Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kunyange zvazvo South Africa yakapinda muAfrica Cup of Nations gare gare zvikuru kupfuura nyika dzakawanda dzeAfrica (nyika yakarongwa kuti ipinde mu1957 Africa Cup of Nations yokutanga asi yakarambidzwa nokuda kwehutongi hwechisarura), sezvo vakapinda kokutanga sevanogamuchira 1996 edition, South Africa yakakurumidza kuzvisimbisa se simba reAfrica riri kubuda. Chikwata ichi chakabudirira zvikuru mumakwikwi ekutanga ayo South Africa yakatora chikamu, chikatora mukombe wavo wekutanga, uye wekutanga wekuAfrica. Kubva ipapo, South Africa inoramba ichipinda uye inoramba iri simba rinotarisirwa, kunyange hazvo kubudirira kwave kusinganzwisisike kubvira 2000s. Kunze kwegore ra1996, South Africa yakatambirawo 2013 Africa Cup of Nations uye yakakwanisa kuenda kumaquarter-finals. Zvakare vakasvika kumaquarter-finals mu
2019 edition yemutambo.