1996 in South African sport

This is a list of events in South African sport in 1996.

Football (Rugby Union)

 * 2 July - The South Africa (Springboks) beats Fiji in Pretoria 43-18

January

 * 13 January - South Africa (Bafana Bafana) beats Cameroon 3-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup
 * 20 January - Bafana Bafana beats Angola 1-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup
 * 24 January - Bafana Bafana loses to Egypt 0-1 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup
 * 27 January - Bafana Bafana beats Algeria 2-1 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup
 * 31 January - Bafana Bafana beats Ghana 3-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the African Nations Cup

February

 * 3 February - Bafana Bafana beats Tunisia 2-0 and wins the 1996 African Nations Cup at Soccer City, Johannesburg

April

 * 24 April - Bafana Bafana loses to Brazil 2-3 in the Nelson Mandela Challenge held at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

June

 * 1 June - Bafana Bafana beats Malawi 1-0 at Chicheri Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi in the World Cup qualifiers
 * 15 June - Bafana Bafana beats Malawi 3-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the World Cup qualifiers

September

 * 14 September - Bafana Bafana beats Kenya 1-0 at King's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban in the Simba Cup
 * 18 September - Bafana Bafana beats Australia 2-0 at Johannesburg Stadium in the Simba Cup
 * 21 September - Bafana Bafana draws with Ghana 0-0 at Loftus Versfeld Rugby Stadium, Pretoria in the Simba Cup

November

 * 9 November - Bafana Bafana beats Zaire 1-0 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in the World Cup qualifiers