South Africa women's national soccer team

South Africa
Nickname(s)	Banyana Banyana
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Desiree Ellis
Captain	Refiloe Jane
Most caps	Janine Van Wyk (170)
Top scorer	Portia Modise (101)
FIFA code	RSA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	45 9 (25 August 2023)[1]
Highest	45 (August 2023)
Lowest	74 (June – September 2005; December 2007)
First international
	South Africa 14–0 Swaziland ; (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
	South Africa 17–0 Comoros ; (Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 31 July 2019)
Biggest defeat
	China 13–0 South Africa ; (Dalian, China; 7 September 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2019)
Best result	Round of 16 (2023)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	13 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	10th (2012)

The South Africa women's national football team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana (The Girls), is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association.

South African Women competed in two Olympic Games, two FIFA Women's World Cups, and 14 Women's African Cup of Nations, where they were runners up five times before winning once. They've also competed at all 10 COSAFA Women's Championships, where they won seven times, came second twice and finished in fourth place once.

History

Banyana Banyana's first official match was held on 30 May 1993 against Swaziland, which they won 14–0. Future Women's AFCON winning coach Desiree Ellis played in that game and scored three of the goals[2]

Their first international match outside of Africa was against China. They played two matches which they lost 8-0 and 13–0 with the latter being the heaviest defeat in their history. The team's first victory over a nation outside of Africa was in 2000, where they beat Scotland by 2–0. This was at the Cyrus Women's Cup.[3]

South Africa's biggest win came in a COSAFA Women's Championship match in Gqeberha on 31 July 2019, when they beat the Comoros 17–0. Captain Refiloe Jane scored 4 of the goals.[4][5]

Olympic Games

They qualified for Olympic football for the first time in 2012, with coach Joseph Mkhonza.[6] Their second Olympic participation was at 2016's Rio Olympics, under coach Vera Pauw.

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Banyana appeared in 14 CAF Women's Championships (Now known as Women's AFCON) and were runners up on five occasions (1995, 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018) and third at two events (2006 and 2010), before eventually winning their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, beating Morocco 2–1 in the final.[7]

FIFA Women's World Cup

Coached by Desiree Ellis, they qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup in 2019, in Group B with Germany, Spain and China. However, they lost all matches, and their only goal was against Spain when they went to a 1–0 lead only to lose 3–1.

South Africa qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup again in 2023, also coached by Desiree Ellis. During the group stages they lost 2–1 to Sweden after leading 1–0, drew 2–2 against Argentina after leading 2–0, but finally defeated Italy 3–2 and advanced to the Round of 16 for the very first time. They eventually lost 2–0 to the Netherlands.[8]

The top goal scorers at world cups are Thembi Kgatlana with 3, Hildah Magaia with 2, while Linda Motlhalo also scored one. South Africa's other goal was an own goal by Italy in 2023.

COSAFA Women's Championship

South Africa competed in all ten COSAFA Women's Championships - a tournament featuring nations from the Southern African region - since its inception in 2002. They have won seven titles (in 2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020), finished second twice (in 2011 and 2022) and only failed to win a medal once, when they finished fourth in 2021.

In later years, because of South Africa's success and increased participation in bigger world events, management started sending newcomers to COSAFA tournaments, to broaden their talent pool. This contributed to a decline in Banyana Banyana's dominance at this event.[9]

Team image

Nicknames

The South Africa women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Banyana Banyana", which literally translates to "Girls Girls", but such double use is often interpreted to mean "all the girls". In the context of sport, it is also understood to mean "go girls, go girls".

This name is derived from the Senior Men's National team being "Bafana Bafana" which also literally means "the boys the boys". The nickname came into existence from fans shouting "bafana bafana" to mean "go boys, go boys" as encouragement during the South Africa men's team's first international game after many years of sporting isolation due to Apartheid policies in 1992, when they beat Cameroon 1–0 in Durban. The name stuck, and the female form was later applied to the women's team as well.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2022

8 October Friendly	Australia	4–1	South Africa	London, United Kingdom
12:30 UTC±0	Vine 5', 24' Polkinghorne 42' Foord 53'	Report	Magaia 87'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

2023

15 February Turkish Women's Cup	South Africa	v	Turkey	Alanya, Turkey
				Stadium: Miracle Sport Complex

18 February Turkish Women's Cup	South Africa	3–0	Uzbekistan	Alanya, Turkey
	Seoposenwe 10' Tojiddinova 13' (o.g.) Cesane 25'			Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex

