first round of the tournament, becoming the first host nation in the history of the FIFA World Cup to exit in the group stage.

The Bafana Bafana Head Coach is Hugo Broos and their home stadium is stade FNB in Johannesburg. Most Caps player was Aaron Mokoena with 107 Appearance, Their team all-time highest goal scorer was Benni Mccarthy with 31. Their current captain is Ronwen Williams who currently plays for SuperSport United in South African Premier Club Division.

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