Itumeleng Khune moved into second on the all-time caps list for Bafana Bafana on Tuesday‚ continuing to grow his legend in the national team jersey. He is in illustrious company near the top of the list‚ with other legendary names in the history of the national team. In celebration of his feat‚ we look at the top five most capped players for SA.
Benni McCarthy Caps: 80 Debut: vs Netherlands‚ June 4 1997 Last cap: vs Brazil‚ September 7 2012 McCarthy is SA’s leading scorer at international level with 31 goals in his 80 caps during a 15-year Bafana career that had plenty of ups and downs. From the four goals scored in 13 minutes against Namibia in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals‚ to bust-ups with the SA Football Association (Safa) and time out of the national team through personal choice. There is no doubt though that he is the most accomplished striker to don the national jersey and was named Player of the Tournament at those 1998 continental finals. He remains th...
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