The South Africa national football team, nicknamed Bafana Bafana (The Boys), is the representative side of South Africa in international football, governed by the South African Football Association (SAFA). Based in Johannesburg, the team's primary home is the iconic FNB Stadium. The team's modern history began after the end of apartheid and its readmission to FIFA in 1992. Their peak era came almost immediately, as they won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil in a legendary campaign led by captain Neil Tovey and coach Clive Barker. That triumph remains the nation's greatest footballing achievement. The modern era has seen periods of inconsistency, though they qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and regularly challenge in AFCON tournaments, with stars like Percy Tau and Themba Zwane leading the line. The team enjoys massive nationwide support, creating a vibrant and loud atmosphere with vuvuzelas. Bafana Bafana carries the hopes of a nation eager to recapture the glory of 1996.