Tallest: 3 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 2 · Minute
South Africa's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 50% |
| Without them | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 56.3% |
| Aaron Katebe | Zambia | 1 |
| Abel Yalew | Ethiopia | 1 |
| Abraham Siankombo | Zambia | 1 |
| Absalom Iimbondi | Namibia | 1 |
| Abubeker Nasser | Ethiopia | 1 |
| Albert Kangwanda | Zambia | 1 |
| Alford Velaphi | Botswana | 1 |
| Alick Lungu | Malawi | 1 |
| Amanuel Gebremichael | Ethiopia | 1 |
| Amanuel Yohannes | Ethiopia | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 14 Jul 2023 | v Zambia | 1–2 | 44′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 11 Jul 2023 | v Eswatini | 2–1 | 89′ | — | Winning goal | 2–1 | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 11 Jul 2023 | v Eswatini | 2–1 | 76′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 16 Jul 2023 | v Malawi | 0–0 | started | 120 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 14 Jul 2023 | v Zambia | 1–2 | started, off 77′ | 77 | 1 | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 11 Jul 2023 | v Eswatini | 2–1 | came on 68′ | 22 | 2 | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 8 Jul 2023 | v Botswana | 2–1 | started, off 59′ | 59 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 5 Jul 2023 | v Namibia | 1–1 | came on 47′ | 43 | — | — | COSAFA Cup 2023 |
| 9 Oct 2021 | v Ethiopia | 3–1 | started, off 35′ | 35 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
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.