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 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 28.6% |
| Without them | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 38.2% |
| Benoit Marie | Seychelles | 2 |
| Bertrand Esther | Seychelles | 2 |
| Colin Bibi | Seychelles | 2 |
| Colin Esther | Seychelles | 2 |
| Dani Alves | Brazil | 2 |
| Darrel Damoo | Seychelles | 2 |
| David Luiz | Brazil | 2 |
| Gervais Waye-Hive | Seychelles | 2 |
| Hulk | Brazil | 2 |
| Jerome Dingwall | Seychelles | 2 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 13 Oct 2018 | v Seychelles | 6–0 | 81′ | — | Extended lead | 5–0 | African Cup of Nations qualification 2018 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 20 Nov 2018 | v Paraguay | 1–1 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 16 Oct 2018 | v Seychelles | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2018 |
| 13 Oct 2018 | v Seychelles | 6–0 | came on 71′ | 19 | 1 | — | African Cup of Nations qualification 2018 |
| 7 Oct 2017 | v Burkina Faso | 3–1 | came on 86′ | 4 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2017 |
| 5 Mar 2014 | v Brazil | 0–5 | came on 52′ | 38 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Oct 2012 | v Poland | 0–1 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | Friendly |
| 7 Sep 2012 | v Brazil | 0–1 | started, off 32′ | 32 | — | — | 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.