Kunyange zvazvo South Africa yakapinda muAfrican Cup of Nations gare gare kupfuura dzimwe nyika dzakawanda dzemuAfrica (nyika iyi yakanga yakarongerwa kutora chikamu mumutambo wekutanga we1957 Africa Cup of Nations asi haina kubvumirwa nekuda kwehurumende yechisarura), sezvo vakapinda kekutanga sevakagamuchira mutambo we1996, South Africa yakakurumidza kuzvisimbisa sesimba 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. Vakasvika zvakare kumaquarter-finals mu2019 edition
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