21 February Turkish Women's Cup	South Africa	1–1	Slovenia	Alanya, Turkey
	Magaia 73'	Report	Mori 13'	Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex

10 April Friendly	South Africa	2–3	Serbia	Stara Pazova, Serbia
13:30	Magaia 30 Seoposenwe 79	Report	Slović 9 Mijatović 17 Poljak 21	Stadium: Sportski Centar FSS

2 July Friendly	South Africa	0–5	Botswana	Brakpan, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2			Gaonyadiwe 5', 13' Dithebe 24' Tholakele 27', 79'	Stadium: Tsakane Stadium Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia)

15 July Friendly	South Africa	2–0	Costa Rica	Christchurch, New Zealand
	Thembi Kgatlana 33' Hildah Magaia 55'			Stadium: Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub

23 July FIFA WC Group	Sweden	2–1	South Africa	Wellington, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+12	Rolfö 65' Ilestedt 90'	Report	Magaia 48'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 18,317 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

28 July FIFA WC Group	Argentina	2–2	South Africa	Dunedin, New Zealand
	Braun 74' Núñez 79'	Report	Motlhalo 30' Kgatlana 66'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 8,834 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

2 August FIFA WC Group	South Africa	3–2	Italy	Wellington, New Zealand
	Orsi 32' (o.g.) Magaia 67' Kgatlana 90+2'	Report	Caruso 11' (pen.), 74'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 14,967 Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)

6 August FIFA WC R16	Netherlands	2–0	South Africa	Sydney, Australia
	Roord 9' Beerensteyn 68'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,233 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) Friendly	United States	3–0	South Africa	Cincinnati, Ohio
19:30 ET	Williams 32', 40' Rodman 34'			Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,016 Referee: Katia Garcia (Mexico)

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) Friendly	United States	2–0	South Africa	Chicago, Illinois
17:30 ET	Rodman 18' Sonnett 49'	Report		Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 25,622 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) 2023 COSAFA WC GS	South Africa	3–4	Malawi	Pretoria, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2	T. Shamase 44' Nkuna 79' S. Shamase 90+3'	Report	Chinyamula 27' Te. Chawinga 45+5', 64', 76'	Stadium: Lucas Moripe Stadium Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) 2023 COSAFA WC GS	South Africa	3–1	Madagascar	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:30 UTC+2	T. Shamase 14' (pen.) Selana 65', 78'		Velomanantsolo 43'	Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia)

10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) 2023 COSAFA WC GS	Eswatini	0–3	South Africa	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:30 UTC+2		Report	T. Shamase 6', 12', 55'	Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Rosalie Rosalie (Madagascar)

23–31 October 2024 Olympic qualifying

South Africa

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DR Congo

23–31 October 2024 Olympic qualifying

DR Congo

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South Africa

Source: Global Sports Archive

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Desiree Ellis
Assistant coach	Thinasonke Mbuli
Goalkeeper Coach	Cameron Cox
Performance Analyst	Shilene Booysen
Physical Trainer	Ridhaa Allie

Technical staff

Role	Name	Start date
General Manager	Lauren Duncan	January 2016

Manager history

Sandile Bali (1995)[10]
Nomaluno Mooi (1998)[10]
Fran Hilton-Smith (2000)[10]
Greg Mashilo (2002–2004)[11]
August Makalakalane (2006–2011)[12][13]
Joseph Mkhonza (2011–2014)[14][15]
Vera Pauw (2014–2016)[16][17]
Desiree Ellis (2016–present)[18]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament 2nd Round on October 2023 . [19]

Caps and goals accurate up to and including 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup).

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kaylin Swart	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	36	0	JVW
16	1GK	Andile Dlamini	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992	69	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
21	1GK	Katlego Moletsane	(1999-09-03) 3 September 1999	1	0	Royal AM

7	2DF	Karabo Dhlamini	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001	24	1	Mamelodi Sundowns
5	2DF	Fikile Magama	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002	8	0	UWC
4	2DF	Boitumelo Rasehlo	(1998-10-18)18 October 1998 (aged 24)			JVW
4	2DF	Janine van Wyk				JVW
	2DF	Faith Nokuthula	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000			Blackburn Rovers
2	2DF	Asanda Hadebe	(2003-10-13)13 October 2003 (aged 19)			Sunflowers
14	2DF	Tiisetso Makhubela	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997	24	2	Mamelodi Sundowns
19	2DF	Lonathemba Mhlongo	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002			UWC
3	2DF	Bongeka Gamede	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999	25	0	UWC

