John Ogu joins Eagles Tuesday

John Ogu joins Eagles Tuesday

Academica of Portugal ace John Ogu has told MTNFootball.com he will join the Eagles camp in Germany latest Tuesday.

National Team

South Africa

South Africa

Nickname:
Bafana Bafana
Founded:
1991
Joined FIFA:
1992
Coach:
Gordon Igesund
South Africa

Four years after their readmission to the international stage after many years of exile, a Nelson Mandela-inspired South Africa marked their return to the football world with a bang, winning the 1996 African Cup of Nations at home, beating Tunisia 2-0 in the final in Johannesburg, thanks to two goals from Mark Williams. However, unfortunately for the country, (who in 1996 were ranked 16th in the world), its been a steady decline ever since, with their current ranking at 85th.

Following the 1996 continental success, South African finished second in 1998, third in 2000, reached the last eight in 2002, but were then knocked out at the first round stage of the next three tournaments.

Indeed South Africa failed to qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, while only ensuring their place at the 2010 World Cup due to the fact that they will be hosting the tournament.

The national team, Bafana Bafana, have twice participated in the World Cup finals – in 1998 and 2002. On both occasions however, South Africa exited after the first round, with a victory over Slovenia in 2002 their only ever win in the finals.

South Africa’s most notable exports over the years include Lucas Radebe, Mark Fish, and Shaun Bartlett, all of whom had success in the English Premiership. Striker and highest goal-scorer (31 international goals to date) Benni McCarthy, currently at Blackburn, has also done well in his time in England, although his most notable achievement is winning the European Champions League while at Porto. Everton star Steven Pienaar is the pick of South Africa’s exports today. Skipper Aaron Mokoena is South Africa’s most capped player (92 caps) and currently plays his football at Portsmouth.

The local league, the Premier Soccer League (Absa Premiership), began in 1996, and is amongst the best on the continent and is fully professional. It comprises 16 teams, with the most successful club being Mamelodi Sundowns with five titles. Sundowns’ Pretoria rivals SuperSport United have however taken the league for the last two seasons. The country’s most supported team, Kaizer Chiefs, have won the title twice since the Premiership’s inception 13 years ago.

FIFA World Rankings

Country Updated 15 Dec
51 Panama Up
2
52 South Africa Down
-4
53 Honduras Up 3

Africa Rankings

Country Updated 15 Dec
07 Cameroon Down
-1
08 South Africa Down
-4
09 Cape Verde Up 9

Team Info

Coach Team Nickname
Gordon Igesund Bafana Bafana
Founded Joined FIFA President Address
1991 1992 Kirsten Nematandani 125 Samuel Evans Road Aeroton, Johannesburg
Telephone Fax Website
+27-11/494 3522 +27-11/494 3013 www.safa.net
Honours
FIFA World Cup Appearances: 3 (1998, 2002, 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations Winners: 1 (1996)
Africa Cup of Nations Runners Up: 1 (1998)

Team History

Tournament P W D L GF GA
2013 COSAFA Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Africa Cup of Nations 4 1 3 0 5 3
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Round 2) 3 1 2 0 4 2
2011 African Nations Championship (CHAN) 4 3 0 1 6 4
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers (Round 1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 6 2 3 1 4 2
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5
2010 African Women's Championship 5 3 0 2 9 6
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - Africa (Round 2) 6 2 1 3 5 5
2008 African Cup of Nations 3 0 2 1 3 5
2006 Africa Cup of Nations 3 0 0 3 0 5
2004 Africa Cup of Nations 3 1 1 1 3 5
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 3 1 1 1 5 5
2002 Africa Cup of Nations 4 1 2 1 3 3
2000 Africa Cup of Nations 6 3 2 1 8 6
1998 FIFA World Cup France 3 0 2 1 3 6
1998 Africa Cup of Nations 6 3 2 1 9 6
1996 Africa Cup of Nations 6 5 0 1 11 2
International Friendlies 22 8 6 8 25 15
2011 All Africa Games Qualifiers 1 1 0 0 2 0

Team Record

  MP W D L GF GA GD Y R Pts
Overall Record 22 8 6 8 25 15 24 11 0 10
Home Record 16 7 6 3 22 8 14 8 0 7
Away Record 6 1 0 5 3 7 -4 3 0 3

Last 10

                     
Last 10: D L W L W L        
Last 10 Home: D L W L W W        
Last 10 Away: W L L L L L        

