Editing Lucas Radebe (section)

==International career==
Following the end of [[apartheid]], Radebe made his debut for [[South Africa national soccer team|South African national team]] in their first international match on 7 July 1992 against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]].<ref name="goal.com" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleeson |first=Mark |date=6 July 2017 |title=What happened to the 12 men who played for Bafana in that first game 25 years ago? |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2017-07-06-what-happened-to-the-12-men-who-played-for-bafana-in-that-first-game-25-years-ago/ |access-date=27 March 2021 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref>

Having recently recovered from a long-term knee injury, he was a member of the South African team that won the [[1996 African Cup of Nations]].<ref name="goal.com" />

Radebe was also the captain of the South African national football team during both the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]. South Africa failed to reach the knockout stages on both occasions; however Radebe did get on the score sheet in 2002.

He earned 70 caps for South Africa and scored two goals during his international career, with his last match being against [[England]] on 22 May 2003.

After retiring, Radebe was influential in South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup. He could also be seen working as a pundit for South African television, and during ITV's coverage of the tournament.