1 – The 2-1 defeat to Cameroon was not only the first time they have lost to the Indomitable Lions at a Cup of Nations, but also the first time they have exited in the Round of 16 after beating Egypt (1-0) in 2019 and Morocco (2-0) in the 2023 edition.
2 – Lyle Foster and Oswin Appollis both scored two goals for Bafana in the 2025 edition. The other players to find the net were Tshepang Moremi and Evidence Makgopa.
3 – Makgopa came off the bench in three matches in the 2025 edition, the most used substitute ahead of Sipho Mbule and Moremi (both 2). Appollis came off in three games, the most of any player.
4 – Foster’s two assists meant he had four goal contributions in all in the 2025 edition, a good return. Moremi and Aubrey Modiba also provided a single assist.
6 – The six points that Bafana managed in their group stage campaign in the 2025 edition is the joint second most ever at a Cup of Nations for the side. They also got six points on debut in 1996, but managed seven in 2000, which remains their highest figure.
6 – Six players did not feature for a single minute in the tournament in the 2025 edition – goalkeepers Sipho Chaine and Ricardo Goss, defenders Thabang Matuludi and Khulumani Ndamane, and youngsters Tylon Smith and Shandre Campbell.
6 – Bafana both scored six goals and conceded six in the 2025 edition, the latter figure is one they will feel is too high, and the former perhaps not high enough.
8 – Bafana reached the knockout rounds at the Cup of Nations for the eighth time in 12 tournaments. The only time they have exited in the group stage was 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2015.
8 – Eight players received bookings in the four games in the 2025 edition, with three of them receiving two yellow cards – Foster, Modiba and Mokoena.
20 – Zimbabwe were a new opponent at the Cup of Nations finals for Bafana this year, meaning they have now faced 20 different teams at the continental showpiece since 1996. They have met Morocco (6 times) the most, followed by Angola and Tunisia (both 5).
54 – Bafana have now played 54 games at Cup of Nations finals since their debut in 1996. They have won 20 (37%), lost 17 and drawn 17. They have scored 61 goals and conceded 54.
63 – Bafana averaged 63% possession across their four games in the 2025 edition, so had considerably more of the ball than their opponents. Did they do enough with it?
64 – Bafana had 64 shots at goal in their four games in the 2025 edition, an average of 16 per match. Their opponents had 46 shots at goal, or between 11-12 per game. They might feel that last figure is too high.
125 – Bafana have played 125 matches in their Cup of Nations history (qualifiers and final matches). They have won 53 (42%), lost 27 and drawn 45. They have scored 167 goals and conceded 110.
360 – Five players featured in every minute of the 2025 campaign for Bafana – goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, defenders Siyabonga Ngezana, Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Khuliso Mudau, and midfielder Teboho Mokoena.