14 April 2006
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| Senior Friendlies | ||||
| 15 Jan | South Africa | 1-0 | Angola | Mmabatho |
| 20 Mar | Saudi Arabia | 1-0 | South Africa | Italy |
| 27 Mar | Georgia | 4-1 | South Africa | |
| 17 Apr | South Africa | 0-0 | Ecuador | Spain |
| 12 May | South Africa | 1-0 | Madagascar | Durban |
| 20 May | Scotland |
0-2 | South Africa | Reunification Cup, Hong Kong |
| 23 May | Turkey |
0-2 | South Africa | Reunification Cup, Hong Kong |
| 23 Oct | Kenya win 5-3 on pen |
1-1 | South Africa | Castle Lager Cup, Tanzania |
| 26 Oct | Tanzania | 1-1 | South Africa win 4-3 on pen |
Castle Lager Cup, Tanzania |
| 19 Nov | South Africa | 1-1 | Senegal win 4-1 on pen |
Nelson Mandela Challenge, Johannesburg |
| Other Senior Friendlies | ||||
| 17 Sep | South Africa B | 0-2 | Paraguay | LG Cup 2002, Iran |
| 19 Sep | Morocco win 3-0 on pen |
0-0 | South Africa B | LG Cup 2002, Iran |
| U23 Friendlies | ||||
| 20 Nov | Namibia | 1-1 | South Africa | |
| 24 Nov | Namibia | 1-3 | South Africa | |
| 27 Dec | South Africa | 1-0 | Lesotho | |
| 29 Dec | Lesotho | 0-5 | South Africa | |
| African Women's Championship 2002 | ||||
| 3rd Place Playoff, Nigeria | ||||
| 20 Dec | Cameroon | 3-0 | South Africa | |
| South Africa gets 4th place | ||||
| Semifinal, Nigeria | ||||
| 18 Dec | South Africa | 0-5 | Nigeria | |
| South Africa fails to qualify for the World Cup in China | ||||
| Group Rounds, Nigeria | ||||
| 8 Dec | South Africa | 2-1 | Cameroon | |
| 11 Dec | Angola | 1-1 | South Africa | |
| 14 Dec | South Africa | 3-1 | Zimbabwe | |
| South Africa win group and advance to semifinals | ||||
| Second Round | ||||
| 21 Sep | Zambia | 1-4 | South Africa | |
| 12 Oct | South Africa | 4-0 | Zambia | |
| South Africa advance to Finals in Nigeria | ||||
| African Cup of Nations 2004 | ||||
| Qualifying Group 11 | ||||
| 8 Sep | Cote d'Ivoire | 0-0 | South Africa | |
| 13 Oct | South Africa | 2-0 | Burundi | |
| COSAFA Castle Cup 2002 | ||||
| Finals | ||||
| 28 Sep | South Africa | 1-0 | Malawi | |
| 21 Sep | Malawi | 1-3 | South Africa | |
| South Africa win Cup for the first time | ||||
| Semifinals | ||||
| 24 Aug | South Africa | 4-1 | Swaziland | |
| South Africa through to finals | ||||
| Quarterfinals | ||||
| 21 Jul | South Africa | 0-0 | Madagascar | |
| South Africa through 4-1 on penalties | ||||
| First Round | ||||
| 30 Mar | Botswana | 0-0 | South Africa | |
| South Africa through 5-4 on penalties | ||||
| World Cup 2002 | ||||
| Group Round - Group B, Korea | ||||
| 2 Jun | Paraguay | 2-2 | South Africa | Busan |
| 8 Jun | South Africa | 1-0 | Slovenia | Daegu |
| 12 Jun | South Africa | 2-3 | Spain | Daejeon |
| South Africa bow out of the competition | ||||
| COSAFA Women's Cup 2002 | ||||
| Final | ||||
| 28 Apr | Zimbabwe | 1-2 | South Africa | |
| South Africa win inaugural championship | ||||
| Semifinals | ||||
| 26 Apr | South Africa | 3-1 | Zambia | |
| South Africa through to finals | ||||
| League Stage, Group B | ||||
| 19 Apr | South Africa | 14-0 | Botswana | |
| 22 Apr | Mozambique | 0-13 | South Africa | |
| 24 Apr | South Africa | 4-0 | Swaziland | |
| South Africa through to semifinals | ||||
| African Cup of Nations 2002 | ||||
| Quarterfinals | ||||
| 3 Feb | Mali | 2-0 | South Africa | |
