South Africa v Zaire, 10 November 1996
| Score | 1-0 to South Africa |
| Referee | Said Belqola |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 3 |
| Venue | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
| Attendance | 55,000 |
View South Africa v Zaire head to head
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South Africa
Manager: Clive Barker
Goals:
| Phil Masinga | 72 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Andre Arendse
Defender/Centre back
Mark Fish
Defender/Centre back
Lucas Radebe
Midfielder
Theophilis Khumalo
Midfielder
John Moshoeu
Midfielder
Eric Tinkler
Forward
Shaun Bartlett
Forward
Phil Masinga
Substitutions:
| Jerry Sikhosana for Shaun Bartlett | 65 |
| Helman Mkhalele for Theophilis Khumalo | 73 |
| David Nyathi for John Moshoeu | 83 |
Cards:
| Mark Fish | Y | |
| Sizwe Wesley Motaung | Y | |
| Linda Innocent Buthelezi | Y |
0 Zaire
Manager: Santos Muntubile
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Moutomoyi Litimba for Bunene Nganduane | 46 |
| Banza Kasongo for Etienne N'Tsunda | 46 |
Cards:
| Nzelo Lembi | Y | |
| Buayi Kidoda | Y | |
| Banza Kasongo | Y |