Tallest: 1 · 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 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 44.4% |
| Without them | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 41.2% |
| Absalom Iimbondi | Namibia | 2 |
| Ananias Gebhardt | Namibia | 2 |
| Edmílson Viegas | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Harramiz | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Iniesta | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Ivonaldo Viegas | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Jardel Nazaré | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Joçy | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Lúcio Oliveira | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Luís Leal | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 8 Jun 2018 | v Botswana | 3–0 | 39′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | COSAFA Cup 2018 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 16 Nov 2020 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 4–2 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 13 Nov 2020 | v São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–0 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2020 |
| 11 Oct 2020 | v Zambia | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | — | Friendly |
| 8 Oct 2020 | v Namibia | 1–1 | came on 59′ | 31 | — | — | Friendly |
| 20 Nov 2018 | v Paraguay | 1–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 8 Jun 2018 | v Botswana | 3–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | COSAFA Cup 2018 |
| 5 Jun 2018 | v Namibia | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2018 |
| 3 Jun 2018 | v Madagascar | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2018 |
| 21 Mar 2018 | v Angola | 1–1 | started | 120 | — | — | Friendly |
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.