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ShirtPitso Mosimane (since 2026)TBCInternational Friendlies

Grupo D · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2026/27
1.°
Position
2
Played
2
Won
7
Goals for
1
Goals against
6
Points

Grupo B · African Cup of Nations

2025/26
2.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
5
Goals for
4
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 6 of 24 in the competitionGoals1.50Shots on target per match · 3 of 24 in the competitionShots on target5.75Goals per 100 shots · 11 of 24 in the competitionConversion12%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 16 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 1 of 24 in the competitionPossession63%Duels won over duels contested · 11 of 24 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 24 teams in African Cup of Nations in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.506.º
Shots on target5.753.º
Conversion12%11.º
Clean sheets0%16.º
Possession63%1.º
Duels won51%11.º

Grupo A · FIFA World Cup

2025/26
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
3
Goals against
4
Points
Goals scored per match · 41 of 48 in the competitionGoals0.50Shots on target per match · 34 of 48 in the competitionShots on target2.75Goals per 100 shots · 38 of 48 in the competitionConversion8%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 20 of 48 in the competitionClean sheets25%Average share of the ball · 26 of 48 in the competitionPossession48%Duels won over duels contested · 33 of 48 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 48 teams in FIFA World Cup in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 48 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.5041.º
Shots on target2.7534.º
Conversion8%38.º
Clean sheets25%20.º
Possession48%26.º
Duels won48%33.º

Grupo A · COSAFA Cup

2025/26
1.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
1
Goals against
4
Points
Goals scored per match · 5 of 14 in the competitionGoals1.00Shots on target per match · 8 of 14 in the competitionShots on target0.80Goals per 100 shots · 12 of 12 in the competitionConversion1%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 7 of 14 in the competitionClean sheets40%Average share of the ball · 7 of 11 in the competitionPossession43%

Compared with the 14 teams in COSAFA Cup in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 14 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

No data in this competition: Duels won.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.005.º
Shots on target0.808.º
Conversion1%12.º
Clean sheets40%7.º
Possession43%7.º

Grupo K · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2024/25
1.°
Position
6
Played
4
Won
16
Goals for
5
Goals against
14
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 48 in the competitionGoals2.67Shots on target per match · 1 of 48 in the competitionShots on target6.67Goals per 100 shots · 5 of 48 in the competitionConversion19%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 13 of 48 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 1 of 48 in the competitionPossession67%Duels won over duels contested · 5 of 48 in the competitionDuels won53%

Compared with the 48 teams in African Cup of Nations Qualifiers in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 48 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.672.º
Shots on target6.671.º
Conversion19%5.º
Clean sheets50%13.º
Possession67%1.º
Duels won53%5.º

Grupo C · African Nations Championship

2024/25
3.°
Position
4
Played
1
Won
6
Goals for
5
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 3 of 19 in the competitionGoals1.50Shots on target per match · 10 of 19 in the competitionShots on target3.50Goals per 100 shots · 1 of 19 in the competitionConversion21%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 13 of 19 in the competitionClean sheets25%Average share of the ball · 7 of 19 in the competitionPossession51%Duels won over duels contested · 17 of 19 in the competitionDuels won46%

Compared with the 19 teams in African Nations Championship in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 19 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.503.º
Shots on target3.5010.º
Conversion21%1.º
Clean sheets25%13.º
Possession51%7.º
Duels won46%17.º

Grupo A · COSAFA Cup

2024/25
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
2
Goals for
1
Goals against
5
Points
Goals scored per match · 9 of 12 in the competitionGoals0.67Shots on target per match · 9 of 12 in the competitionShots on target0.67Goals per 100 shots · 1 of 10 in the competitionConversion100%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 12 in the competitionClean sheets67%Average share of the ball · 3 of 9 in the competitionPossession67%

Compared with the 12 teams in COSAFA Cup in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 12 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

