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In 1906, a team of white South African footballers boarded a ship bound for South America. They played twelve matches across Argentina and Uruguay, winning eleven and losing only one to the Alumni club in Buenos Aires on the 24th of June.
FIFA permanently banned South Africa from international competition after the Soweto uprising in 1976. The ban lasted sixteen years before readmission in 1991 allowed the team to re-enter qualifying stages for future World Cups.
Philippe Troussier coached the squad during their debut World Cup appearance in France 1998. Despite drawing against Denmark and Saudi Arabia, they finished third in their group after a 3, 0 loss to hosts France.
South Africa became the first host nation to fail advancing past the group stage at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Their opening match ended in a 1, 1 draw with Mexico after Siphiwe Tshabalala scored a long-range strike.
In 2011, SAFA paid R5 million to regain rights to the nickname. Fans first shouted 'Bafana Bafana' meaning Go boys at Kings Park stadium in Durban during July 1992 after South Africa beat Cameroon.