South Africa
| Date |
FIFA Ranking position |
March 2012
|
60 |
| February 2012 |
58 |
January 2012
|
56 |
| 2011 |
53 |
| 2010 |
51 |
| 2009 |
85 |
| 2008 |
76 |
| 2007 |
77 |
| 2006 |
67 |
| 2005 |
49 |
| 2004 |
38 |
| 2003 |
36 |
| 2002 |
30 |
| 2001 |
35 |
| 2000 |
20 |
| 1999 |
30 |
| 1998 |
26 |
| 1997 |
31 |
| 1996 |
19 |
| 1995 |
40 |
| 1994 |
56 |
| 1993 |
95 |
South Africa average position from FIFA World Ranking creation is 47
THEFIRST GAME
Their earliest documented football match in
South Africa was held in
Cape Town, although Pietermaritzburg also claims to be the cradle of the game in the country. Football was brought to
South Africa in the same way it was spread elsewhere in the world, through the British military and through travelers from the colonial power.
The Cape Argus newspaper advertised the first match, played on August 23, 1862, between soldiers of the British garrison and employees of the colonial administration, including a youthful John X Merriman, who later went on to become prime minister of the Cape Colony. It was played at Green Point, which ironically is now offering up a new stadium to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals.
Bafana Bafana player profiles under construction......
|
