South Africa men's national water polo team

South Africa
FINA code	RSA
Nickname(s)	Black Mamba
Association	Swimming South Africa
Confederation	CANA (Africa)
Head coach	Jon Marc De Carvalho
Asst coach	Mervyn Coetzee; Hadyn Skinner
Captain	Lwazi Madi
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	15 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	15 (2021)
Biggest win
	South Africa 60–0 Libya; (Casablanca, Morocco; 24 May 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Spain 28–2 South Africa; (Budapest, Hungary; 23 June 2022)
Olympic Games
Appearances	2 (first in 1952)
Best result	9th place (1960)
World Championship
Appearances	13 (first in 1994)
Best result	12th place (2015, 2019, 2022)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	8th place (2014, 2018)
World League
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	8th place (2009, 2010)
Commonwealth Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
Best result	4th place (2006, 2014)
Media
Website	swimsa.org
	Last updated: 1 May 2020

The South Africa men's national water polo team is the representative for South Africa in international men's water polo.

Results

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