Latest Fixtures & Results

Home Results Away Date Venue Matches
Norway Norway 1 - 0 South Africa South Africa 10 Oct 09 Oslo -
Iceland Iceland 1 - 0 South Africa South Africa 13 Oct 09 Reykjavik -
South Africa South Africa 0 - 0 Japan Japan 14 Nov 09 Port Eliza... -
South Africa South Africa 0 - 0 Jamaica Jamaica 17 Nov 09 Bloemfonte... -
South Africa South Africa 3 - 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 27 Jan 10 Durban -
South Africa South Africa 1 - 1 Namibia Namibia 03 Mar 10 Durban -
South Africa South Africa 1 - 1 Bulgaria Bulgaria 24 May 10 Orlando St... Report
South Africa South Africa 2 - 1 Colombia Colombia 27 May 10 Soccer Cit... Report
South Africa South Africa 5 - 0 Guatemala Guatemala 31 May 10 Peter Moka... Report
South Africa South Africa 1 - 0 Denmark Denmark 05 Jun 10 Atteridgev... Report
South Africa South Africa 0 - 1 USA USA 17 Nov 10 Cape Town ... Report
South Africa South Africa - Kenya Kenya 09 Feb 11 Rustenburg -
South Africa South Africa 1 - 1 Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire 12 Nov 11 Nelson Man... Report
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2 - 1 South Africa South Africa 15 Nov 11 Harare Report
South Africa South Africa - Senegal Senegal 29 Feb 12 -
South Africa South Africa 3 - 0 Gabon Gabon 15 Jun 12 Report
Brazil Brazil 1 - 0 South Africa South Africa 07 Sep 12 Report
South Africa South Africa 2 - 0 Mozambique Mozambique 11 Sep 12 Mbombela S... Report
Poland Poland 1 - 0 South Africa South Africa 12 Oct 12 National S... Report
Kenya Kenya 1 - 2 South Africa South Africa 16 Oct 12 Report
South Africa South Africa 0 - 1 Zambia Zambia 14 Nov 12 Soccer Cit... Report
South Africa South Africa 3 - 1 Malawi Malawi 22 Dec 12 Report
South Africa South Africa 0 - 1 Norway Norway 08 Jan 13 Cape Town ... Report
South Africa South Africa 0 - 0 Algeria Algeria 12 Jan 13 Report
Home Fixtures Away Date Venue Matches
No fixtures available.

Squad List

  Name MP Min G Y R
0 Anele Ngcongca 6 (1) 464 0 1 0
0 Katlego Mashego 0 (1) 61 0 0 0
0 Steven Pienaar 4 (1) 365 0 0 0
0 Moeneeb Josephs 2 (1) 224 0 1 0
0 Bradley Grobler 0 0 0 0 0
0 Reneilwe Letsholonyane 8 (3) 656 1 1 0
0 Kagisho Dikgacoi 8 (2) 705 0 2 0
Goal Keeper
0 Darren Keet 0 0 0 0 0
0 Senzo Meyiwa 0 0 0 0 0
1 Wayne Sandilands 0 0 0 0 0
16 Itumeleng Khune 9 766 0 1 0
Defender
0 Siyanda Xulu 0 (1) 10 0 0 0
0 Ricardo Nunes 1 90 0 0 0
0 Thabo Nthethe 1 90 0 0 0
0 Kgosi Ntlhe 0 0 0 0 0
0 Kamohelo Mokotjo 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
0 Bevan Fransman 0 (1) 20 0 0 0
0 Thabo Matlaba 1 (1) 96 0 0 0
0 Erick Mathoho 1 90 0 0 0
0 Punch Masenamela 2 168 0 0 0
0 Bongani Khumalo 9 764 0 0 0
0 Tebogo Langerman 0 0 0 0 0
0 Happy Jele 0 0 0 0 0
2 Siboniso Gaxa 5 (3) 543 0 1 0
3 Tsepo Masilela 4 (1) 305 0 0 0
4 Siyabonga Sangweni 6 496 1 1 0
6 Morgan Gould 3 260 0 1 0
Midfielder
0 Katlego Mashego (FST) 0 0 0 0 0
0 George Maluleka 0 (2) 42 0 0 0
0 Dean Furman 4 283 0 0 0
0 Sifiso Myeni 1 52 0 0 0
0 Lerato Chabangu 4 255 0 1 0
0 Delron Buckley 0 (1) 10 0 0 0
0 Thuso Phala 2 (1) 218 0 0 0
0 Mzikayise Mashaba 0 (1) 30 1 0 0
0 May Mahlangu 1 (3) 177 1 0 0
0 Hlompho Kekana 0 0 0 0 0
0 Oupa Manyisa 0 (1) 30 0 0 0
0 Lebohang Mokoena 1 46 0 0 0
8 Siphiwe Tshabalala 10 (1) 855 2 0 0
11 Teko Modise 5 (1) 360 1 0 0
15 Andile Jali 0 (2) 42 0 0 0
17 Bernard Parker 3 (5) 362 3 0 0
18 Tlou Segolela 0 0 0 0 0
19 Daylen Claasen 1 (1) 72 0 0 0
21 Thanduyise Khuboni 3 (1) 253 0 0 0
Striker
0 Tokelo Rantie 2 (2) 174 1 1 0
0 Dino Ndlovu 1 33 0 0 0
0 Benni McCarthy 0 (2) 37 0 0 0
0 Kermit Erasmus 0 (1) 44 0 0 0
0 Lehlohonolo Majoro 0 (2) 13 1 0 0
0 Eleazar Rodgers 0 0 0 0 0
0 Thamsanqa Gabuza 0 (1) 16 0 0 0
9 Katlego Mphela 7 521 5 0 0
11 Thulani Serero 3 (2) 262 0 0 0
18 Siyabonga Nomvethe 0 (4) 72 0 0 0

Photo Gallery

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  • South African players dejected after their loss during football match between South Africa and Mali Quarterfinals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Finals at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban , February 02 , 2013     © Sabelo Mngoma/BackpagePix

    South African players dejected after their loss during football match between South Africa and Mali Quarterfinals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Finals at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban , February 02 , 2013 © Sabelo Mngoma/BackpagePix

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2 comments
Report Abuse Posted by Ren on Wednesday Aug 15 at 16:28 SAST

We are 100 percent behind you

Report Abuse Posted by Ren on Wednesday Aug 15 at 16:26 SAST

Bafana Bafana all the way!

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