7 July 1992

SA national soccer team, Bafana Bafana, win the SA’s first ever FIFA sanctioned match

 

In South Africa’s first ever FIFA sanctioned match, Bafana Bafana, South Africa’s national soccer team, beat Cameroon 1-0 in an international friendly game at King’s Park Stadium in Durban. This was the first international soccer game in more than three decades.

Further reading:

SAHO feature: A history of Soccer in SA

References:

1. Author unknown (2004). ‘Lucas Radebe: Footballer of the Decade,’ in Kick Off 1994-2004, Special Edition, p. 11, 14. 
2. A history of Soccer in South Africa [online] Available at: sahistory.org.za [Accessed on 1 July 2009]