Africa Cup of Nations: South Africa factfile

Fixtures: Dec 22 v Angola, Marrakesh (1930), 26 v Egypt, Agadir (1700), Dec 29 v Zimbabwe, Marrakesh (1930)

Qualifying: Group K winners

Results: Uganda 2-2 home 2-0 away, Congo Brazzaville 5-0 1-1, South Sudan 3-0 3-2

Leading scorer: 3 - Teboho Mokoena

Captain: Ronwen Williams, goalkeeper

Coach: Hugo Broos (BEL)

Rankings: 11 Africa, 61 world

Previous appearances: 11

Best placing: Champions 1996

Most goals scored: Namibia 4-1 (1998), Namibia 4-0 (2024)

Most goals conceded: Nigeria 0-4 (2004)

Popular name: Bafana Bafana (The Boys)