Football (Soccer)
- 22 January - The South African national football team (Bafana Bafana) loses 0-2 to Guinea at the 25th African Cup of Nations, held in Egypt
- 26 January - Bafana Bafana loses 0-2 to Tunisia and is knocked out of the running at the 25th African Cup of Nations
- 30 January - Bafana Bafana loses 0-1 to Zambia in their final match, exiting the 25th African Cup of Nations without earning a single point or a single goal.
Read more about this topic: 2006 In South African Sport
Famous quotes containing the word football:
“Idon’t enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people’s amusement. I enjoy it if I’m being paid a lot for it.”
—David Storey (b. 1933)