FIFA World cup 2010 South Africa national football team

 

FIFA World cup 2010  South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana is the national team of South Africa.They returned to the world stage in 1992,They will be hosting the 19th FIFA World Cup in June 2010 after they hosted the Confederation Cup in 2009.

Association	South AfricanFootball Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head office	Carlos Alberto Parreira
Captain	Aaron Mokoena
Most caps	Aaron Mokoena (99)
Top scoere	Benni McCarthy (35)
FIFA code	RSA
FIFA ranking	81
Home stadium	Soccer City

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FIFA World Cup Profile :


 Their first appearance was in France 1998, six years after they had been readmitted to the global football family. Despite a 3-0 drubbing to France in their opening game, they went on to draw against Denmark and Saudi Arabia. Korea/Japan 2002 was expected to be an opportunity for Bafana Bafana to step up to the next level but, unfortunately, they flattered to deceive, crashing out after the group stage despite beating Slovenia 1-0 for their first-ever FIFA World Cup win.

Former coaches

    * Stanley Tshabalala 1992
    * Ephraim Mashaba 1992
    * Augusto Palacios 1992–94
    * Clive Barker 1994–97
    * Jomo Sono 1998
    * Philippe Troussier 1998
    * Trott Moloto 1998–00
    * Carlos Queiroz 2000–02
    * Jomo Sono 2002
    * Ephraim Mashaba 2002–03
    * April Phumo 2004
    * Stuart Baxter 2004–05
    * Ted Dumitru 2005–06
    * Pitso Mosimane 2006
    * Carlos Alberto Parreira 2007–08
    * Joel Santana 2008–2009
    * Carlos Alberto Parreira 2009–


Most capped players OF SOUTH AFRICA 

PLAYERS	SOUTH AFRICAN CAREER	CAPS	(GOALS)
Aaron Mokoena	1999-present	99	2
Benni McCarthy	1997-present	83	35
Mark Fish	1993-2006                          ­­­­­­­	78	16
Shaun Bartlett	1995-2005	74	28
John Moshoeu	1993-2004	73	8
Delron Buckley	1998-present	73	10
Siyabonga Nomvethe	1999-present	73	15
Lucas Radebe	1992-2003	70	2
Andre Arendse	1995-2004	67	0
Sibusiso Zuma	1998-2008	67	13

Top goalscorers

PLAYERS	SOUTH AFRICAN CAREER	CAPS	(GOALS)
Benni McCarthy	1997-present	35	83
Shaun Bartlett	1995-2005	28	74
Phil Masinga	1992-2001	18	58
Siyabonga Nomvethe	1999-present	15	72
Sibusiso Zuma	1998-2008	13	67
Delron Buckley	1998-present	10	72
Doctor Khumalo	1992-2001	9	50
Teko Modise	2007-present	9	40
Helman Mkhalele	1994-2001	8	99