South Africa · 1996–98Phil Masinga
Rating
82
Caps
58
Goals
18
Life
1969–2019
Clubs
Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, SSC Bari
#10
Editorial rank of 33 for South Africa
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Fourteen minutes into the winner-takes-all night against Congo at FNB Stadium on 16 August 1997, Masinga struck from around 30 yards, and that goal alone carried South Africa to their first World Cup. Chippa had already won the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and would finish runner-up in 1998, scoring 18 goals in 58 caps, and he played at France 98 before four seasons in Serie A with Bari. Career record: 58 caps and 18 goals for South Africa; club career at Jomo Cosmos, Mamelodi Sundowns, SSC Bari.
Career record
| 1990–1991 | Jomo Cosmos |
| 1991–1994 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 1994–1996 | Leeds United |
| 1996–1997 | FC St. Gallen |
| 1997–2001 | SSC Bari |
| 1997–1997 | U.S. Salernitana 1919 |
| 2001–2002 | Al-Wahda S.C.C. |
| — | Kaizer Chiefs |
| South Africa | 58 caps, 18 goals |
Shared the era
South Africa legends whose careers overlapped Masinga's