This is a list of events in South African Sport in 1977.
Football (Soccer)
January
* 11 January -
South Africa (Bafana Bafana) draws with
Zambia 0-0 at the
Independence Stadium Independence Stadium may also refer to:
* Independence Stadium (Bakau) in Gambia
* Independence Stadium (Namibia) in Windhoek
* Independence Stadium (South Africa) in Mthatha, a football stadium in South Africa
* Independence Stadium (Tanzania) ...
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Lusaka
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Zambia in the
World Cup qualifiers
April
* 6 April - Bafana Bafana loses to
Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
0-2 at the
Municipal Stadium,
Pointe Noire,
Congo
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* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
in the World Cup qualifiers
* 27 April - Bafana Bafana beats
Zaire 2-1 at the
Municipal Stadium,
Lomé,
Togo in the World Cup qualifiers
May
* 24 May - Bafana Bafana loses to
England 1-2 at the
Old Trafford
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Manchester, England in a friendly match
June
* 4 June - Bafana Bafana loses to the
Netherlands 0-2 in the
Nelson Mandela Challenge held in the
FNB Stadium,
Johannesburg
* 8 June - Bafana Bafana beats Zambia 3-0 at
Soccer City, Johannesburg in the World Cup qualifiers
August
* 16 August - Bafana Bafana beats Congo 1-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg in the World Cup qualifiers
October
* 11 October - Bafana Bafana loses to
France 1-2 at
Felix Bollaert Stadium
Felix may refer to:
* Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name
Places
* Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen
* Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, ...
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Lens, France in a friendly match
November
* 15 November - Bafana Bafana loses to
Germany 3-0 at
Rheinstadion,
Düsseldorf, Germany in a friendly match
December
* 7 December - Bafana Bafana loses to
Brazil 1-2 at
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg in a friendly match
* 13 December - Bafana Bafana team draws with the
Czech Republic 2-2 at
King Fahd Stadium,
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia in the
Confederations Cup
* 15 December - Bafana Bafana loses to the
United Arab Emirates 0-1 at King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the Confederations Cup
* 17 December - Bafana Bafana loses to
Uruguay 3-4 at King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the Confederations Cup
See also
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1996 in South African sport
This is a list of events in South African sport in 1996.
Football (Rugby Union)
* 2 July - The South Africa (Springboks) beats Fiji in Pretoria 43-18
Football (Soccer) January
* 13 January - South Africa (Bafana Bafana) beats Cameroon 3-0 ...
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1997 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1997 in South Africa.
Incumbents
* President of South Africa, President: Nelson Mandela.[1998 in South African sport
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Cricket
* 19 March - Makhaya Ntini becomes the first black person to represent South Africa in a five-day test cricket match
Football (Rugby Union)
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References
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