SA national soccer team, Bafana Bafana, win the SA’s first ever FIFA sanctioned match.

In South Africa's first ever FIFA sanctioned match, Bafana Bafana, South Africa's national soccer team, beat Cameroon 1-0 in an international friendly game at King's Park Stadium in Durban.  Although it was friendly match, it marked the return and integration of South Africa into the sport of soccer after decades of isolation due to Apartheid. Theophilus Doctorson Khumalo, popularly known as Doctor Khumalo scored a penalty on the 82nd producing the only winning goal of the match. Amongst other players were Steve Khomphela, Lucas Radebe, David Nyathi and Mark Anderson. The match was made possible through logistical arrangements with other African countries.  South African airways did not have landing rights in West Africa, not could any airline from West Africa land in South Africa due soured relations between African government and the Apartheid regime. Thus, a plane was chartered from Botswana to fetch the players from Cameroon.