No data in this competition: Duels won.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.679.º
Shots on target0.679.º
Conversion100%1.º
Clean sheets67%1.º
Possession67%3.º

Grupo E · African Cup of Nations

2023/24
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
4
Goals for
2
Goals against
4
Points

Grupo A · COSAFA Cup

2023/24
1.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
5
Goals for
3
Goals against
7
Points

Grupo K · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2022/23
2.°
Position
4
Played
2
Won
7
Goals for
6
Goals against
7
Points

Grupo A · COSAFA Cup

2021/22
1.°
Position
4
Played
3
Won
6
Goals for
0
Goals against
10
Points

Grupo C · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2019/20
3.°
Position
6
Played
3
Won
8
Goals for
7
Goals against
10
Points

Grupo E · African Cup of Nations Qualifiers

2018/19
2.°
Position
6
Played
3
Won
11
Goals for
2
Goals against
12
Points

Grupo D · African Cup of Nations

2018/19
3.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
1
Goals for
2
Goals against
3
Points

Grupo C · African Cup of Nations

2014/15
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
3
Goals for
6
Goals against
1
Points

Grupo A · African Cup of Nations

2012/13
1.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
4
Goals for
2
Goals against
5
Points

Trends

2026/27
1.00
Scored
0.00
Conceded
100%
Clean sheets
0%
Over 2.5 goals
Last 6
When they score46-60'

Squad

2026/27

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
24Sipho ChaineGoalkeeperSouth Africa291.86 m77 kgRight2023
13Ricardo GossGoalkeeperSouth Africa321.81 m75 kgRight2019
30Ronwen WilliamsGoalkeeperSouth Africa341.84 m79 kgRight2013

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
23Fawaaz BasadienDefenderSouth Africa29--Left2023
18Samukele KabiniFull backSouth Africa221.81 m79 kgLeft2025
24Olwethu MakhanyaCentre backSouth Africa221.88 m72 kgRight2026
2Thabang MatuludiFull backSouth Africa271.89 m75 kgRight2024
6Aubrey ModibaFull backSouth Africa311.67 m73 kgLeft2016
27Thapelo MorenaFull backSouth Africa331.70 m62 kgRight2019
25Khulumani NdamaneCentre backSouth Africa221.83 m76 kgRight2025
20Ime OkonCentre backSouth Africa221.87 m86 kgRight2023
33Lebone SeemaDefenderSouth Africa23---2026
5Nkosinathi SibisiCentre backSouth Africa311.77 m79 kgRight2021

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
15Bathusi AubaasMidfielderSouth Africa311.80 m--2022
4Teboho MokoenaDef. midfieldSouth Africa291.76 m76 kgRight2018
18Brooklyn PoggenpoelDef. midfieldSouth Africa271.81 m74 kgRight2024
36Kamogelo SebelebeleWing backSouth Africa241.66 m55 kgRight2025
15Yaya SitholeCentre midSouth Africa271.88 m87 kgRight2021
18Themba ZwaneAtt. midfieldSouth Africa371.70 m67 kgRight2014

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
12Oswin AppollisWingerSouth Africa251.71 m70 kgRight2023
84Shandre CampbellForwardSouth Africa211.78 m65 kgLeft2025
15Puso DithejaneWingerSouth Africa221.83 m79 kgRight2023
21Cassius MailulaStrikerSouth Africa251.73 m66 kg-2023
12Thapelo MasekoWingerSouth Africa221.78 m74 kgLeft2022
17Tashreeq MatthewsForwardSouth Africa261.75 m-Right2026
9Yamela MbuthumaForwardSouth Africa24---2024
38Relebohile MofokengWingerSouth Africa211.70 m69 kgRight2024
11Tshepang MoremiWingerSouth Africa261.68 m70 kgLeft2023
13Iqraam RaynersStrikerSouth Africa301.76 m76 kgRight2023
28Luther SinghForwardSouth Africa291.71 m60 kgRight2017