The South Africa national team will enter the new year unchanged on the Fifa world rankings from the 71th position they ended 2019 on.
In a year where international football was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Bafana Bafana managed to play just four matches.
They first drew 1-1 with Namibia, before losing 2-1 to Zambia in October’s international friendly matches, results that saw them slid a rung down to position 72.
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But after beating Sao Tome e Principe 2-0 and 4-2 in back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers, South Africa then returned to number 71, the same standing they ended the year 2019 on.