South Africa are Africa's fourth representative at the 2000 men's Olympic Football Tournament. The U-23 team of the Bafana Bafana also won the return leg of the CAF/OFC play-offs against New Zealand 1-0 and thus notched up an 4-2 aggregate score against the Kiwis.

Daniel Matsau scored the only goal after 87 minutes.

South Africa join Nigeria, Cameroon and Morocco, which had qualified as winners of their respective groups.

The final draw for the men's and women's Olympic Football Tournaments will be held on 3 June 2000 in Sydney. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11.00 am at the Sydney Town Hall.