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South Africa
Nickname(s)	Banyana Banyana
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Desiree Ellis
Captain	Refiloe Jane
Most caps	Janine Van Wyk (170)
Top scorer	Portia Modise (101)
FIFA code	RSA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	48 2 (7 December 2018)
Highest	45 (August 2023)
Lowest	74 (June – September 2005; December 2007)
First international
	South Africa 14–0 Swaziland ; (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
	South Africa 17–0 Comoros ; (Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 31 July 2019)
Biggest defeat
	China 13–0 South Africa ; (Dalian, China; 7 September 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2019)
Best result	Round of 16 (2023)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	13 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	10th (2012)

The South Africa women's national soccer team (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse nasionale vrouesokkerspan), known as Banyana Banyana (The Girls), represents South Africa in international women's soccer. It is managed by the South African Football Association. They have participated in two Olympic Games, two FIFA Women's World Cups, and 14 Women's African Cup of Nations. They were the second-best team five times before finally winning it once. They've also taken part in all 10 COSAFA Women's Championships, winning seven times, coming second twice, and finishing fourth once. Banyana Banyana's very first official match was on 30th May 1993 against Swaziland, which they won 14–0. Desiree Ellis, who later became the coach of the winning Women's AFCON team, played in that game and scored three goals.

Their first international match outside Africa was against China, and they played two matches, losing 8-0 and 13–0, with the latter being their heaviest defeat. Their first victory against a non-African nation was in 2000 when they beat Scotland 2–0. This happened at the Cyrus Women's Cup.

South Africa's biggest win was in a COSAFA Women's Championship match in Gqeberha on 31st July 2019 when they defeated Comoros 17–0. Captain Refiloe Jane scored four of the goals.