1996 in South African sport

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This is a list of events in South African sport in 1996.

## Football (Rugby Union)

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* 2 July - The South Africa (Springboks) beats Fiji in Pretoria 43-18

## Football (Soccer)

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### January

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* 13 January - South Africa (Bafana Bafana) beats Cameroon 3-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup[1]
* 20 January - Bafana Bafana beats Angola 1-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup
* 24 January - Bafana Bafana loses to Egypt 0-1 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup
* 27 January - Bafana Bafana beats Algeria 2-1 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup
* 31 January - Bafana Bafana beats Ghana 3-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup

### February

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* 3 February - Bafana Bafana beats Tunisia 2-0 and wins the 1996 African Nations Cup at Soccer City, Johannesburg

### April

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* 24 April - Bafana Bafana loses to Brazil 2-3 in the Nelson Mandela Challenge held at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

### June

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* 1 June - Bafana Bafana beats Malawi 1-0 at Chicheri Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi in the World Cup qualifiers
* 15 June - Bafana Bafana beats Malawi 3-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the World Cup qualifiers

### September

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* 14 September - Bafana Bafana beats Kenya 1-0 at King's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban in the Simba Cup
* 18 September - Bafana Bafana beats Australia 2-0 at Johannesburg Stadium in the Simba Cup
* 21 September - Bafana Bafana draws with Ghana 0-0 at Loftus Versfeld Rugby Stadium, Pretoria in the Simba Cup

### November

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* 9 November - Bafana Bafana beats Zaire 1-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the World Cup qualifiers

## See also

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* 1995 in South African sport
* 1996 in South Africa
* 1997 in South African sport
* List of years in South African sport

## References

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1. ^ "SA's 1996 triumph quickened post-apartheid change". The Herald. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2024.