South Africa · 1999–2010Aaron Mokoena
Rating
82
Caps
107
Goals
1
Life
1980
Clubs
K.R.C. Genk, Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth
#9
Editorial rank of 33 for South Africa
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Mbazo, the Axe, led the host nation out at Soccer City on 11 June 2010 and played the full ninety minutes of the 1-1 draw with Mexico that opened the World Cup. He finished with 107 caps, more than any other South African, having debuted in 1999 within months of turning eighteen, and he captained Bafana at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2009 Confederations Cup before losing the FA Cup final with Portsmouth in 2010. Career record: 107 caps and 1 goals for South Africa; club career at K.R.C. Genk, Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth.
Career record
| 1997–1998 | Jomo Cosmos |
| 1998–1999 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| 1999–2003 | AFC Ajax |
| 2001–2002 | Beerschot |
| 2003–2005 | K.R.C. Genk |
| 2005–2009 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 2009–2012 | Portsmouth |
| 2012–2013 | Bidvest Wits |
| South Africa | 107 caps, 1 goals |
Shared the era
South Africa legends whose careers overlapped Mokoena's