1997 in South African sport

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This is a list of events in South African Sport in 1977.

Football (Soccer)

January

• 11 January -
  World Cup
  qualifiers

April

• 6 April - Bafana Bafana loses to
  Pointe Noire, Congo
  in the World Cup qualifiers
• 27 April - Bafana Bafana beats
  Zaire 2-1 at the Municipal Stadium, Lomé, Togo
  in the World Cup qualifiers

• 24 May - Bafana Bafana loses to
  Old Trafford, Manchester, England in a friendly match^[1]

• 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, 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
  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

• 1996 in South African sport
• 1997 in South Africa
• 1998 in South African sport
• List of years in South African sport

References