Men's national team · Confédération Africaine de Football
South Africa
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South Africa are 58th of 211 ranked teams, in tier 5. The model is about 95% sure their true strength lies between 1528 and 1808. Ratings use the last 12 years of results and were updated on 2026-11-05.
Coming up: Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers.
Last 5 results
| 2026-10-04 | v Egypt · Friendly | 1–0 W |
| 2026-09-30 | v Eritrea · African Cup of Nations qualification | 5–0 W |
| 2026-09-26 | v Guinea · African Cup of Nations qualification | 2–1 W |
| 2026-06-28 | v Canada · FIFA World Cup | 0–1 L |
| 2026-06-24 | v Korea Republic · FIFA World Cup | 1–0 W |
Next matches
| 11 Nov 2026 | South Africa v Kenya · Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Kenya v South Africa · Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Most-played opponents
| South Africa v Zambia | 22 meetings: 8–4–10 |
| South Africa v Australia | 21 meetings: 11–4–6 |
| South Africa v Zimbabwe | 21 meetings: 10–4–7 |
| South Africa v Botswana | 17 meetings: 13–1–3 |
| South Africa v Nigeria | 17 meetings: 2–7–8 |
| South Africa v Angola | 15 meetings: 10–5–0 |
| South Africa v Ghana | 15 meetings: 5–5–5 |
| South Africa v Egypt | 14 meetings: 8–1–5 |
Every opponent (99)
- Algeria 1–3–1
- Andorra 0–1–0
- Angola 10–5–0
- Argentina 1–1–1
- Australia 11–4–6
- Benin 3–0–0
- Bolivia 0–0–1
- Botswana 13–1–3
- Brazil 0–0–5
- Bulgaria 0–1–0
- Burkina Faso 5–3–1
- Burundi 2–0–0
- Cabo Verde 3–1–2
- Cameroon 3–5–2
- Canada 1–0–1
- Central African Republic 2–0–0
- Chad 2–0–0
- Chile 0–0–1
- Colombia 1–0–0
- Congo 6–5–1
- Congo DR 5–2–1
- Costa Rica 1–0–0
- Côte d'Ivoire 2–5–1
- Czechia 0–2–0
- Denmark 1–2–0
- Ecuador 0–1–0
- Egypt 8–1–5
- England 0–0–2
- Equatorial Guinea 2–1–0
- Eritrea 1–0–0
- Eswatini 8–1–0
- Ethiopia 2–1–1
- France 1–1–3
- Gabon 3–0–1
- Gambia 1–1–0
- Georgia 0–0–1
- Germany 0–1–3
- Ghana 5–5–5
- Guatemala 1–1–0
- Guinea 1–1–2
- Guinea-Bissau 1–0–0
- Iceland 0–1–2
- Iraq 0–1–0
- Israel 1–0–0
- Italy 0–0–2
- Jamaica 2–4–0
- Japan 0–1–0
- Kenya 3–0–1
- Korea DPR 0–1–0
- Korea Republic 1–0–0
- Lesotho 8–4–1
- Liberia 2–2–0
- Libya 1–1–0
- Madagascar 5–0–1
- Malawi 11–0–2
- Mali 2–0–3
- Malta 1–0–0
- Mauritania 0–1–1
- Mauritius 6–3–1
- Mexico 1–1–3
- Morocco 4–3–2
- Mozambique 8–1–2
- Namibia 8–4–2
- Netherlands 0–0–3
- New Zealand 5–1–0
- Nicaragua 0–1–0
- Niger 1–0–1
- Nigeria 2–7–8
- Northern Ireland 1–0–0
- Norway 1–0–2
- Panama 0–1–2
- Paraguay 1–3–1
- Poland 1–0–1
- Portugal 0–0–2
- Republic of Ireland 0–0–2
- Rwanda 1–0–1
- São Tomé and Príncipe 2–0–0
- Saudi Arabia 1–2–1
- Scotland 1–0–1
- Senegal 2–3–5
- Serbia 0–0–1
- Seychelles 2–1–0
- Sierra Leone 1–3–1
- Slovenia 1–0–0
- South Sudan 2–0–0
- Spain 1–0–3
- Sudan 3–0–1
- Sweden 1–0–1
- Tanzania 2–1–1
- Thailand 1–0–0
- Trinidad and Tobago 1–0–1
- Tunisia 3–1–3
- Türkiye 1–0–0
- Uganda 5–1–0
- United Arab Emirates 0–0–1
- Uruguay 0–1–2
- USA 0–0–3
- Zambia 8–4–10
- Zimbabwe 10–4–7
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