10	3MF	Linda Motlhalo	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998	68	19	Glasgow City
19	3MF	Kholosa Biyana	(1994-09-06) 6 September 1994	38	2	UWC
22	3MF	Nomvula Kgoale	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995	21	5	TS Galaxy
	3MF	Amogelang Motau	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997			UWC
15	3MF	Ayesha Moosa	(2003-10-30)30 October 2003 (aged 19)			UJ

10	4FW	Nicole Michael	(2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 22)			TS Galaxy
9	4FW	Gabriela Salgado	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998	28	7	JVW
6	4FW	Noxolo Cesane	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000	31	4	UANL
17	4FW	Melinda Kgadiete	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992	26	3	Mamelodi Sundowns
8	4FW	Hildah Magaia	(1994-12-16) 16 December 1994	30	19	Sejong Sportstoto
11	4FW	Thembi Kgatlana	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996	71	24	Racing Louisville
23	4FW	Wendy Shongwe	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003	1	0	University of Pretoria
18	4FW	Samkelisiwe Selana	(2004-07-07)7 July 2004 (aged 19)			TS Galaxy
12	4FW	Jermaine Seoposenwe	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993	94	20	Monterrey

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to a South Africa squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Regirl Ngobeni	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996			UWC	v. Serbia, 10 April 2023
GK	Victoria Tshidi Muroa	(1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (aged 28)			TUT	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
GK	Dineo Magagula	(1994-10-14) 14 October 1994			UJ	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
GK	Kebotseng Moletsane	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995	1	0	Bloemfontein Celtic	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship

DF	Karabo Makhurubetshi	(1999-02-03) 3 February 1999			Mamelodi Sundowns	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
DF	Cimone Sauls	(2004-09-30) 30 September 2004			JVW	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
DF	Thato Letsoso	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996			TUT	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
DF	Cynthia Makete	(2001-05-21) 21 May 2001			Bloemfontein Celtic	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
DF	Bambanani Mbane	(1990-03-12) 12 March 1990	81	4	Mamelodi Sundowns	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
DF	Lebohang Ramalepe	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991	91	4	Dinamo Minsk	v. United States,24 September 2023
DF	Noko Matlou	(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985	168	66	Eibar	v. United States,24 September 2023
DF	Morongwa Manemela	(2000-04-12)12 April 2000 (aged 23)			TUKS	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
DF	Ntombifikile Ndlovu	(1998-07-23)23 July 1998 (aged 25)			UWC Ladies	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
DF	Unathi Simayile	(2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 22)			UWC Ladies	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
DF	Raesetja Mogale	(1990-04-12)12 April 1990 (aged 33)			Royal AM Ladies	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
DF	Khensani Nkuna	(1998-03-23)23 March 1998 (aged 25)			Royal AM Ladies	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship

MF	Refiloe Jane	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992	134	16	Sassuolo	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF	Sibulele Holweni	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001	31	16	UWC	v. United States,24 September 2023
MF	Robyn Moodaly	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994	42	2	JVW	v. United States,24 September 2023
MF	Sinoxolo Cesane	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000	0	0	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	v. United States,24 September 2023
MF	Thubelihle Shamase	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002			UJ	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	S'phumelele Shamase	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002			UJ	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	Thalea Smidt	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997			Mamelodi Sundowns	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	Nomfundo Buthelezi	(1999-02-20)20 February 1999 (aged 24)			Durban Ladies	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship

FW	Asanda Hadebe	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006			Sunflower	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
FW	Nthabiseng Majiya	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004			Richmond Ladies	v. Serbia, 10 April 2023
FW	Lelona Daweti	(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999			Mamelodi Sundowns	v. Serbia, 10 April 2023
FW	Tshogofatso Motlogelwa	(2000-04-29)29 April 2000 (aged 23)			TUT	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
FW	Jade Jones				Magic Ladies	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
FW	Chelsea Daniels	(2002-04-08)8 April 2002 (aged 21)			UWC Ladies	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
FW	Lizza Mokoena	(1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 26)			TUT	2023 COSAFA Women's Championship

