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 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11.1% |
| Without them | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 20% |
| John Utaka | Nigeria | 2 |
| Seyi Olofinjana | Nigeria | 2 |
| Abdelkarim Kissi | Morocco | 1 |
| Abdeslam Ouaddou | Morocco | 1 |
| Adel Chedli | Tunisia | 1 |
| Alain Gaspoz | Benin | 1 |
| Ali Boumnijel | Tunisia | 1 |
| Andrew Sinkala | Zambia | 1 |
| Anicet Adjamossi | Benin | 1 |
| Anis Ayari | Tunisia | 1 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 5 Jun 2004 | v Cape Verde | 2–1 | 68′ | — | Winning goal | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
| 5 Jun 2004 | v Cape Verde | 2–1 | 40′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 6 Sep 2008 | v Nigeria | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2008 |
| 30 Jan 2006 | v Zambia | 0–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Group stage |
| 26 Jan 2006 | v Tunisia | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Group stage |
| 22 Jan 2006 | v Guinea | 0–2 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2006 · Group stage |
| 7 Sep 2005 | v Germany | 2–4 | came on 66′ | 24 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Jun 2004 | v Cape Verde | 2–1 | — | — | 2 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2004 |
| 4 Feb 2004 | v Morocco | 1–1 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2004 · Group stage |
| 31 Jan 2004 | v Nigeria | 0–4 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2004 · Group stage |
| 27 Jan 2004 | v Benin | 2–0 | started | 90 | — | — | African Cup of Nations 2004 · Group stage |
| 22 May 2003 | v England | 1–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | 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.