South Africa women's national soccer team

South Africa

Nickname(s)	Banyana Banyana
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Desiree Ellis
Captain	Refiloe Jane
Most caps	Janine Van Wyk (185)
Top scorer	Portia Modise (101)
FIFA code	RSA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	51 (14 June 2024)[1]
Highest	45 (August 2023)
Lowest	74 (June – September 2005; December 2007)
First international
South Africa 14–0 Eswatini  (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
South Africa 17–0 Comoros  (Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 31 July 2019)
Biggest defeat
China 13–0 South Africa  (Dalian, China; 7 September 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2019)
Best result	Round of 16 (2023)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	13 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	10th (2012)
COSAFA Women's Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Medal record Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Morocco 2018 Ghana 2012 Equatorial Guinea 2008 Equatorial Guinea 2000 South Africa 2006 Nigeria 2010 South Africa COSAFA Women's Championship 2002 Zimbabwe 2006 Zambia 2017 Zimbabwe 2018 South Africa 2019 South Africa 2020 South Africa 2022 South Africa 2011 Zimbabwe 2022 South Africa
Website	https://www.safa.net/

The South Africa women's national football team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana (The Girls), is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association.

South Africa competed in two Olympic Games, two FIFA Women's World Cups, and 14 Women's African Cup of Nations, where they were runners up five times before winning once. They've also competed at all 10 COSAFA Women's Championships, where they won seven times, came second twice and finished in fourth place once.