South Africa women's national football team
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| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Banyana Banyana | ||
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| Association | South African Football Association | ||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Vera Pauw | ||
| Captain | Janine Van Wyk | ||
| Most caps | Portia Modise (124) | ||
| Top scorer | Portia Modise (98) | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 61  2 (25 September 2015) |
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| Highest | 50 (2013) | ||
| Lowest | 74 (June 2005) | ||
| First international | |||
 South Africa 14–0 Swaziland  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993) |
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| African Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up; 1995, 2000, 2008, 2012 | ||
The South Africa national women's football team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana (The Girls), is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association.
Their first official match was held in 30 May 1993 against Swaziland.[1]
They qualified for the Olympic football for the first time in 2012 tournament,[2] while at that time they have not yet qualified for FIFA Women's World Cup.
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World Cup record
| World Cup Finals | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 |
Banned | ||||||||
 1995 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1999 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2003 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2011 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2015 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games record
| Olympic Games Finals | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1996 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2000 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2004 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2008 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2012 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | |
 2016 |
Qualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1/5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Performance in Africa Women's Championship
| CAF Women's Championship | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | |
| 1991 | Banned | ||||||||
| 1995 | Runners up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 | −1 | |
 1998 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | |
 2000 |
Runners up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
| 2002 |
Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | |
| 2004 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | |
| 2006 |
Third place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | |
 2008 |
Runners up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| 2010 |
Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | |
| 2012 |
Runners up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
 2014 |
Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| Total | Runners up 4 times | 46 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 76 | 75 | +1 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
As of October 22, 2014:[3]
Head coach: Vera Pauw
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