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| Nickname(s) | Banyana Banyana | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 50  1 (16 August 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 | |||
| 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 also competed at all 10 COSAFA Women's Championships, where they won seven times, came second twice and finished in fourth place once.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.