African Cup of Nations 1998 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

South Africa 4–1 Namibia

Monday 16 Feb 1998 · Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (neutral)

South Africa4–1Namibia

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy Uutoni

8′1–0Benni McCarthy South Africa
11′2–0Benni McCarthy South Africa
19′3–0Benni McCarthy South Africa
21′4–0Benni McCarthy South Africa
68′4–1Simon Uutoni Namibia

Hat-trick: Benni McCarthy

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

South Africa: 1662 → 1683
Namibia: 1462 → 1441

Expected score for South Africa: 76% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 14, 1998–2024.

South Africa wins: 8
Draws: 5
Namibia wins: 1

Form either side

South Africa

Before

0–1 v United Arab Emirates 15 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
3–4 v Uruguay 17 Dec 1997 · Confederations Cup 1997
2–3 v Namibia 24 Jan 1998 · COSAFA Cup qualification 1998
0–0 v Angola 8 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
1–1 v Ivory Coast 11 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998

After

2–1 v Morocco 22 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
2–1 v DR Congo 25 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
0–2 v Egypt 28 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
1–1 v Zambia 20 May 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Argentina 25 May 1998 · Friendly

Namibia

Before

3–2 v South Africa 24 Jan 1998 · COSAFA Cup qualification 1998
1–2 v Niger 30 Jan 1998 · Friendly
1–3 v Burkina Faso 1 Feb 1998 · Friendly
3–4 v Ivory Coast 8 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
3–3 v Angola 12 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998

After

2–5 v Zimbabwe 19 Apr 1998 · COSAFA Cup 1998
1–2 v Saudi Arabia 17 May 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Angola 30 May 1998 · COSAFA Cup 1998
2–1 v Malawi 1 Aug 1998 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1998
1–1 v Zambia 8 Aug 1998 · COSAFA Cup 1998

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Ivory Coast	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2South Africa	3	1	2	0	+3	5
3Angola	3	0	2	1	-3	2
4Namibia	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Road through the tournament

South Africa

0–0 v Angola Group stage
1–1 v Ivory Coast Group stage
4–1 v Namibia Group stage
2–1 v Morocco Quarter-final
2–1 v DR Congo Semi-final
0–2 v Egypt Final

Namibia

3–4 v Ivory Coast Group stage
3–3 v Angola Group stage
1–4 v South Africa Group stage

Every South Africa v Namibia match14

From South Africa's side.


21 Jan 2024	Namibia	4–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2024	Group stage
9 Sep 2023	Namibia	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
5 Jul 2023	Namibia	1–1	Home	COSAFA Cup 2023	—
8 Oct 2020	Namibia	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
28 Jun 2019	Namibia	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2019	Group stage
5 Jun 2018	Namibia	4–1	Home	COSAFA Cup 2018	—
7 Jul 2017	Namibia	1–0	Home	COSAFA Cup 2017	—
13 Jul 2013	Namibia	2–1	Neutral	COSAFA Cup 2013	—
3 Mar 2010	Namibia	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Jul 2008	Namibia	1–0	Home	COSAFA Cup 2008	—
16 Aug 2006	Namibia	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
31 Jul 1999	Namibia	1–1 (lost on pens)	Away	COSAFA Cup 1999	—
16 Feb 1998	Namibia	4–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1998	Group stage
24 Jan 1998	Namibia	2–3	Away	COSAFA Cup qualification 1998	—

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