South Africa national football team

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The South Africa national football team, nicknamed Bafana Bafana, represents South Africa in international men's soccer and is known for winning the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf men's national association football team
alsoKnownAs South Africa national football team
surface form: South Africa men's national soccer team
awayKitPrimaryColor green
bestAFCONResult champions
bestWorldCupResult group stage
CAFmembershipStatus member
confederation CAF
continent Africa
country South Africa
FIFAcode RSA
FIFAmembershipStatus member
firstAFCONAppearance Africa Cup of Nations
surface form: 1996 Africa Cup of Nations
firstWorldCupAppearance 1998 FIFA World Cup
foundedBy South African Football Association
gender men
governingBody South African Football Association
governingBodyAbbreviation South African Football Association
surface form: SAFA
governingBodyHeadquarters Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
hasSupporterBaseIn South Africa
hasSupporterChant South Africa national football team self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bafana Bafana
homeCountryAssociation South African Football Association
homeCountryCapital Pretoria, South Africa
surface form: Pretoria
homeCountryLargestCity Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
homeKitPrimaryColor yellow
homeStadium FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
surface form: FNB Stadium

FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
surface form: Soccer City
hostedTournament 2010 FIFA World Cup
kitColorAway green shirt
white shorts
kitColorHome green shorts
yellow shirt
nickname South Africa national football team self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bafana Bafana
playsHomeMatchesInCity Cape Town
Durban
Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
playsInCompetition Africa Cup of Nations
COSAFA Cup
FIFA World Cup qualification matches
surface form: FIFA World Cup qualification
region Southern Africa
regionalRival Ghana national football team
Nigeria national football team
Zimbabwe national football team
represents South Africa
representsInCompetition CAF competitions
FIFA competitions
sport association football
subConfederation COSAFA
usesBallType FIFA-approved football
usesCalendarYearForSeason true
wonTournament Africa Cup of Nations
surface form: 1996 Africa Cup of Nations

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South Africa national football team alsoKnownAs South Africa national football team
this entity surface form: South Africa men's national soccer team
South Africa national football team hasSupporterChant South Africa national football team self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bafana Bafana
South Africa national football team nickname South Africa national football team self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bafana Bafana
Nigeria national football team rival South Africa national football team
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) tenant South Africa national football team
subject surface form: FNB Stadium