Simon Gopane

Gopane was called up to the South Africa national team squad for the 1998 African Cup of Nations held in Burkina Faso as an uncapped player leading up to the tournament. He went on to make his debut within the event on 16 February 1998 in a group game against Namibia, which South Africa won 4–1. He was in the South African national team for the 1998 FIFA World Cup as an injury replacement. Andre Arendse was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches. He holds the distinctive position of being the first-ever goalkeeper to wear the number 23 for his country in the FIFA World Cup.