| South Africa knocked out of the competition | ||||
| Final Round - Group B, Segou, Mali | ||||
| 20 Jan | Burkina Faso | 0-0 | South Africa | |
| 24 Jan | Ghana | 0-0 | South Africa | |
| 30 Jan | Morocco | 1-3 | South Africa | |
| South Africa win group and advance to quarterfinals | ||||
| African U-17 Championships 2003 | ||||
| First Round | ||||
| 22 Dec | Lesotho | 1-1 | South Africa | |
| 2nd leg in Jan 03 | ||||
| COSAFA U-20 Tournament, Johannesburg | ||||
| 3rd Place Playoff, Eldorado Park | ||||
| 8 Dec | South Africa | 2-0 | Zambia | |
| South Africa get third place | ||||
| Semifinal, Alexandra Stadium | ||||
| 6 Dec | South Africa | 0-2 | Zimbabwe | |
| Quarterfinal, Eldorado Park | ||||
| 4 Dec | South Africa | 7-1 | Swaziland | |
| Group A, Eldorado Park | ||||
| 30 Nov | South Africa | 5-0 | Lesotho | |
| 2 Dec | South Africa | 2-2 | Malawi | |
| South Africa win group | ||||
| All Africa Games 2003 Qualifying, U-23s | ||||
| First Round | ||||
| 22 Sep | South Africa | 2-2 | Malawi | |
| 26 Oct | Malawi | 2-2 | South Africa | |
| South Africa win 4-3 on penalties and advance to second round | ||||
| African Nations Youth Championships 2003 (U-20) | ||||
| Second Round | ||||
| 29 Sep | Zambia | 4-1 | South Africa | |
| 19 Oct | South Africa | 3-0 | Zambia | |
| South Africa advance to Finals on away goals rule | ||||
| First Round | ||||
| 20 Jul | South Africa | 2-0 | Madagascar | |
| 11 Aug | Madagascar | 0-3 | South Africa | |
| South Africa advance | ||||
| U23 Four Nations Tournament, Cup Patron of Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Angola | ||||
| Final | ||||
| 31 Aug | Angola | 4-2 | South Africa | |
| First Round - South Africa, DR Congo, Angola, Congo | ||||
| 29 Aug | South Africa | 2-1 | DR Congo | |
| U-23 Ten Nations Tournament, France | ||||
| League Stage, Group B | ||||
| 7 May | Germany | 1-1 | South Africa | |
| 9 May | South Africa | 0-3 | Japan | |
| 11 May | Italy | 4-0 | South Africa | |
| 13 May | Ireland | 1-2 | South Africa | |
| South Africa fail to qualify for the finals | ||||
| U-17 Four Nations Tournament 2002 | ||||
| Round Robin | ||||
| 25 Apr | South Africa | 2-0 | Botswana | |
| 26 Apr | South Africa | 5-4 | Swaziland | |
| 28 Apr | South Africa | 4-0 | Lesotho | |
| South Africa win tournament | ||||
| African Women's U-19 Championship 2002 | ||||
| Finals | ||||
| 7 Apr | Nigeria | 6-0 | South Africa | |
| 20 Apr | South Africa | 2-3 | Nigeria | |
| South Africa runner's up - fail to qualify for World Cup | ||||
| Semifinals | ||||
| 26 Jan | Central African Republic | 0-2 | South Africa | |
| 23-24 Mar | South Africa | * | Central African Republic | |
| *South Africa initially expelled after failing to grant visas to visitors - SA's appeal was successful and they proceed following CAR's withdrawal | ||||
| U-23 Five Nations Tournament, South Africa | ||||
| Final | ||||
| 27 Jan | Zimbabwe | 1-3 | South Africa | Kwa-Masiza |
| South Africa win trophy | ||||
| League Stage | ||||
| 21 Jan | South Africa | 1-3 | Zimbabwe | Eldorado Park |
| 23 Jan | South Africa | 2-2 | Angola | Kwa-Masiza |
| 24 Jan | South Africa | 1-0 | Ghana | Eldorado Park |
| 26 Jan | South Africa | 2-1 | Denmark | Kwa-Masiza |
| South Africa advance to the final as runners-up | ||||