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup

Summer Olympics

Africa Women Cup of Nations

COSAFA Women's Championship

Turkish Women's Cup

2023 Turkish Women's Cup squads

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

Rank	Player	Caps	Years
1	Janine van Wyk	183	2005–
2	Noko Matlou	157	2006–
3	Nompumelelo Nyandeni	149	2004–
4	Nothando Vilakazi	133	2007–
5	Portia Modise	124	2000–2015
6	Refiloe Jane	134	2012–
7	Mamello Makhabane	109	2005–
8	Amanda Dlamini	105	2007–2016
9	Leandra Smeda	100	2012–
10	Thokozile Mndaweni	89	2003–2016

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Years
1	Portia Modise	101	124	2000–2015

Honours

Continental

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Champions: 2022

Runners-up: 1995, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018

Third place: 2006, 2010

African Games

Runners-up: 2003, 2007

Regional

COSAFA Women's Championship

Champions: 2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Runners-up: 2011

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7
2023	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2
Total	2/9	7	1	1	5	7	16	−9

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2019	Group stage	8 June	Spain	L 1–3	Stade Océane, Le Havre
		13 June	China	L 0–1	Parc des Princes, Paris
		17 June	Germany	L 0–4	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
2023	Group Stage	23 July	Sweden	L 1–2	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
		28 July	Argentina	D 2–2	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
		2 August	Italy	W 3–2	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
	Round of 16	6 August	Netherlands	L 0–2	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6
2016	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3
2020	Did not qualify
Total	2/7	6	0	2	4	1	10	−9

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Banned
1995	Runners up	6	3	1	2	19	20	−1
1998	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5
2000	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6
2002	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	6	11	−5
2004	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5
2006	Third place	5	2	1	2	8	5	+3
2008	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	7	4	+3
2010	Third place	5	3	1	1	10	6	+4
2012	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	6	6	0
2014	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	7	6	+1
2016	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	5	3	+2
2018	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	11	2	+9
2020	Cancelled due to Covid
2022	Champions	6	6	0	0	10	3	+7
Total	Champions: 1 time	62	31	8	23	102	83	+19

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2003	Runner- up	5	4	0	1	12	3
2007	Runner- up	4	2	1	1	7	7
2011	Fourth 4th	5	1	2	2	8	10
2015	5th	2	0	2	0	1	1
2019	7th	2	0	0	2	0	4
2023	TBD
Total	5/5	18	7	5	6	28	25

COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2002	Winner	5	5	0	0	36	2	+34
2006	Winner	4	4	0	0	19	2	+17
2008	Winner
2011	Runner-up	5	4	0	1	14	3	+11
2017	Winner	5	3	2	0	12	3	+9
2018	Winner	5	5	0	0	13	2	+11
2019	Winner	5	5	0	0	27	2	+25
2020	Winner	5	5	0	0	22	3	+19
2021	4th	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2
2023	Group stage	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4
Total	Winner	42	35	3	4	160	28	+132

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the women's South Africa national soccer team's all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Record per opponent

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows South Africa's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation

Total									—

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[13] Mailwane, Tshepang (3 May 2015). "Soccer heroes of '96 now shout the odds from touchlines". Sunday Times. Augustine Makalakalane: Not a regular at Bafana, "Mthakathi" worked as Banyana Banyana coach from 2006 to 2011. He failed to qualify the team for the World Cup and was fired. The 49-year-old was suspended before his dismissal for allegedly sexually harassing his players.

[14] Moholoa, Ramatsiyi (28 July 2011). "Safa signs up Mkhonza full-time". The Sowetan.

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[16] "SAFA Confirm Pauw Appointment". Soccer Laduma. 13 March 2014.

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[19] CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Second Round

South Africa national soccer team
General	South African Football Association History Managers
Venues	Various
Results	1897–1939 1947–55 1992–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present
Players	Players (by caps) Current squad Previous squads
Goals	Benni McCarthy
Records	FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup Olympics Head-to-head
FIFA World Cup	1998 2002 2010
FIFA Confederations Cup	1997 2009
AFCON Finals	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2013 2015 2019
CONCACAF Gold Cup	2005
Notable matches	1996 African Cup of Nations final 1998 African Cup of Nations final 1997 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Other South African teams	Men's U23 U20 U17 Women's U20 U17 Futsal Women's futsal Beach soccer

National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion^†
Football in Africa portal ^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

South Africa women's national soccer team

History

Olympic Games

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

FIFA Women's World Cup

COSAFA Women's Championship

Team image

Nicknames

Results and fixtures

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call ups

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Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Continental

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Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Games

COSAFA Women's Championship

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

Record per opponent

See also

References

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