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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Without them | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 60% |
| Ahmed Pipino | Tanzania | 1 |
| Alphonce Msanga | Tanzania | 1 |
| Amadú | Mozambique | 1 |
| Chamboco | Mozambique | 1 |
| Christ Makosso | Congo | 1 |
| Christoffer Mafoumbi | Congo | 1 |
| Christopher Ibayi | Congo | 1 |
| Clésio | Mozambique | 1 |
| Danilo | Mozambique | 1 |
| Dayo António | Mozambique | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
Nothing here.
| 10 Jun 2025 | v Mozambique | 2–0 | 47′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 10 Jun 2025 | v Mozambique | 2–0 | started | 90 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 6 Jun 2025 | v Tanzania | 0–0 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | Friendly |
| 11 Oct 2024 | v Congo | 5–0 | came on 81′ | 9 | — | Yellow | African Cup of Nations qualification 2024 |
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.