Tallest: 2 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 1 · Minute
South Africa's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0% |
| Without them | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Afriyie Acquah | Ghana | 1 |
| Aïssa Mandi | Algeria | 1 |
| André Ayew | Ghana | 1 |
| Asamoah Gyan | Ghana | 1 |
| Baba Rahman | Ghana | 1 |
| Brimah Razak | Ghana | 1 |
| Carl Medjani | Algeria | 1 |
| Christian Atsu | Ghana | 1 |
| Daniel Amartey | Ghana | 1 |
| Emmanuel Badu | Ghana | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 11 Oct 2014 | v Congo | 2–0 | 52′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2014 |
| 5 Sep 2014 | v Sudan | 3–0 | 79′ | — | Extended lead | 3–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2014 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 27 Jan 2015 | v Ghana | 1–2 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2015 · Group stage |
| 19 Jan 2015 | v Algeria | 1–3 | came on 79′ | 11 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2015 · Group stage |
| 11 Oct 2014 | v Congo | 2–0 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2014 |
| 5 Sep 2014 | v Sudan | 3–0 | — | — | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2014 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.