The South Africa men's national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and it is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. The team's nickname is Bafana Bafana, and South Africa's home ground is FNB Stadium, which is located in Johannesburg. The team is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). The team remains one of the best teams on the continent, Bafana Bafana hold the joint record of being the most watched African national team on television since 2008 with broadcasting rights to Bafana Bafana games highly priced. The team is recognized by their traditional yellow-green kits.
Shaun Bartlett is a South African professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Cape Town Spurs. During his playing career, he played as a striker.
Christopher Paul James is a retired professional football player who currently works as the assistant coach of HJK Helsinki's U14 team.
Lawrence Siphiwe Dambuza Tshabalala is a South African professional football player who most recently played as a midfielder for AmaZulu.
Teko Tsholofelo Modise, nicknamed The General and Techno M, is a South African retired professional footballer, former Bafana Bafana captain who played as a midfielder and who is currently a staff member at Cape Town City Football Club.
Matthew Paul Booth is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Booth spent the majority of his career in his home country, but also played in Russia for six years and briefly played in England for three months. Booth is remembered as a fan favourite among South African fans, who chanted "Booooooth" when he touched the ball, while British media outlets dubbed him as White Knight, as he was the only white player in the South Africa national team in this period.
Bernard Parker is a South African professional association footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier Soccer League club TS Galaxy. Between 2007 and 2015 he made 73 appearances for the South Africa national team scoring 23 goals.
Kermit Romeo Erasmus is a South African professional soccer player who played for South African Premier Soccer League side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.
Thulani Caleb Serero is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the South African national team.
Thulani Tyson Hlatshwayo is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Supersport United.
Khama Billiat is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Ayanda Patosi is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a left winger.
Keagan Larenzo Dolly is a South African professional soccer player who most recently played as an attacking midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League and the South Africa national team. He won the Premier Soccer League Young Player of the Season award for the 2013–14 season after showing great performances and becoming a key player for Mamelodi Sundowns.
Rivaldo Roberto Genino Coetzee is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team.
Francisca Ordega is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Women's Football Championship.
Nouhou Tolo, sometimes known mononymically as Nouhou, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer and the Cameroon national team. He represented Cameroon at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Luther Wesley Singh is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Cypriot club AEL Limassol and the South Africa national team.
Richard Ofori is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played for Orlando Pirates of the South African Premier Division and the Ghana national football team as a goalkeeper. He is currently a free agent.
Jaelin Marie Howell is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Racing Louisville FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Florida State Seminoles and was awarded the Hermann Trophy two years in a row. She was drafted by Racing with the second overall pick of the 2022 NWSL Draft.
Teboho Mokoena is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa national team. He joined Mamelodi Sundowns on 27 January 2022 during the January transfer window.
