Thato Hlatshwayo

In a world of worriers , be a warrior🐲

[Nandi Madida 🇿🇦 @Nandi_Madida]

To my fellow South Africans, as the month of June comes to a close, which is Youth Month, this month alone we have shown the world that we are bright, we are hardworking, and we are enough. ❤️🇿🇦 With all the success we have been achieving, know that you are special and have managed to do so much against all odds. South Africa, YOU did that! WELL DONE! 🥹🎉🇿🇦

[Rising Stars XI @RisingStarXI]

🇿🇦🚀 𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗭𝗜 (𝟮𝟬) ranks 𝟭𝗦𝗧 among ALL CBs in the World Cup.

And with excellent grades in:

✅ Positioning (86.6)
✅ Clearance (82.7)
✅ Passing (76.7)

He’s not going back to Chicago…

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

Ghana 🇬🇭, Cape Verde 🇨🇻, Egypt 🇪🇬, Senegal 🇸🇳, South Africa 🇿🇦, Morocco 🇲🇦 and Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮 have all qualified for the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

[DAZN Football @DAZNFootball]

The most incredible pre-match view in Mexico 🇲🇽🤩🏔️

#WorldCup

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

South Africa's Luvo Manyonga has won the Men's Long Jump at Grand Slam Jerusalam with a leap of 8.35m.

He also won the Men's Long Jump event at the African Athletics Championships.

The Athlete has inspired many people by turning his life around and overcoming drug addiction.

[Manchester City @ManCity]

We've unveiled a refurbished community pitch in Soweto on South Africa's Youth Day alongside @Midea 🩵🇿🇦

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/cvOQcLkz2P

[Team South Africa @OfficialTeamRSA]

No DNA, just RSA. 😤

#TeamSA #ForMyCountry

[Melissa Reddy @MelissaReddy_]

South Africa saved their best group performance, packed with defensive resilience, buckets of creativity and a relentless energy, for last.

For HISTORY. Bafana Bafana are in the World Cup knockouts for the first time ever.

Halagasha!!!

[Complex Sports @ComplexSports]

South Africa has advanced to the knockout stage for the first time in the nation’s history 🤯🔥

(📸: Getty)

[Sivu @SivuMtumezi]

Prudence Sekgodiso the first South African woman to win an indoor gold medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.

[Koshiek Karan @iamkoshiek]

this clip is a perfect example of how investing early can pay off big time

3 weeks ago this kid (Luchito) camped outside the team hotel to collect autographs & meet all 26 Bafana players

today he owns a piece of history 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[Lesilo Rula @kay_mahapa]

PSL footballers took us to the World Cup and took us out of our group into the knockout stage. A league in Africa.

Never let that go unsaid. We are doing something right 👏🏾

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Chosen by the fans: Thapelo Maseko, your @MichelobUltra Superior Player of the Match. ✨

#FIFAWorldCup #SuperiorPOTM

[ESPN Africa @ESPNAfrica]

👀🇿🇦

[Proteas Men @ProteasMenCSA]

History At The FIFA World Cup! 🏆

Bafana Bafana secured progression to the knockout stage of the #FIFAWorldCup for the first time in our history, booking their place in the Round of 32 and marking a landmark moment for South African football. 🇿🇦

A massive congratulations to the players and coaching staff as the team continues its remarkable journey and continues to inspire the nation. 🙌🥹

#Unbreakable

[AB de Villiers @ABdeVilliers17]

Big win for Bafana Bafana last night to get through to the Round of 32! ⚽️ 🇿🇦

South Africa are now the first country to hold the Rugby World Cup and the ICC World Test Championship whilst qualifying for the Round of 32 of the FIFA World Cup at the same time, as my friends at FanCode told me this morning. 🥳

[DAZN Football @DAZNFootball]

South Africa makes the World Cup knockouts for the first time… look what it means 🥹🇿🇦

#FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup

[FOX Soccer @FOXSoccer]

Before sunrise, South African fans were celebrating their team's historic first qualification for the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup 🇿🇦

(via @Vusumzi92, @MickyJnr__)

[FIFA @FIFAcom]

🗓️ 2 August 2023: South Africa reach the @FIFAWomensWorldCup knockout stages for the first time.

🗓️ 24 June 2026. South Africa reach the @FIFAWorldCup knockout stages for the first time.

Pure elation for the nation three years apart! 🇿🇦🙌

[EuroFoot @eurofootcom]

🚨🏆 For the FIRST time ever, South Africa have qualified for the knockouts of the World Cup. ✅

BAFANA BAFANA! 🇿🇦